Private school fees (merged)

setmefree2

Tim_L wrote: »

Apartheid is a specifically South African Boer term with a specific connotation. Referring to apartheid is specifically invoking a spectre to make an association, i.e. it's a rhetorical trick.

Hi Tim,

For me Grammar schools feeling like educational apartheid. I'm not trying to use emotional words just for effect, that is how I honestly feel. I don't believe separating children is a good idea. For this reason I would not use a faith school either. So there you go - another can of worms opened.:o

emsywoo123

Wow this thread should be retitled "education systems-your thoughts!!"

setmefree2

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Wow this thread should be retitled "education systems-your thoughts!!"

umm yes I know what you mean (but she did ask:eek:) - we have sort of wondered off the money saving bits:D.....

Well "there's 'owt as cheap as state", there you go back on topic;)

emsywoo123

setmefree2 wrote: »

umm yes I know what you mean (but she did ask:eek:) - we have sort of wondered off the money saving bits:D.....

Well "there's 'owt as cheap as state", there you go back on topic;)

Ah yes, but don't forget "you get what you pay for!!":p

Rikki

So are we going to discuss the same points all over again?

emsywoo123

No, I think it just goes to show that each to their own, we all have different opinions, and despite much discussion, none of us seem to have converted, so that might well be it!!

Discodee

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Ah yes, but don't forget "you get what you pay for!!":p

Funnily enough I mentioned this adage earlier and I disagree with it.
You don't always get what you pay for.

Just like I book DIY hols on line, fly easyjet and book my hotel at half the price of going through a travel agent for exactly the same holiday
Like I buy a pair of pants and a top at primark for a quarter of the price in top shop.
Like i can go to sports direct and get a pair of trainers for half the price the same ones are in JD or JBB
A tin of heinz baked beans can vary from asda to tesco to somerfield.

I've also had internet access for the past five years for an average of £2 a month unlimited
Sadly though I have been rumbled, all good things come to an end! LOL:rotfl:

Discodee

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

Even though it could be the worst thing you ever did (or didn't do) for your children?

(I'm not saying that it would be, but just that it could be.)

Yes I do agree here

I wouldn't turn a million quid down. It'd set my kids up for life, and goodness knows how they'll find the cash to buy a house the price of them today. Future mums will HAVE to work i think or they won't get a mortgage

And you could always change their schools back once you had your million in the bank!:cool:

Discodee

posh*spice wrote: »

Posh is back (with cream on her lips:eek:) - but please don't tell David I've been eating;)

:rotfl:
Least you got the joke anyway!

Mado

Rikki wrote: »

So are we going to discuss the same points all over again?

There, there Rikki...:D
Isn't it what we always do anyway?

At least you can't complain about the lack of passion.
Which is a good thing really, because if nobody cared about education, things would be even worse.:p