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My daughter went to a very prestigous public school. Didn't get a single GCSE and got expelled at 15.
True, she can read Latin and is good at mathematics and punctuation, but her association with the 'Tinks' at the local livery yard where I kept her pony( if only I d known, - thats working mothers for you - always the last to know!!!) had far more influence on her intellectual development. Me,? Oh from a middle class background, parents both teachers, went to the local Secondary modern, got 9 GCEs a BSc (Hons) and an MSc!
The school you attend is really a very small part of where you get your education from, ultimately.
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i have been going to a private school from the age of 5 as well, and I love it! the teachers are great, and very helpful with exams and stuff like that. but, i have several friends who go to the local state school and also love it. I think it purely depends on how people decide to spend their money, and on the child.
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There is a very long thread on this in Soap Box, started yesterday evening and is still going on now ....!

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Yes it's a thread started by me this morning and when I saw this one my heart literally sank for the OP! LOL.
 
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Yes it's a thread started by me this morning and when I saw this one my heart literally sank for the OP! LOL.

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It did get a bit heated, but when a thread kicks off there is not much you can do but sit back and watch!
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*Deletes post sharpish after reading a couple of pages of the other post!*

Very interesting post and would like to read through it all. But I am now off to bed a reckon there will be well over 20 pages by tomorrow morning! :P
 
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