Poll. Your education.
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40Top notch. Private education. The best money could buy.20.00%8Decent "free" schooling.50.00%20Inner city comprehensives where even the teachers couldn't read or write.25.00%10Missing5.00%2 -
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Prawn will one day compile his polls and offer them to some beaurorat as somekind of contractor census.Comment
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So where is the option for 2nd tier Public School paid for by the state?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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The comprehensive I went to is now a "Technology College" - it's a miracle I can read and write...ǝןqqıʍComment
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Mine's become some kind of media arty drama specialist school...or something similar.
I fear for the future...although McDonalds looks set to continue.
B00med!Comment
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There is some advantage (especially in this industry) of having been through a crappy comp. It makes you self-reliant and able to learn new concepts on your own. And you think for yourself and don't regurgitate tired old cliches like Dodgy.Hard Brexit now!
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The problem is you need huge suits to hide the massive chip on your shoulder.Originally posted by sasguru View PostThere is some advantage (especially in this industry) of having been through a crappy comp. It makes you self-reliant and able to learn new concepts on your own. And you think for yourself and don't regurgitate tired old cliches like Dodgy.
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you can communicate with the car park attendant and the cleanersOriginally posted by sasguru View PostThere is some advantage (especially in this industry) of having been through a crappy comp. .
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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