State comprehensives; are they really that bad?

[Fred Bloggs]

You're me.

I did the bare minimum throughout my education. Seem to have done alright...

Yep, same here.

[DodgyAgent]

Both my kids go to local comps and are doing OK. My brothers lads both went to the local comp- One has just finished his Phd from Bristol. The other is a brickie, but now runs his own building company that has an ~18 month backlog of work and is turning away more work than he can handle. So, they did OK really.

We've all got anecdotes

[Fred Bloggs]

We've all got anecdotes

WE've all got ar5eholes too, but some of us don't act like one.

[rootsnall]

BTW what if you are intelligent and dont work?

This was one of the problems at my comp, if you were in the top set anyway and weren't causing trouble then you could coast along doing very little. It was very good training for IT contracting !

[cailin maith]

WE've all got ar5eholes too, but some of us don't act like one.

[TheFaQQer]

WE've all got ar5eholes too, but some of us don't act like one.

[Jog On]

Only post for five weeks, and this is it?!?!

Welcome back, Jog.

Sorry - been really busy but knd of back now for a bit.

[swamp]

This was one of the problems at my comp, if you were in the top set anyway and weren't causing trouble then you could coast along doing very little. It was very good training for IT contracting !

I did absolutely nothing at comprehensive school. Nothing. I still managed to cruise through OK, but I look back and wonder how well I could have done if I had worked. Most of the time it was very large classes (about 32) and boredom.

I'm now looking at schools for Swamp Junior, and we are thinking about private secondary schools.

[RichardCranium]

Most of the time it was very large classes (about 32) and boredom.

32 is now considered very large is it?

So you wouldn't have enjoyed there being 38 to 42 in the class, then?

Evidently, the difference comes down to the quality of the teachers, 'cos ours were doing pretty damned well.

[RichardCranium]

We've all got anecdotes

Remember boys and girls, DodgyAgent's opinions are the real truth and your factual anecdotal evidence doesn't count.