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Previously on "State comprehensives; are they really that bad?"
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostSo tell me, if you went to a comp, how was it? Would you send your kids to the same school?
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I went to state comp, the teachers were really good, most had been teaching atleast 10 and a few way more 20 years at that school.
I went to a good uni was full of Oxbridge rejects who had been privately educated. Their parents must have been gutted to spend all that money and the kids still didn't make it.
Some of them had better A levels than me, but when it came to programming they had no talent for it..Last edited by Iron Condor; 27 November 2009, 21:33.
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I sometimes think it is good for a bright child to go to a school where they have a hard time.
Makes them try hard later in life and not expect it all on a plate "cos I wen't to a posh school, don't you know".
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I hated school, my Dad died when I was 14 and I went completely off the rails, my comp had a very bad rep.
I spent my study leave doing aptitude tests - Mensa etc, as I enjoyed getting high scores etc.
Consequently, didn't do very well at my 'O' levels but managed to gain one of the highest scores in The Bank of England 'entrance exam' - aptitude based.
At that time the BoE didn't care about exams. Gained employment there, much to the surprise of the school.Last edited by Tingles; 27 November 2009, 20:54.
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostRemember boys and girls, DodgyAgent's opinions are the real truth and your factual anecdotal evidence doesn't count.
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
Evidently, the difference comes down to the quality of the parents, 'cos ours were doing pretty damned well.
Kids whose parents don't give a tulip often end up WFM.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostWe've all got anecdotes
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Originally posted by swamp View PostMost of the time it was very large classes (about 32) and boredom.
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.
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostThis 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'm now looking at schools for Swamp Junior, and we are thinking about private secondary schools.
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Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View PostWE've all got ar5eholes too, but some of us don't act like one.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostBTW what if you are intelligent and dont work?
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostWe've all got anecdotes
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