If you had the money to, would you send your children to private school?

[lomp]

And why?

@StopStartStop Honestly- obviously you did what you thought was right at the time. But I just can't see how you and your dd not seeing each other at all during her childhood for the sake of school is anything but tragic.

I also can't bare the pompous confidence that they generally have - I've got PTSD from growing up near Eton.

Why did you get PTSD by other children’s confidence? What about it made you so miserable that you compelled to punish them when you have a chance?

@FlawlessSquid i would like to know the answer to this, but good luck getting an answer from Gradgrindian. He/she posts about banning anyone privately educated from his/her workplace but when questioned further never answers.
@GradGrindian claiming to have PTSD from growing up near Eton is pretty insulting to people who really have it.

No, there is no need where we live. State schools are good or outstanding and we’ve not experienced any of the dreadful behaviour mn seems to think is commonplace.

We were never apart...

@StopStartStop you worked 18 hour days with no holidays or weekends.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/06/labours-plan-for-vat-on-private-schools-highlights-inequalities

https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/06/labours-plan-for-vat-on-private-schools-highlights-inequalities

Yes. You can't imagine it but I did that and maintained contact with my child. When you have to, you do. I also had support from my parents who stood in for me before and after school.