to hate it when people talk about "indie" schools

[gobehindabushfgs]

in an attempt to make it sound cool, edgy and alternative? it isn't. it's private education. it's a right-wing, ultimately selfish decision.

"indie"

ok joni but you sort of did. perhaps inadvertently. maybe a PM might help?

But but but Seeker, I know full well why some people choose state. For some, finances dictate no choice. Others could just about afford it but choose to spend their money elsewhere knowing their kids are at a good state school.

Others could easily afford it but don't see the point as the state schools in their area are good/excellent.

Others still are against it either ethically or morally or politically or a mixtuire of the three.

I never see any anti independent peopel offer me a similar courtesy.

I have listened to what people are saying. And I understand it (even from inside my little bubble of bitterness ), but I don't agree with it. That's all.

And people are, for some reason wilfully misinterpreting jonie's post. It was obvious what she meant.

not wilfully seeker. and not smallwhitecat who has a ds with learning difficulties

freshmint.

I didn't mean it the way YOU have interpreted it. I've explained myself.

I'm not going to PM anybody

still no one willing ot offer an opinion on parents who choose schools lie Treehouse and Jigsaw? or any of the Eagle house schools, or Cambian, or the Priory schools.

are these parents selfish? snobby?

or just wanting an education which will enable their child to learn?

Erm private education is "selfish"? Says who?

I know that now, but you must understand that it upset smc
if that doesn't bother you then fine. if it was me I'd PM here but it is completely up to you, obviously

the only place I have ev er heard the term 'indie school' is here on mn.
I have dc in private school, and can assure you it has never been said amongst the parents.

silverfrog nobody is answering you because your point is unanswerable except to say of course they aren't selfish or snobby

but that sticks in their craw evidently

"Erm private education is "selfish"? Says who?"

Several people upthread.
points to the very first post

Well silverfrog, I haven't suggested that people who send their children to any private school are snobby. That is not my objection to them. So of course I don't think the parents you refer to are either. Or at least, it isn't relevant whether they are or not.

I would never want to upset anybody.

If you knew me from here you would know that I have a DP who is disabled. Why would I abuse somebody's disabled child

You are being very patronising freshmint

I meant apart from the op.

I presumed she was referring to a hideous newspaper article or something.

I know very few snobby parents as my children have been in academically selective but very mixed schools.

As someone said above even if the exam results were the same I would pay because I pay for a vast array of different things from the kind of choir music they might sing to the events as a parent I might attend, from the rounded education and experiences they get to single sex education.

(And there is a huge contrast in results 96% A* or A daughter 2's school which is selective, at GCSE to local comp near my house 34% A - C or whatever it gets in tourism and childcare studies)

silverfrog - no one was interested in commenting on Manchester Grammer's broad intake policy either.

I envision people passing over it saying "Does not compute. Does not compute" :)

well, quite freshmint.

and fwiw, the wrap around care that dd2 gets at her private school enables me to take dd1 to her ever-so-exclusive-dontcha-know private school myself, rather than using school transport for her.

but hey.

I should obviously bung dd2 in the local primary, and claim the £25k+ for transport. that owuld be so much better all round, wouldn't it?

I;m not saying you would
talk about misunderstanding
I told you why your post was read badly by swc, I know you apologised, but since she isn't coming back to the thread because she thought you were calling her LD child thick, I suggested you might like to PM her the apology instead.

Or don't. I couldn't give a flying fuck.

oh and where is the OP???

She seemed to have fucked off hours back up the thread. Probably sitting back laughing at the mayhem she has caused.

FFS. Go away freshmint.

Xenia - I'm sure I have read posts in which you are proud to be a snobby parent. The better class of parents at sports day has come up I'm sure . Still not my objection though. Swank away!

No.

OK

I guess the OP didn't get the avalanche of agreement she was looking for eyetunes