to be happy with the education my children are receiving in thier state schools?

[LynetteScavo]

I really am quite content with their education. I'm happy with fact that they mix with children from homes of varying incomes, and a multitude of ethnic backgrounds (in DS1's class anyway)

I do not regret the fact that we cannot afford to send them to a private school. (If I'd been that bothered I'd have only had one child, and the reason for this is not about the schools we went to, or our career choice- plenty of people with the same career as DH send their DC's to private schools)

I went to both state and independent schools as a child; so have seen both side of the coin - so to speak

Give it to me straight - AIBU?

of course you are not BU

DS at an excellent state primary, has had loads of support and one to one after school diagnosed he is dyslexic. i appreciate how fantastic this is, after reading so many threads here where parents are struggling to even get their child tested.

i suppose if i could not send the DCs to an OFSTED 'outstanding' school , with an excellent reputation , and that there are 2 other excellent schools in the area, it might be a different story. but we can;t afford private, so it is a moot point.

sometimes it is good to reflect on what you ahve generally, rather than worry about what you might be missing out on

nope, YANBU and good for you
we'll be doing the same!

Thanks pag!

Oh that old thing THey are a bit more grown up now!

YANBU. gOOD FOR YOU

I don't think that the braying crowd on here are representitive of our society.
Their views seem so myopic and cliched I find it hard to believe they are real tbh

I'm liking the repeated use of 'braying' to describe a certain sort of fee-paying-parent. Can we use it as the default insult whenever someone says 'politics of envy'?

Sorry don't understand the phrase 'politics of envy'

[sigh]

I just don't understand why people have to be so very unpleasnt.

I had my DD knocked off the pavemant and spat at as she walked to school in her pre-prep uniform last year.

But hey - lets just keep the name calling going. can't hurt.

mrsr - it's something that some of the pro-private-school posters like to say: anyone who suggests that state education might improve if there wasn't a fee-paying option gets accused of 'politics of envy'. It's just a lazy insult IMO.

Oh I agree then Poicywonk!
Thanks for explaining- you can tell I am state educated eh?

Jesus, mrsr! Keep it to yourself!

I lurve the polarisation that comes about on these threads.

Don't most people make a decision based on the opportunities actually available to them?

We have 2 extremely good state schools in our area. They are both faith schools and we do not stand a hope in buggery of getting in to them. The 2 good state schools have a knock-on effect on the other schools which are disproportionately bad. The schools we are in catchment for are not the sort of schools you would get excited about sending your child to in any way shape or form: I would go as far as saying I'm pretty sure not many people would send their child there is there was any realistic choice of anything else.

Our choices are (i) convert to relevant faith (but we would have needed to do that about 5 years ago); (ii) send child to failing school; (iii) pay (and live with the fact that people on a website you frequent think you are bound to be a complete ponce, your child is bound to be called Pericles, and you are only doing it for the perceived social cachet); (iv) move to somewhere where you can guarantee catchment to a good state school - and both DH and I can still commmute to work from.

We chose (iii). I've managed to live with the downsides .

YANBU, if your children are happy then thats great.

Pagwatch, your poor dd, that is disgusting.

Dd will be privately educated for her secondary ed because there are only two state schools in our catchment area and both are in the bottom 600 in the country.

If i lived about 10 miles north of here Dd would be going to state school.

I have no hang up about either option, i have simply chosen the option that will be best for dd.

I am not braying or applying politics of envy, i am merely doing what is best for my dd.

I contributed to this thread to say I am happy with DS's education in the state sector.

Many many people are happy with the state sector education their children are receiving - and with good reason.

Many are not - also with good reason.

WHY it all has to descend into people slagging off private schools, I do not know. But perhaps - due to long experience, I should

PMSL at Fio.

Lol Fio

I am very happy with the education my children are receiving in their private school; should I start a thread of my own?

What's your point?

oh, for gs
I am very happy that you have a good school near you and your dc is thriving there. Honestly.
But please, just educate your child and don't bother the rest of us with such self congratulatory posts. They're turning up as boringly and regularly as the cs posts.
I'm sure your school is great
I hope the state school I plan to send dd to is equally great.
If it's not I will take her out and send her private. Unless a miracle occurs and education is transformed in our borough she will go private at secondary because our local comprehensive is a disgrace. Whatever I do I will not post on mumsnet about what a brilliant choice I've made. We all want the best for our children and that is the end of it.

I wouldn't send my DS to private school if I had all the money in the world because he is happy where he is and has friends there.

Not unreasonable - but bloody lucky to have a good one near you.
Still, you gave the private school detractors a platform so they'll be happy.
How long before someone mentions a Tarquin?

Fio, that's more like what I was expecting!

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