Tim nice but dim... How does he manage to get a good job.

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Supposely there is a glass floor that stops the children of well off families from failing.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3174961/The-Triumph-Tim-Nice-Dim-Report-says-posh-stupid-children-end-earning-poor-gifted.html

What causes this? Or does it just mean you cannot assess academic ablity at 5. Tim nice but dim can't be that dim if he has managed to pass his exams. Even if his parents have connections he still has to hold down that well paid job.

Is the glass ceiling for the poor but able child caused by lack of aspiration of state schools or is the failure to develop good communication/ social skills. Should our more able free school meal kids be given LAMDA lessons? Does Nice but Dim Tim Have less fear of failure.

Fascinating thread OP (I recently started a 'where does TNBD go to school in London' thread.

Anyway, I think a big part of it is that those in charge are often ex Public school and feel more comfortable employing people similar to themselves (as lots of people do).

I also agree social skills are the key, and I'd venture to say that a lot of these skills are learned from the boarding aspect of Public schools. I think kids who board are well prepared for university life and can have a better social grounding.

I think part of it is that you don't need to be a rocket scientist to do a lot of jobs.

Many require excellent people skills which TNBD may have in spades.

Or maybe he's prepared to take a risk? The majority of people are hugely conservative and risk averse.

You know what's really classy. When I meet non -Asian kids that can eat sushi with chopsticks and not be put off by authentic oriental cuisine. I offer home stays to private school kids during school holidays. One kid (his dad works as a Diplomat) really impressed me with his table manners when we took him out recently and that's because he's exposed to fine dining in various places around. Totally composed at the dinner table age 9 and very fluent with chopsticks!

I think I'll have to stick with my socially awkward shy teenagers because honestly cookie that's the kind of child I'd cheerfully bury under the patio.

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It's the feeling of entitlement to getting paid a good wage for doing something you enjoy.

That's what I learned from private school.