Are all private school parents petty minded snobs?

[ReallyTired]

I had someone at church telling me that she thought I ought to pull my son out of his state primary and send him to a private school that helps children with learning difficulties like dyslexia.

My son is mildly deaf, but does not have any learning difficulties. He is doing well at his state school. Even though the class is big he has a good teacher. He is in middle ablity groups for everything at the moment.

He is in year 1 and can add and subtract numbers below 100 nicely. His reading is developing well as well. His spelling is very strangem but don't most six year olds have odd spelling? I can't believe that private school kids are two years ahead already at the age of 6?

This person made it clear that she thought that if my son went to a normal private school he would be in the bottom group for everything. Apparently her daughter is bright and she attends selective girl's school so she isn't held back children with SEN.

state school parents? I don't massively disagree but I think you might mean the other way rould Xenia!

I am a reluctant helicopter - forced into the air by the school ...

It's nice to see Xenia finally admit that state school pupils do so much better!

And all that money saved as well- it's a no brainer.

Gosh! Did I miss Xenia's Damascene conversion? Good for you, Xenia. We knew you'd come round eventually.

Freudian slip obviously... laughing at myself here.

pmsl... Xenia

And the proof in the pudding is in the eating - state school pupils do massively better on just about any scale

So agree and glad to see you converted at last Xenia.

And the proof in the pudding is in the eating - state school pupils do massively better on just about any scale

That simply isn't true at all.

However the woman OP spoke to sounds absolutely insane.