Why are we still continuing to fund wealthy private schools here in Australia when that money could be used to?
create
world class public schools? why not cut the string to those schools and
make the fees higher and ask them to pay without tax and public money?
isn't it a bit snobby of those parents who children attend private
schools? i hate the parents of private school children, they are so damn
snobby and up themselves, if the public system was well resourced, why
would they continue to send there children to private schools? snobs I
say.
I view parents who send their kids to private schools as those who think
they are better and snobby, divisive and think their child deserves
more than others, how fair is that? and they want to shelter them from
the 60-70% who attend public schools, if you want to do that, use your
entirely out of tax money to do that with, don't use public money, I
also don't agree with the government giving money to private businesses,
how snobby and elitist is that? please explain, no other country
subsidies private schools the way we do, there's more equity in Canada,
Japan and Finland? why not here?
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1 :
Just
how many parents of private school children do you know that you can
justify statements such as "they are so damn snobby and up themselves"
and "think they are better and snobby"? To say this about private
school parents is extremely subjective and, dare I say, ignorant. The
majority of parents who send their children to private schools do so
with the hope that their children will get a better education and better
chances in life. These parents are not rich, but they make huge
sacrifices for their children's benefit.
Don't forget a large proportion of the private schools in Australia are
actually the Catholic schools and most of the parents who choose this
form of education for their children are just ordinary working people
who cannot afford to pay higher fees. Very few of these parents could
be considered "snobby and up themselves". Only a minority of private
schools in Australia can be considered elite.
You seem to have a big grudge against private schools, so I'm wondering
what you feel you missed out on in your public schools if you think that
system is so good.
2 :
''i hate the parents of private
school children, they are so damn snobby and up themselves, if the
public system was well resourced, why would they continue to send there
children to private schools? snobs I say.''
Honestly, it sounds like you're very bitter. I'm guessing you went to a
public school and have never met the parents of any sort of private
school child?
Seriously, what is wrong with you? Parents have the right to send their
children wherever they want. Ideally, every single parent would want to
send their child to a private school, most just can't afford it. If you
look at the system, you will see that private schools do much better
academically and in many other areas compared to public schools.
''I view parents who send their kids to private schools as those who
think they are better and snobby, divisive and think their child
deserves more than others, how fair is that?''
Please explain how it is snobby for parents to want the right education
for their child, and for their child to be brought up around the right
people. They do not think ''my child deserves more than every other
child'', they think that their child would be better being in a private
school than a public one.
Private schools are infinitely better than public schools. If you looked
at where the BER money went, you'd see that most private schools
managed it much better than most public schools.
I really don't think your reasoning comes from wanting to conserve
money, but from bitterness.
I go to a private school, not because my parents are ''snobby'', but
because
1) We're Catholics, and they wanted religion to be apart of my education
and
2) The Catholic school here is far superior to the local State High
School. No, I'm not being snobby, it's the truth. And I can tell that
the people at my school are far more disciplined, polite and kind than
the people at the local State High School. You might say I'm
generalizing, but I've met most of the people from the local State High
school in my year level and when compared to the people in my school, in
large groups, I know that the people I'm with now are better. There are
good kids at the public school, but they just as many bad kids as well.
How do I know? Probably from the fact that there are several physical
fights every day at their school and just the other day, a stabbing.
Nothing like that has ever happened in my school. Parents want their
children to be safe as well.
How rude of you to call them snobs. You are honestly clueless. Grow up,
and get over your jealousy and bitterness.
3 :
Goodness,
get over it already!
Your first few questions gave me something to think about, and I
actually saved them into my favorites as I was interested to see others
views, but seriously, you are now coming across as unstable and a tad
disturbed.
Broken record....flogging dead horse...unhealthy obsession....get the
picture?
If you have children, seriously, get out and take them to a park or
something. I'm pretty sure all those snobs and elitists are out buying
their kids new xbox 360 games or something, not obsessing over your
narrow minded views of them for wanting the best for their kids. If you
are bitter about suffering through a public school upbringing, deal with
it like the rest of us commoners. (Or like 99% of us, don't even think
about it).
If you are bitter that your kids are the scum and not the cream in the
education milkshake, scrounge every last penny and go without the
luxuries like many of those "snobs" who do it tough to provide the best
they can for their kids.
Out of curiosity, when all the public schools are on par with the
private schools, and those snobs DO stop sending their minime snobs to
their private schools, and the public schools are then overrun how do we
fix THAT problem? I mean, if public schools are already soooooo
underfunded, how do they cope with all those private refugees? No
problem, just get the parents to pay higher fees and essentially turn
all those public schools private.
We won't even touch the spiritual side of private schooling....
4 :
First,
may I suggest that you go back to school, be it Public or Private and
get a bit more of an education especially in the English language.
On top of paying taxes, parents who send their kids to Private schools
also pay school fees, etc. The subsidies available to them do not
reimburse them completely.
Can you imagine the chaos that would ensure if ALL Private schools were
to close their doors, with all their students being forced into the
Public sector.
Why not move to Canada, Japan or Finland?
5 :
Your 'rant'
has so many untruths! I for one went to a private school & my dad
was a poor farmhand & certainly no snob.My older sister went to a
Catholic boarding school & my granddaughters to a Catholic college.
All are from working class families who put their children before their
own needs.Don't be so quick to denigrate parents of such children.You
are coming across like a real lefty who thinks wealthy people have no
right to be.Suck it up princess.
6 :
THe good news is that parents of private school kids probably hate you. A mutually fulfilling relationship.
