Public School - Who goes

[candj]

Sorry, just trying to be nice, difficult for some I see.

Stranger things have happened so I wouldn't put it past anyone to actually consider this.

[Asset]

don't get defensive, Ted Max and I were pointing out it was a wind-up in a light-hearted fashion rather than a nasty fashion.

[Ted Max]

Sometimes I wish my inner snob would let me use emoticons.

[*Bob*]

Ted Max Wrote:

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> Sometimes I wish my inner snob would let me use

> emoticons.

Did they beat it out of you at Alleyns, Ted?

[Ted Max]

My secret, exposed. I was the only boy in a family of six sisters, all of whose wages at the match factory were tithed by my parents so I could attend the school.

It was a matter of no little heartbreak to me that the other children would not accept me (turning up on my first day in hand-me-down smock and my hair in bunches didn't help), and Mr Crossbeam would never cast me in the school plays, which were of course performed in world class theatrical spaces.

I twitch to the sound of Maria from West Side Story to this day.

[macroban]

An education here was good enough for our MP.

[Ted Max]

The poor thing. Aberdeen? By the banks of the Don I lay down and wept.

[macroban]

For clarity I would like to point out that our MP is ~NOT~ Scottish.

MacRoban

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Ted Max Wrote:

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My secret, exposed. It was a matter of no little heartbreak to me that the other children would not accept me (turning up

on my first day in hand-me-down smock and my hair in bunches didn't help), and Mr Crossbeam would never cast me in the school plays, which were of course performed in world class theatrical spaces.

I bet you played a fair "Peaseblossom" though TM.....tls exeunt...

[woofmarkthedog]

Ohhhh..................................you.....................................****ARD

*seeks & plots revenge (even though has created V.stupid W**F posts previously)*

[Mick Mac]

Sorry Woof

Thanks for the serious points made - all very interesting and no I have not read "freakonomics" but will have a look out for it. Who knows, if we have a third child I may need to go back and read this thread again at some point.

[woofmarkthedog]

Chin chin

[Mikecg]

KK wrote,

Mikecg good luck with ur plan I assume it's now more of a priority than the world domination one

No need to say anything tho' I already know.

[KalamityKel]

;-)

[Mikecg]

Ha!

[pearl1]

Sell one of the worthless females and you can fund private schooling for both the remaining investments.

[Mick Mac]

Which would fetch a better price, the blonde or the redhead. The redhead's a worker.

[dulwichdreadlocks]

Obviously this thread is a joke. I don't understand why you are considering sending ANY of your kids to public school since clearly it's outside of your socio-economic capabilities. I went to public school but then so did my sister and brothers as well as my mother and father and grandparents in their day. I think it would have been extremely weird if just one of us had been singled out to attend public school while the others went to state school. Why not invest your money in a plasma TV and get all of your kids into reasonable comprehensives?

[Mick Mac]

Please don't make assumptions about my socio economic capabilities and I have all the plasma tvs I need thanks. The thread was just a bit of fun.

[will dex]

dulwichdreadlocks Wrote:

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> Obviously this thread is a joke. I don't

> understand why you are considering sending ANY of

> your kids to public school since clearly it's

> outside of your socio-economic capabilities. I

> went to public school but then so did my sister

> and brothers as well as my mother and father and

> grandparents in their day. I think it would have

> been extremely weird if just one of us had been

> singled out to attend public school while the

> others went to state school. Why not invest your

> money in a plasma TV and get all of your kids into

> reasonable comprehensives?

- DD -an interesting post by you . i have 2 sisters and 2 brothers. 1 of each went to private schools and 1 of each did not. On the grounds of cost vs academic ability. A bit weird maybe, but rather some than go than none? You assume that if you canpay 15 grand a year for 1 kid, you can also pay 60 grand a year for 4. unrealistic.

[snorky]

dulwichdreadlocks Wrote:

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> Obviously this thread is a joke. I don't

> understand why you are considering sending ANY of

> your kids to public school since clearly it's

> outside of your socio-economic capabilities. I

> went to public school but then so did my sister

> and brothers as well as my mother and father and

> grandparents in their day. I think it would have

> been extremely weird if just one of us had been

> singled out to attend public school while the

> others went to state school. Why not invest your

> money in a plasma TV and get all of your kids into

> reasonable comprehensives?

what a snidey shithole of a sneering comment. take your dreadloicks and fuck off back to whatever you came from

[will dex]

snorky:- :)-D

[Mick Mac]

:)-Dsnorky, cheers.

[AlleynAlleyn]

Solution.

1. Send all the kids to the nearest comprehensive. It will be good for them. Sink or swim.

2. Calculate how much it would have cost you to send one of them to the fee-paying school, per month.

3. Once per month, spend that amount of money on you and your partner in an activity not involving the kids. Weekends away, massages, 5 star grub etc., etc.

4. Show the kids photos reflecting how glorious was your experience. Tell them if them if they work hard at school they will be able to enjoy similar experiences when they are older.

[snorky]

IS that whats life is really about ? making your kids aspire to be consumers like ma & pa ?

why not send them off to be a boarder and send them postcards of you enjoying yourself? Good for the kids self esteem as well. make a man of him.