(06 May 2015, 6:55 pm)mb134 wrote Think more companies should take this approach if I'm honest
I go to an inadequate school, I know for a fact that if some of the kids at my place were actively encouraged to do well, they could. In my opinion, if this country is to have a thriving economy, we need people from schools like mine to make it, to give belief to others.
I went on a school trip to Cambridge a few weeks ago, and everyone from my place went with the same attitude "We're not actually going to go here for university, so it'll be nice to go", this attitude needs to be eradicated. If people want to do something, they should not be limited by their background, school, or any other factor.
I know it would never happen, but I don't think that private schools should be there. I know that some people get in because of raw talent, and excel, but I disagree completely with the rich sending their kids there just because they have the money to. It's unfair on those who cannot afford it, and gives an immediate uneven playing field.
Those from disadvantaged backgrounds should be given exactly the same opportunities in life as those who come from wealthy families.
I agree with you about Private Schools, despite going to one when I was a kid, I hate the idea of them, as you say, people send there kids just because they have the money to do it, I got grief for years about my background and I remember having a fight with a kid who took the piss constantly and nearly getting expelled for it
kids from poorer backgrounds do get a chance at these establishments through scholarships, Dan is proof of that at Sunderland High.In my case, I should never have gone to Durham Choristers, I was way out my depth, and it was nothing more than snobbery from the family member who funded it, because ultimately the money was wasted, I ended up back in the State system and went from decent grades to failing the entrance test for Sunderland High to getting nothing in my GCSE results