   (218 Posts) Moontime Thu 04-Jul-13 23:54:19    zulubump Tue
09-Jul-13 13:34:58  My dh was sent to a private school while his
older sister went to the local comp. This was because my dh was
seen a bit of a slacker by his mum and she wanted him to achieve
more! Dh says that he was often bottom of the class in his
private school whereas he would have been above average in a
state school. So this didn't help his confidence. And being a
single-sex school he was very shy around girls. So he is not
keen on private schools. But I do know a few mums who went to
the local private girls school and did well and enjoyed it. They
all seem like nice well-adjusted people!  flatpackhamster Tue
09-Jul-13 13:56:49  I was educated privately - full scholarship
to prep school (boast boast) and parents paid fees to public
school. Prep school was great for me, public school a total
disaster, I should have gone to the grammar.  It depends upon
the individual ethos of the school IMO.  That said, I think that
people have a moral dut