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| limitedtimeonly |
| quote: | Originally posted by BJeT
An interesting discussion. I am reading it through my '(government) teacher' eyes. I know where I'd prefer to be working. |
I'm about to become a teacher next year, im aiming for private because i want the best.....
more pay |
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| stevo_0 |
private schools spoon feed you. when u get to uni u get ed.
public schools its all self motivated.
i went to private. and when i got to uni. i got ******ed. drop out a yr later. i appreciate the society and the values that they teach at priv school. but for my character i think id be alot stronger if i went to public. |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by stevo_0
private schools spoon feed you. when u get to uni u get ed.
public schools its all self motivated.
i went to private. and when i got to uni. i got ******ed. drop out a yr later. i appreciate the society and the values that they teach at priv school. but for my character i think id be alot stronger if i went to public. |
ROFEL :haha:
this thread is going to get really funny really fast. |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
I'm an advocate of public schooling because it builds strong character, which is something private school children will never have.
My bet is that 75% you speak of went to uni, then failed life. |
As much as it pains me to say it, I agree.
I think I would have done much better at a public school, purely for that reason; public schools build character, and vastly improves your social skills.
So many of the people I went to school with got 97, 98 or thereabouts, and went off to university where in five years or so they will become doctors/engineers/solicitors/whatever.
The thing is, in ten years, most of them will realise how boring and inane their life has been/become. They haven't met anyone exciting, mixed in strange social circles nor done anything to push their boundaries. They are effectively stuck in their own lives because after they have studied for all that time, they feel that it's too hard and/or illogical to change professions or do something else.
Me, on the other hand, I finished school, with a respectable 90 after doing NO WORK, and I mean none - usually 30 mins study the night before a big exam, the rest of the time I played games on my school compulsory laptop. I went to university for six months, realised it was the biggest load of boring horse- ever (for me anyway - some enjoy I suppose), and so went about finding myself a full-time job.
Result: I've had a lot of interesting, character shaping experiences since I finished school. I'm now earning the same amount of money that my friends doing law/med can expect to earn the year after they leave university - the only difference being that I've been doing so for a while now, and by the time they leave university, I'll be literally 150 grand ahead of them. Regardless of monetary situation, which is superficial, I enjoy my job immensely, with any number of avenues into which I can deviate if I get bored. I meet a range of interesting people from all walks of life.
It's funny...so many private school graudates think that a degree is essential to achieving financial security and independence in their lives, or, to put it crudely: getting rich. They don't realise that all you need is motivation, initiative and some street smarts, and you'll succeed big-time. Out of my Dad's year level at school (200 people), the three wealthiest people, one of them my Dad, were dropouts who never even passed year twelve. Obviously times change, and degrees are more important these days, but it just shows you what you can do if you apply yourself. |
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| Trance Nutter |
| ah, so many stupid illinformed stereotypes floating in this thread. |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
ah, so many stupid illinformed stereotypes floating in this thread. |
If that was directed at me, I went to one of "the best" private boys schools from age ten to age eighteen, so I know exactly what it is and isn't like. |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beat Blog
degrees are more important these days |
Even though I'm in a 4 year commerce degree... I have to disagree with this. I strongly believe you're unlikely to achieve real financial security and early retirement if you're working for someone else, but this is what uni prepares you for. Times HAVE changed; I dont think super/benefits can really cover you for your last ~30 years on the planet anymore. I can't say I know any family friends etc. which have become wealthy from working for someone else, most run businesses or make the majority of their earnings "on the side".
Uni is probably the worst place to gain a skill base. I'm in second year, but only 1 in 4 subjects has actually been really worthwile. I'm in it for the paper. :D
I'm really steering this thread off course haha. I'll stfu now. |
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| Trance Nutter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beat Blog
If that was directed at me, I went to one of "the best" private boys schools from age ten to age eighteen, so I know exactly what it is and isn't like. |
exactly. People have it in their heads that private school = only the top schools (ie the Scotchs etc).
There are many more private schools than just the stupidly rich ones, and they have very different student demographics across the range of schools.
So yes, you (among others) are generating stupid and illinformed stereotypes which may fit for some students in the top schools but certainly not all and certainly doesn't take into account students which come from private schools which aren't like the top schools. |
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