http://www.educationstate.org/2010/02/14/anthony-sheldons-real-agenda/ the education news blog. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.educationstate.org/2010/02/14/anthony-sheldons-real-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Miss Brodie Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:48:46 +0000 http://www.educationstate.org/?p=475#comment-40 Couldn't agree more. Somebody on Radio 4 the other day actually suggested that private education should be abolished, and despite my attachment to freedom of choice, I found myself wondering if they were right. However, at least in the UK the number of parents actually able to put their offspring through private schools is severely limited by the exorbitant cost. In France we are suffering from the (unfair) competition from private schools whose teachers are paid by the state, making private education much more affordable for everyone. This would be fine, except that private schools are not forced to play by the same rules since they don't hang on to unruly pupils and can be selective about their intake. The French state system has it faults, but on the whole has held its head above water so far. The latest reform however, favours the creation of teaching posts in private schools while reducing them in the state schools. We doubtless have a lot more to fear from private education than you in the UK. Bon Courage! Couldn’t agree more. Somebody on Radio 4 the other day actually suggested that private education should be abolished, and despite my attachment to freedom of choice, I found myself wondering if they were right. However, at least in the UK the number of parents actually able to put their offspring through private schools is severely limited by the exorbitant cost. In France we are suffering from the (unfair) competition from private schools whose teachers are paid by the state, making private education much more affordable for everyone. This would be fine, except that private schools are not forced to play by the same rules since they don’t hang on to unruly pupils and can be selective about their intake. The French state system has it faults, but on the whole has held its head above water so far. The latest reform however, favours the creation of teaching posts in private schools while reducing them in the state schools. We doubtless have a lot more to fear from private education than you in the UK. Bon Courage!

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