05-12-2008, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Userid: 147 Location: Nottingham, England
Age: 17
Posts: 7,118
Rep Power: 8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tristanrobin
I attended private school - and my son attended private school.
I think that education should go back the way it was until a century ago. Those in families with enough wealth to have them educated - or could get a patron - were educated. The rest started to work as soon as they were able.
I think we should return to that. Pay for what you receive. If your family isn't rich enough - and you can't obtain a patron - grab yourself a shovel. Who cares if the people who clean our streets and dig our ditches and pick our vegetables can read and write?
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Exaclty, the plebs just waste their opportunities anyway.
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