PRIVATE VS STATE SCHOOL // my comparisons

Obvious disclaimer is that all views expressed in this video are just from my experiences; every school is unique and every person + situation is unique too.

It was a fascinating video, but on your last point I definitely disagree. The majority of people at public schools do worse in their exams compared with their private school peers not because of 'who they are' but largely because of the environment, funding the school receives and the ability to access opportunities. If they were underachieving because of 'who they are' you'd be assuming that they were lazy people with no drive, which is simply not true. And as for grammar and private schools, I believe both are catered more towards higher income families as they are able to afford tutoring for entrance exams. What my point is, is that the majority of systems in Britain and most of the capitalist world favours richer backgrounds and disadvantages backgrounds from lower incomes, basically creating a caste system based on how much your parents earn. Which isn't fair.

Hope this will be a thought-provoking video for those who are wondering which sorts of schools they are going to attend in the future. There is no correct answer as to which one is good or bad, much more about which type is more suitable, depending on circumstances of each individual.

You are such a promising, confident and friendly person. You'll go far in life :)

this enlightened my choice of whether to go to a private school or not when I'm old enough to go to school

such a great video!! u give the best advice :)

You're so wise. Thanks for sharing, I found this very helpful

nice video! I went to a primary school close by to my house up until the age of 11. I did the 11+, passed, but there was a school literally 10 minute bus ride from my house. You need to take an entrance exam to get in, but it’s only for that one school (you couldn’t choose between all of the ones in your county). And, I passed, I still go there and I just started y8 at this awesome school :)

Great video Rosia!!

proud of you sis❤️

As a future mum, I have found your video very interessting. Thank you and well done for doing it!

Omggg that happened a couple of times where the bus driver purposely picked us up late because we were messing about skjdjfn there are so many fun stories from secondary and the bus to the grammar schools

Thanks for your amazing viedo! I like it and your positive views on school choosing. It's quite helpful for a mum who is considering about her child's future. haha. 加油，好好享受剑桥生活！

I’d rather go to state school even if i’m resourceful. My parents plan to give extra fund to the state school my brother will attend to and i think it’s way better then paying for private school. Both my brother and his friends will benefit from it. Public facilities break barriers of inequality :). Btw i’m also a med stud. Thanks for the video!:)

Very helpful. Thank you!

Very Educational and insightful thank you for sharing!

Talking about my experiences in uk state, grammar and private schools in secondary school :) comment below any questions if u have any

I received 9 A* in my gcse, which makes me eligible for Manchester grammar, too bad I didn't apply:(. Now I'm regretting it. Initially I thought it would require fees, but apparently you could apply for busary

As a current state comp educated Cambridge student, I find this quite problematic indeed and would argue that you are perpetuating harmful stereotypes (perhaps unknowingly). As another commenter has pointed out, differences in academic outcomes are strongly correlated with class and the kind of school you went to. I take it at the end you were giving general life advice, something akin to ‘don’t let the school you went to define you, you can succeed by cultivating a strong character in yourself’ but the problem just is that the opportunities as you mention to develop those things are found in private schools and much much less in state schools. The problem isn’t that what you say at the end is particularly bad, its just the implication from the context in which you have made those claims as well as the ridiculous notion of someones school being a small part of them. I do not buy the idea that the kind of school you went to is a small part of you, if that has been your experience then you are lucky but you are not representative of most state comp educated people in this country. If you say that your point is that people should not let that become a big part of them, then that is a much more controversial claim (I would agree in principle but I wouldn’t dare to say that to a disadvantaged student) that mustn’t be conflated with the facts. Someone’s school is a springboard for other opportunities which are much less available in state schools in deprived areas. If I was feeling particularly cynical, I might say that you are simply espousing an old conservative narrative of ‘poor people are poor by choice’.

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