"Privileged" Education

[Bathsheba]

Hmmm, that fellow seems to verge on the mentally ill. I would not consider him typical of somebody who has attended a private/independent school. I've also been to many such functions and never encountered anyone like him at all! He actually sounds quite insecure.

I'm not sure how to answer your questions in the context of what that fellow said... incase it sounds like I support him... which i dont!

HOWEVER. The school you attend can influence your life in ways you have mentioned... for the positive, it's true. If I am to be honest I have to admit that I have heard things said by various people (outside of the education sector) that imply that students who attend private schools often are better placed to be interviewed for certain professional roles simply because they attended a private school. But I am talking about a narrow field of careers: banking/law/corporate sector. Specifically the argument is that students from these schools are GENERALLY more comfortable with all the business etiquette that is expected of them. I know I know.... not always the case... generally speaking. Plus they generally are less "daunted" by authority/power/money etc. Specific example: the bank my DH works for prefers their graduate bankers to have a private education history because they have found that these students more likely have the skills to talk to high net worth clients in a professional manner... and have, generally, a higher standard of grooming and speech patterns. I'm not saying this is right... but the attitude is out there... unwritten... but it exists.

Please don't shoot this messenger... only passing on what I have heard.

BUT at the end of the day not all kids actually WANT to be graduate bankers LOL so really, maybe it's all really irrelevant!

ETA: actually what IS drilled into them at most private schools (the ones that I have sent my daughter to and worked at) is that, as a student, you are damned fortunate to be there and not to take your situation for granted! To this ends students are expected to do alot more community work (eg in nursing homes) than most public schools I know of.

ETA: Rouge's post below also reminded me that my private banker DH attended a very vanilla flavoured country public school and it didn't stop him from entering the world I described above.