Figure 1.--Tere is no doubt that the private schools do give the children of parents who attend them an advantage. That is precisely why the parents are willing to pay the substantial fee. The major advantage is the individual attention.
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Figure 1.--Tere is no doubt that the private schools do give the children of parents who attend them an advantage. That is precisely why the parents are willing to pay the substantial fee. The major advantage is the individual attention. |
While the issue of private education has been addressed in other countries, the debate over state and private education is probably more divisive in Britain than any other European country. This is presumably due to the historial patterns of British education and social class patterns. There was considerable reluctance among the British ruling classes to provide free public education to the working class. With the rise of the Labour Party in Britain, private education and the advantages that superior education provided those who could afford it has become controversial. The low teacher-pupil ration is an especially important advatage in the private schools. Educators in privateschools are sensitive to this issue and much preper to call the private schools the "independent" sector. Subsequently the issue of selective education in the state system became controversial. There are many issues associated with education, but these are the two most important.
