This is a good overview of some of the arguments for and against 'independent schools', or what we would call here, 'provate schools'. It's a response to Niick Dennis's post Beyond Raincoats and Stereotypes, which defends the schools. My views align with Belshaw's. Specifically:
- Independent schools are walled gardens that charge for entry.
- We should address the causes of selfish behaviour, rather than institutionalize it
- Choice and and better provision within the state sector are possible
- Independent schools militate against a more equitable distribution of wealth
- Sschools have charitable statuswhile charging £30,000 per year make a mockery of charities who do valuable work
In a nutshell, to my mind, independent (private) schools create a weakness in society by undermining its cohesiveness and creating greater power-law distributions of wealth and infleunce.
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