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But by definition wanting the best for your children means wanting something better than what other children get.

It's normal, everyone thinks like that, but it's not good for society and the economy.

It's a recipe for propelling people into positions of power because of family wealth, not calibre.

Society works best when there is equality of educational opportunity and the smartest, most hard working, call the shots, not those from wealthy families.

And anyone privately educated wasn't from a genuinely "poor" background - private education simply isn't an option for the genuinely poor, or indeed most of the country.

Meritocracy brings its own issues - everyone gets a fair chance and those who fail don't have the old "not for the likes of us" excuse for failing to get on in life anymore.

But meritocracy is the only way to have an efficient economy, led by the smartest, long term and private education is a barrier to meritocracy.

<blockquote data-quote="Ian_Davies" data-source="post: 2681253" data-attributes="member: 66646">But by definition wanting the best for your children means wanting something better than what other children get.It&#039;s normal, everyone thinks like that, but it&#039;s not good for society and the economy.It&#039;s a recipe for propelling people into positions of power because of family wealth, not calibre.Society works best when there is equality of educational opportunity and the smartest, most hard working, call the shots, not those from wealthy families.And anyone privately educated wasn&#039;t from a genuinely &quot;poor&quot; background - private education simply isn&#039;t an option for the genuinely poor, or indeed most of the country.Meritocracy brings its own issues - everyone gets a fair chance and those who fail don&#039;t have the old &quot;not for the likes of us&quot; excuse for failing to get on in life anymore.But meritocracy is the only way to have an efficient economy, led by the smartest, long term and private education is a barrier to meritocracy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ian_Davies, post: 2681253, member: 66646"] But by definition wanting the best for your children means wanting something better than what other children get. It's normal, everyone thinks like that, but it's not good for society and the economy. It's a recipe for propelling people into positions of power because of family wealth, not calibre. Society works best when there is equality of educational opportunity and the smartest, most hard working, call the shots, not those from wealthy families. And anyone privately educated wasn't from a genuinely "poor" background - private education simply isn't an option for the genuinely poor, or indeed most of the country. Meritocracy brings its own issues - everyone gets a fair chance and those who fail don't have the old "not for the likes of us" excuse for failing to get on in life anymore. But meritocracy is the only way to have an efficient economy, led by the smartest, long term and private education is a barrier to meritocracy. [/QUOTE]

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