Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 10:21pm:

thanks for proving my point.

See Torpedo, at least in a public school, your kids know who the junkies are ... if you teach them and  raise them right they should make the right choices ...

Bobby - the "schoolkid" would now be about 32 or 33.

Pretty sure I am not going to get him kicked out now.

John Smith wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 10:28pm:



You don't think we didn't know who were the dealers?

I could have got any type of drug I wanted - Heroin, Special K, Ecstasy, Cocaine, you name it.

We were rich kids, thats how it works.

Hence my point - public and private. Don't differentiate.
Every kid gets the same.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 10:31pm:


Explain it to Torpedo ... she seems to think there are no drugs in private schools ..... that was her whole argument for funding private schools ...

Andrei.Hicks wrote Today at 10:21pm:
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Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 10:29pm:


Dear Andrei,
you are still spreading malicious gossip  -
for what reason - I do not know.

What surprises me is that your post is anti-conservative.

Have you now gone to the left side?

master Light did say that changes were upon us

in love and light

namaste

Bobby. wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 10:56pm:


Geez I hope not, he'll make the left look bad.

John Smith wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:

you are just a troll, end of story.
and for your information, I grew up in public school, I know the hardship of, so I think I can compare. Most kids from my class ended up in jail, on drugs, thieves, losers. The violence was unbearable, some kids committed suicide for being bullied too much.
Not every child is strong to resist ignorance and force, and it does happen a lot in public schools.
And the teachers, hm.. they really couldn't care less, you get what you pay for, teachers are no different to any other humans, if they don't get the pay, they don't work.
So if you want good public system, in the end you need to pay more money in wages to teachers and updated facilities, than what we contribute now for private schools.

Torpedo wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 8:45pm:


Hey, not all public schools are that bad. You just have to find a good one. As for a bad social environment, that is itself a form of education. I experienced bullying myself and I got through it and learnt something from it. You grow through adversity.

Torpedo wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 9:15pm:


I think this is why the Gonski reforms will be so important. If they fix up the public schools, you might not need to send your kids to a private school.

Torpedo wrote on Apr 24^th, 2013 at 9:15pm:


They're struggling because they chose to put their kids through a private education. It's not a matter of being rich. I understand that not everyone who does it is rich. If you want to go through the tough financial road of paying for an expensive education, it's not something I would encourage because I think there's an alternative. You see, you have a choice. You don't have to choose that path. It's like when you go to a car dealership and the salesperson pressures you to buy. I didn't get a private education and yet I still went to study at university.

I don't think the government should be putting emphasis on something that isn't the only option. It sends the wrong message. A lot of people have a strong desire to put their kids through a private education and they won't accept anything less. These people think a private education is a basic necessity and I do not agree with them. Private education is not the bare minimum. Public education is. I do not want to be reinforcing a way of thinking that I think is wrong. The idea therefore is to make it harder for people to get a private education so that people will think about that choice carefully.