Citizen_Tiger
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@Citizen Tiger said:@Yossarian said:@Citizen Tiger said:@Rambo2714 said:What about discussing a real issue ? Like
The recommendations of the Gonski report . This initiative ( getting the report) by the Gillard govt is a massive step in the right direction for social justice and fair education in Australia .
ATM a child who attends a private school receives more education $$/student then a child who attends a public school ( its aproxx double ! ) . This regressive system of
Providing more funding to children who ( generally but not exclusively ) come from already privileged backgrounds needs to change , and congratulations to this Labor govt for addressing the issue .
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If you assume that the majority of kids that go to private schools are from priveliged
backgrounds, you're simply unaware. Private schools these days have a majority of parents with second mortgages, generous grandparents or children with bursaries or scolarships.
Which is fine but why should their choice be heavily subsidised by the government? If you want to put yourself in a bind to send your kids to Kings or Barker, that's your choice but don't expect my taxes to help you out. And in any case I think it is crazy to suggest the majority of students at these schools aren't from well-off families but if you've got some stats that say otherwise I'm happy to look at them.
You're arguing with yourself, I didn't mention the morality or economics of private school funding. I don't need to produce any stats, being the parent of two boys who have attended a private institution over the last seven years, I'm in a significantly better position than either you or the previous poster to have a lucid understanding of parent's aspirations for their children and how they sacrifice some basics to fulfil them. Perhaps you thought I toted their statement
of financial position around in my briefcase?
On the contrary, it's up to you blokes that rely on nothing more than anecdotal evidence and your comfortable stereotypes, to either put up or shut up?
By the by Yoss, I assume the level of your rage must have been catatonic with the introduction and management of the BER scheme? $16.2bill on fences, canteens and second libraries? Would have covered a lot of teacher salaries, training and development, laptops, airconditioning etc?