Astronomer

Yeah I agree. I went to a public, co-ed school and I think it was the best thing that my parents ever did for me. Plus the thousands upon thousands of dollars they saved not sending me to a posh school they helped me out with my university fees...

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TheCunningStunt

Glad it's not just me.

I honestly believe private schools don't really do much good.

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glastonelle

Shit. Last person that I heard got hospitalised at my old school was some Yr11 who was smoking in a bush and when a teacher went by she puffed to quickly and had a coughing fit, therefore got discovered and fainted. Took to hospital because she wouldnt wake up. Turns out she faked the fainting all along just to get sympathy.

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Astronomer

I can only speak for Australia, but over here private schools really aren't a whole world better than private schools. The only differences are that 1) They are usually or can be religious 2) They often separate the sexes 3) You have to wear a horrible, hot, ugly posh uniform and obey strict rules.

None of those things really affect the way you learn.

I am thankful that I got to go to a public school and be around a diverse range of people from many different walks of life and many different socio-economic backgrounds. I learnt so much about people, society, and just general social and life skills. If you went to a private school you'd only really see one 'type' of socio-economic string.

So yeah, I agree

Oh, and to bring it back to the gender thing, it's been proven that girls can learn in almost any environments, but boys learn better when they are around girls. It's probably because girls are more willing to complete schoolwork so they have a good influence over boys, I'm not exactly sure but this is something I've seen happen in the classroom! So why separate the sexes? They can learn from each other and about each other...

Plus most girls that I know who went to all-girls schools were obsessed with boys, absolutely boy-crazy because it was like they'd never seen one before, it was ridiculous.

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TheCunningStunt

2 and 3 apply to our local grammar school, not sure if 1 does.

I hated school, I wasn't thankful for the diverse people I met. It just made me toughen up a bit, the private school just seems so lardy dar, the girl I knew who went there had a group of friends and she had her Facebook status as "loves her girlssss <3"

I thought "Only at a grammar school." I made it known to her on several occasions what I thought of grammar schools as well. "If your dad throws X amount of grand at it, I'm sure you're going to be fine."

People in shit schools have to work harder for what they have.

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Astronomer

Yeah, that too. I worked hard for the education I received and got into one of the Australia's best universities despite going to a ****ty public school. I'd rather that than have my parents throw away thousands of thousands of dollars to send me a school where you get spoon-fed and just cruise along without actually learning anything valuable about life.

And all the girls I know that went to private schools are really high-maintenance little princesses (no offense to anyone here, I'm just generalising about the people I know). Two of my cousins went to a private school and not only are they spoilt little brats but they are extremely racist for some reason (maybe there wasn't a diverse range of cultures at their school?) and really discriminatory to lower social classes.

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Guybrush

I'm living with some girls up here in the arctic now. One of them told me yesterday that she was not made of sugar when I asked if I should carry the shopping basket. I think the response came because I always offer to carry stuff when going to or from field sites for example so I guess maybe she feels I'm treating her as if she's weaker than she really is. There could be some underlying psychology at work here .. My "ask to carry response" is pretty automatic. I definetly feel like I'm supposed to act this way, do so almost on instinct and I see it in other guys as well.

Part of it must be training from my GF though. Pack mule for her and occasionally her friends is one of the roles I have in our relationship Part of it could also be nature, I guess, as guys should like to show girls how able they are. Then a huge part would be upbringing/social environment of course!

What do you girls think if someone always ask if they can carry heavy stuff for you? Would you be flattered or offended?

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glastonelle

I'd be flattered, as it simply means I dont have to carry it. Its a nice gesture, good on you tore

Astronomer

I remember having this conversation in the shoutbox not long ago. Personally, I'd be flattered. I think it's sweet if a guy offers to carry something, or open a door for me! That being said, if they don't want to carry something for me or open a door for me then I'm cool with that, too!

Basically, I don't expect them to offer to carry things or open doors, but if they do, I'll take it and think it's sweet. And I certainly don't expect them to be a packhorse.

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Tea Supremacist

Flattered definately! I think that comes down to good manners more than anything. My Partner's like that and always carries the heavy bags, always walks on the outside of a pavement, opens doors for me etc. But then, I can be pretty old fashioned. I like that sort of thing. That's not to say I expect him to always carry the heavy stuff, it's just nice manners to offer

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