Just to be clear in the UK most of the private schools are called public schools for historical reasons [1]. I used to attend one of these public school institutions and their education quality is second to none because most of the teachers are Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge) graduates. Their teachers and headmasters are very well paid, and it's not surprising that the headmasters have the equivalent salaries to their UK ministers. Some minority students can attend the day school (non-boarding) with much lower fee and most of these day school students are sponsored by their respective school funds.
I wonder whether these private schools are a net benefit to the country.
In recent generations, I have not really noticed that UK as a whole has been particularly innovative relative to its European peers.
It sometimes feel the whole fancy school system in Britain is just a way to maintain an immutable social hierarchy rather than actually making the country more competitive globally.
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Just to be clear in the UK most of the private schools are called public schools for historical reasons [1]. I used to attend one of these public school institutions and their education quality is second to none because most of the teachers are Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge) graduates. Their teachers and headmasters are very well paid, and it's not surprising that the headmasters have the equivalent salaries to their UK ministers. Some minority students can attend the day school (non-boarding) with much lower fee and most of these day school students are sponsored by their respective school funds.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom)
I wonder whether these private schools are a net benefit to the country.
In recent generations, I have not really noticed that UK as a whole has been particularly innovative relative to its European peers.
It sometimes feel the whole fancy school system in Britain is just a way to maintain an immutable social hierarchy rather than actually making the country more competitive globally.