I can hear truss saying that. Try telling that to pupils going to a comprehensive system where they share one book to 30 pupils, not able to concentrate because of hunger etc. Strive all you like, if ya poor,ya going to get fucked over by the likes of sunak.
It’s not an even playing field for sure. But why do you think that Chinese, Asian and Black children at the very same comprehensive schools are entering higher education at much higher percentages?
You might want to ask Google about that.
He played a direct part in crashing the economy and made millions doing it.
I guess he’s being held in reserve for next week, there’s likely to be a few cabinet positions vacant by then
Interested to know what factors you’d identify.
Yes that’s a really good point. My eldest lad does IT sales now and he says it’s noticeable how much more money the London schools have. Big advantage for London. Their kids also get free transport (or near as), free music lessons, free museums etc.
The people working hardest in our society I'd say are people like cleaners with two or three jobs. How much money your parents have makes more of a difference.
I was talking about school. But yes in work absolutely, those at the bottom often work much much harder than those at the top (don’t be at the bottom is the message there). Altho ime those earning a lot tend to work extremely hard too. Nice middle is probably the sweet spot!
but definitely some. It’s not all how much you work of course, there’s intelligence and natural aptitude, but a lot is discipline too and that starts and is supported at home.
One theory I have about this is that British families (or at least families who have been settled here for several generations) are less likely to directly connect success in life with academic success at gcse level, because they will have lived experience of people making a living (trades etc.), and even being succesful (small businesses etc.), without having 'done well' at school.
oh yeah, there's interesting stuff to ponder in that, my post was just about the way you (and him, and the media) frame it as 'look at how well this immigrant family have done by grasping the opportunity that we to our credit so generously gave them'. And I wonder how many generations you have to be here before someone born in Southampton like he was gets to be seen as British rather than as an immigrant who done good.
You're placing a good deal of weight on that chart which I don't think it will bear and making assumptions your chart doesn't support, eg that chart says nothing about immigrants. And very little about ethnic minorities - you’re attributing causes there which the stats don't say anything about. And gaining a place in higher education doesn't guarantee the outcome, or indeed that there will be a degree in 3-5 years. That chart is indeed a pretty picture but doesn't support, doesnt say anything about, your claims about parents.
I think the graph you shared that kicked off this mini-education discussion might need a little more examination, tbh. The weasel words there are "state schools". For HE stats like this the Universities, particularly the most exclusive ones for their own purposes, like to shine the best light on "state school" stats. They love nothing better than kids who have been put through privileged, private education from prep to GCSE who then sit their A levels at a state (often selective) school. They're classed as "state school" kids because of that L3 experience. After that they also love the state grammar school kids who make up way above their 5% national figure in the most exclusive HE intakes.
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