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Originally Posted by Niall

The only reason I thought that was because you seemed to take what I said very personally. I know your family may have had to work to put you through private schooling but I wasn't referring to that in my previous post, I was talking about the wealthy families that pay for their children's schooling. Thats why I was I tried to make the distinction that I wasn't talking about the working class families that work to pay for their child's education like your own family.

Fair enough at the rest of what you've said I just don't agree with the idea. I think its elitist and wrong and I'm not gonna change my mind on that matter.

and like yourself, I am also attempting to dispel the myth that it is only the 'rich' that chose to use private educational facilities.

Another offshoot of this discussion regardind 'private / ie; privately funded' education - further ed, college and Uni - they are in great part, privately funded by the individul to a great extent.

As example: I chose to work full time from the age of 18. I also wanted to continue my eduction in differing topics that interested me - and subsequently, I paid to attend night school for college to obtain HND, and then continued to pay through OU studies for psychology degree.

should this also be looked down on, and frowned upon, because I chose to continue paying for my further education? (slightly offshooting I know, and if it may derail thread - I'll understand if there's no response to this: as it does digress)