Comments on: About English schools

About English schools

iffley — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:49:37 -0800

A guide to the English school system. From the BBC. This certainly explained a few things for me. (And remember, private school = public school)

By: iain

iain — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:03:57 -0800

That English to American dictionary is just brill. Cheers iffley.

By: prentiz

prentiz — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:54:39 -0800

More confusingly the term private school (or independent schools) is used in England in the same sense as in America. The term public school is used to refer to a specific self-defined elite of private schools such as Harrow , Eton and similar , old schools with a long history of teaching Britain's upper crust.

By: wackybrit

wackybrit — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:43:48 -0800

More accurately, UK public school = US private school, as prentiz has noted it's rarely the other way around ;-) However, US public school = UK state school.

By: rhyax

rhyax — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:12:51 -0800

The UK school system is one of those things I prefer to know next to nothing about because I feel it may corrupt me and make me start killing.

By: ed\26h

ed\26h — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 01:30:34 -0800

Hahahah. I found the term "upper crust" funny. I said "term".

By: zeoslap

zeoslap — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:33:42 -0800

By: zedbends

zedbends — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:34:24 -0800

I see one of Labors goals is to implement uniforms in state schools and house systems, both of these things were in place when I went to school there 70s/80s did they disappear when I wasn't looking (and living in the US from 96) It's a little freaky when you read a post that when you get to the bottom of, there, almost word for word, is what you were planning to add. Even down to the bit about living in the US since 96. (FWIW Thirsk School (81-88), mud brown uniforms and Peregrine House.)