As the parent of two children educated in private school at secondary level I feel compelled to take issue with Rosemary Goring ("A sense of being in a class of one's own", The Herald, February 4).
As the parent of two children educated in private school at secondary level I feel compelled to take issue with Rosemary Goring (\"A sense of being in a class of one's own\", The Herald, February 4).
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I have never experienced negativity in our circle of friends, most of whom have children at state schools, regarding our decision to choose private schooling for our sons. With no family history of private schooling we chose to go down this route after considerable research because we believed it offered an excellent learning experience which could not be provided locally. By that I do not criticise local schools as friends' children are attaining well and are very satisfied with the school community they are part of; just, indeed, as we are. As parents we make our choices in the best interests of our children's education. I find Rosemary Goring's focus on the local private school far removed from my family situation and that of many of the families we have met since our sons began attending private school.
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Why my sons are educated privately
As the parent of two children educated in private school at secondary level I feel compelled to take issue with Rosemary Goring ("A sense of being in a class of one's own", The Herald, February 4).
I have never experienced negativity in our circle of friends, most of whom have children at state schools, regarding our decision to choose private schooling for our sons. With no family history of private schooling we chose to go down this route after considerable research because we believed it offered an excellent learning experience which could not be provided locally. By that I do not criticise local schools as friends' children are attaining well and are very satisfied with the school community they are part of; just, indeed, as we are. As parents we make our choices in the best interests of our children's education. I find Rosemary Goring's focus on the local private school far removed from my family situation and that of many of the families we have met since our sons began attending private school.
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