EE Chats July

2011-07-22 03:01:33

#4976

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6912|so randum

Jay wrote:
DesertFox- wrote:
Who told you about that?
A Brit staying here for the summer. Her girlfriend is really good friends with my fiancee and they came over for dinner.

what was her explanation of it?

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2011-07-22 03:03:55

#4977

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,822|6518|eXtreme to the maX

Jay wrote:
Just had the british school system explained to me. Holy fuck am i confused.

Which bit is confusing?

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2011-07-22 03:39:25

#4978

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6851|King Of The Islands

Dilbert_X wrote:
Jay wrote:
Just had the british school system explained to me. Holy fuck am i confused.
Which bit is confusing?

Private schools are public, and public schools are private.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2011-07-22 03:39:49

#4979

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7144|St. Andrews / Oslo

Cheez wrote:
Dilbert_X wrote:
Jay wrote:
Just had the british school system explained to me. Holy fuck am i confused.
Which bit is confusing?
Private schools are public, and public schools are private.

that confuses me as well

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2011-07-22 04:19:13

#4980

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6882

no no no.

private schools are private, often called 'independent' because they exist separate outside of state-schools.

state-schools are 'normal' schools, often called 'comprehensives' in the same way you call schools 'high-schools' or whatever.

there is an older class of more traditional schools from the victorian era, like denominational ex-christian schools and ex-grammar schools (which used to be fee paying in the old system) that now exist within the state-school system but basically have more competitive entry standards (such as a sat exam) and higher-standards of education.

the 'public school' is just an archaic term used to apply to the top-elite british schools that existed to educate the wealthy and powerful and posh toffs. these are basically just boarding schools with very high standards and serious old boy's network appeal. some independent schools are also boarding schools, though, so don't get them mixed up. public schools are the big worldwide famous ones like eton, harrow, charterhouse, rugby, cheltenham, marlborough, westminster, etc. i guess you could compare these to the famous boarding schools you get for pre-ivy league kids, like the phillips exeter academy, or whatever, except british public schools are 10x that. they're the places that the international royalty send their kids to to make contacts. the sort of places every single british prime minister has come from, etc. they're basically hated. british 'public schools' probably amount to less than 25 institutions. most private schools are referred to as private.

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2011-07-22 04:24:08

#4981

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7144|St. Andrews / Oslo

I see.

2011-07-22 04:24:23

#4982

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7013|132 and Bush

Public School is what we here in the states call barely getting by.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2011-07-22 04:27:16

#4983

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7144|St. Andrews / Oslo

I went to public school in the states

2011-07-22 04:28:51

#4984

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7013|132 and Bush

Then you know.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2011-07-22 04:30:37

#4985

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7144|St. Andrews / Oslo

I don't have any negative memories from it, actually (this was primary school, btw).

That said, we lived in a relatively 'sheltered' area in Houston.

2011-07-22 04:30:49

#4986

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6882

Kmar wrote:
Public School is what we here in the states call barely getting by.

yeah, complete complete opposite here. unless you consider a £30,000 year education as 'just barely getting by'.

'state schools' are our equivalent of public schools, which makes sense if you consider the nomenclature.

the grammars and denominational schools are just a higher-class of free education within that sector.

'private schools' still designate just that.

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2011-07-22 04:32:56

#4987

bennisboy: Member; +829|7058|Poundland

mental night last night, that is all

2011-07-22 04:33:19

#4988

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7144|St. Andrews / Oslo

brap brap

2011-07-22 04:34:14

#4989

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6851|King Of The Islands

Kmar wrote:
Public School is what we here in the states call barely getting by.

The best school in the area bar none was my town's Secondary College. The Catholic schools used to do classes in our rooms sometimes because they didn't have the resources. Well worth the few G's to enrol there imo.

Also, if you have technical colleges, don't get rid of them. Worst decision that dumb bitch ever made.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2011-07-22 04:35:04

#4990

bennisboy: Member; +829|7058|Poundland

Jenspm wrote:
brap brap

hype hype

2011-07-22 04:43:17

#4991

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6882

Cheez wrote:
Kmar wrote:
Public School is what we here in the states call barely getting by.
The best school in the area bar none was my town's Secondary College. The Catholic schools used to do classes in our rooms sometimes because they didn't have the resources. Well worth the few G's to enrol there imo.

Also, if you have technical colleges, don't get rid of them. Worst decision that dumb bitch ever made.

our worst decision was making our technical colleges into full fledged universities, so now all manner of non-academic fucktard can stroll through and get a degree and then apply for 'degree level' employment in the professional/services sector. they used to be called polytechnics but now they have full university charters under 'everyone is equal at everything' labour policy.

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2011-07-22 04:56:46

#4992

bennisboy: Member; +829|7058|Poundland

yeah fuck the underlings!

2011-07-22 05:42:21

#4993

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6882

if you went to a million+ uni i feel bad for you, son, i got 99 problems and a job offer ain't one

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2011-07-22 05:44:36

#4994

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7144|St. Andrews / Oslo

James Murdoch has 99 problems but he has no direct knowledge of whether or not a bitch ain't one.

2011-07-22 05:45:41

#4995

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6882

rupie murdoch's bitch is far from a problem

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2011-07-22 05:47:42

#4996

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6851|King Of The Islands

Honestly not enough use of 'billionaire tyrant'.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2011-07-22 06:12:30

#4997

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6411|Vortex Ring State

Uzique wrote:
rupie murdoch's bitch is far from a problem

rather a preventative

2011-07-22 06:14:31

#4998

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,822|6518|eXtreme to the maX

Pretty sure his name is 'Lupert' now.

Fuck Israel

2011-07-22 06:19:44

#4999

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5770|London, England

FatherTed wrote:
Jay wrote:
DesertFox- wrote:
Who told you about that?
A Brit staying here for the summer. Her girlfriend is really good friends with my fiancee and they came over for dinner.
what was her explanation of it?

apprenticeships, a levels, as levels, the credit system. I tried explaining our gpa/credit system and she looked lost. Oh, and required religious studies in public schools is

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-07-22 06:22:06

#5000

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6882

there are no required religious studies in public schools. you're using the term 'public schools' completely wrong.

a levels and as levels are the two prerequisite exams you do before university/college. they're the main benchmark for university entry.

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