Gramaisc
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Church Eaton's not far.
I knew somebody that went to Eton, and when all the other boys were at Fives, he was at Sixes and Sevens.
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I knew somebody that went to Eton, and when all the other boys were at Fives, he was at Sixes and Sevens.
John Marwood
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Gramaisc
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Lindsay Anderson's masterpiece "If...." was filmed there.
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And you get to row to the Queen's Eyot (8) for tiffin
John Marwood
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I was a visitor in 1981
It was about 1.30am
I wouldn't fit in through those windows now
Withnail
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I learned a lot at University.
My Attorney went to Highgate - albeit at one time described as 'the most expensive comprehensive in London'.
One of my bessies went to St. Edward's - can i call you Teddy baby? - in Oxford. Peripheral chums, including an heir to a Lairdship amongst them, were almost all privately educated.
One of the things that i 'sort of' regret was once inviting a normal person along to one of the gatherings we subsequently enjoyed - 'Where did you school?' 'Was it a 'good' school?' were the calibre of the opening meet 'n' greet salvos. She actually went to Walton, funnily enough, but i doubt that if she gave Sir Ive a call @Apple he could wang anything her way on the back of it. The only thing that makes me not regret it is the objective and verifiable evidence i now have, if it were really needed, for the way these people operate.
Probably the most interesting thing i learned at University was exactly the 'Confidence and Connections' thing.- that is what you are paying for.
I'm always willing to be proved wrong, but i don't think you are going to get that kind of 'connectivity' @ Stafford Grammar...
Withnail
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As a codicil - my Attorney subsequently attended Sandhurst, where an entire Brave Old World of opportunity awaited him...
- Saudi princes, Nigerian heirs to actual fortunes, royalty of all kinds and descriptions from Azerbaijan to Zambia -
... had he not been, honourably, discharged.
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shoes
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I don't doubt that. So you have nothing to worry about. Let them have the education they deserve!
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i have read this several times now and cannot make head nor tail of it.. are you saying you know a girl who could have got a job at Apple simply because she went to Walton during the brief period Jony Ive was there?
Gramaisc
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If you had gone to the right sort of school, you might understand that he means that merely going to the right sort of school is a qualification in itself. I believe that he is implying that Mr Ive wouldn't work along those lines, as I'm sure that he wouldn't.
A lot of "important" people are from the same clique/background/class, or whatever you want to call it - as shoes says above.
proactive
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Depending on whose pig you stick your todger in, I think you'll find.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
I'll take your word for it!
That about sums it up.
Stafford Grammar isn't particularly posh. You're not going to find the spawn of the elite there. It's the place where wealthy locals send their kids - business owners, company directors, highly paid professionals.
It's a decent school for those who already have what it takes to succeed. It's not a good enough school to change the fortunes of those who don't.
From the former pupils I know, you could draw a line roughly down the middle between 'very successful' and 'couldn't be bothered'. Compared to other local schools there seems to be fewer shades of grey.
Floss
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That's why I say you get kids in all schools that will succeed because they're supported at home, or just want to do it, but you also get kids who can but won't , or can't but want to or just don't give a dam, no league tables are gonna change that. It's what is the best fit for your child, which won't be the same as everyone else.
