I've always believed in egalitarianism and of course public school education does not breed egalitarianism, but paradoxically I believe in freedom of choice and the agency of parents to make the best decisions for their child's education. I had also erroneously made a correlation between the intelligence of the smartest person I know and his education at Dulwich College. However, increasingly as I visit more public schools, I've realised that most public school students are really intellectually challenged with no knowledge of history, geography, NOTHING!! The only thing that they have is a sense of entitlement and self-belief that they are smarter than state school kids. This and their familial wealth and connections are the only reason why they end up ruling the country and keeping in place the system that enabled them, not as most of them believe, because they are inherently smarter than the state school kids. The only way forward is to reform the state school education system for all students. I know that's not the most astute analysis I have ever made, but sometimes the simplest truths are the truest truths.
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