Bill English surprised many in education circles today when he announced that he was pulling his children out of the private girls’ school they had been attending and sending them to the local state school.
I looked at the fees I was paying and the tiny class sizes and decided it was simply a waste of money. Financially it makes no sense. I realised I was funding an organisation that was wasting huge amounts of my money on class size.
Bill went on to add that John Key was also making the move.
He told me that he achieved many amazing things in his life, and if a state education was good enough for him it should be good enough for his kids.
When asked if he thought the move would benefit his children’s achievement he seemed non-plussed.
It’s a financial decision. It’s not related to education. Frankly I’m hoping to find a school with a 1:30 or even 1:35 ratio. A school like that is clearly delivering value for money.
