tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684321140394414384.post2797009336919456725..comments2021-02-14T04:04:36.344+00:00Comments on The Fuddled Medic: Lucky and EducationFuddled Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01745789223098027251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684321140394414384.post-57699829232702020742011-02-06T11:16:31.992+00:002011-02-06T11:16:31.992+00:00Thanks for the comments, grammar school allowed me...Thanks for the comments, grammar school allowed me to find a way of working that set me in stead at University. Although the work is completely different and i've had to adapt my revision methods the work ethic installed into me has stood me well. An opportunity denied to a lot of talented youngstersFuddled Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745789223098027251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684321140394414384.post-10798653653772415232011-02-03T21:25:27.244+00:002011-02-03T21:25:27.244+00:00FM you are spot on. I went to a state grammar scho...FM you are spot on. I went to a state grammar school in the days when there were lots of them, open to all of ability, regardless of background. They were abolished by a socialist government who perceived them as "elitist". They thus removed the opportunity for those of poorer backgrounds to get an education enabling them to compete with the public schoolboys. A kick in the teeth to the working class.Doctor Zorrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066781456935894741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684321140394414384.post-80205596583630404092011-02-03T18:01:56.597+00:002011-02-03T18:01:56.597+00:00Similar here. I went to a posh school but on an &q...Similar here. I went to a posh school but on an "assisted place" scheme (scholarship). I recently returned last year for a reunion, 21 years after leaving. Apparently they had double the number of kids back in the day, due to these assisted places. The kids there now are sons and daughters of the well off.<br />Still bloody hated the place when I was there though !Single Female Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219334304756606257noreply@blogger.com