The Clarke Experiment, Private Schools and Perceptions.

[EasternWest]

For now. I’m realising that I don’t have whatever it is in me that makes people like objectively shit stuff like LinkedIn, long distance running or networking so I’m probably not gonna last much longer.

Come to the dark side.

[chef]

Is it the private schools just poaching all the best talent rather developing?

My parents spent 50k a year on my private school education and I still ended up in hospitalty(like I told them I would but they wouldn't let me drop out). Sucked in for them.

[The Underdog]

Is it tge private schools just placing all the best talent rather developing?

My parents spent 50k a year on my private school education and I still ended up in hospitalty(like I told them I would but they wouldn't let me drop out). Sucked in for them.

My eldest’s year 11 class have been offered the chance to do their RSA cert through the school which strikes me as both odd and pragmatic.

[Go_Dogs]

For now. I?m realising that I don?t have whatever it is in me that makes people like objectively shit stuff like LinkedIn, long distance running or networking so I?m probably not gonna last much longer.

Get out while you can man.

[GVGjr]

Is it the private schools just poaching all the best talent rather developing?

My parents spent 50k a year on my private school education and I still ended up in hospitalty(like I told them I would but they wouldn't let me drop out). Sucked in for them.

Thats a massive outlay isn't it? 50K spent is 100K earned. Was that a family thing ie they went to PS themselves?
A mate of mine was a politicians son so the 4 kids all went to PS. Because his older brother sent his two children to PS my mate then felt compelled to send his 3 children all to private schools and it nearly broke him.
The daughter went into the real estate business, the oldest son is a sparky and the youngest boy after 3 years of working in distribution centres as a fork lift driver is now a policeman. Their Private School education and certificates didn't really do that much for them in their career choices.

[bulldogtragic]

Is it the private schools just poaching all the best talent rather developing?

My parents spent 50k a year on my private school education and I still ended up in hospitalty(like I told them I would but they wouldn't let me drop out). Sucked in for them.

Definitely a thing. When I was in Bendigo a certain ex-player of ours nephews were given scholarships at Geelong boarding schools. They weren’t in the end even close to draft level. But got a free education for being likely to improve their new schools in the APS. During those years I’d hear stories about other players/kids playing one position at the Falcons and a different position for their schools and basically stuffing them before they got started. But I suppose they got a heap of free schooling and benefits of that. I wonder if there was another way of doing it what the kids would choose and parents would push:

A) a free good education
B) a better chance to become an AFEL player