Oh dear oh dear oh dear! Dear thread, I grew up in the country, schooling was secondary to getting the harvest in, or going to evensong. Despite all this, myself and a few of my chums, rose above the ghashtly socialist comprehensive system, and managed to rise above it!!
If i had gone to a private school like my father I would have risen out of the mire far more quickly!! Being brigh,t in a comprenhensive school class where the average IQ doesn't reach that of a chicken simply drags you all down!