Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Interestingly (perhaps) we have some friends and neighbours who have children at boarding school. They were sent home in mid March and there is no prospect of any return before September. They do however have a full timetable of online lessons each day which appear to be of a high standard. They are helped of course by being well motivated, well equipped kids with bright, committed parents. Suppose that’s also what you get when you pay approaching £10k per child per term.
You're right about independent schools, my schoolteacher friend says she has never worked so hard keeping her charges up to speed, with the added burden of having pushy parents reviewing her performance all the time because they are effectively in the classroom now

Believe me though rA the bright/less bright things works both ways, for every bright kid in a state school, there is a thick one in an independent school.