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     Rarely have I experienced a reaction like that which came about following the idea of banning private
education.One of those who contacted me to disagree with the idea was 17 year old Anirudh Mandagere.
He got 10 As at GCSE and is currently studying English,French,Math and History at a private school in
Manchester.Here is his response:
     For me,the idea that all private schools should be banned is not only ridiculous and unrealistic,but goes
against the idea of  liberty. We must have the freedom to choose between statefunded  and  privately
educated  schools. If  parents pay taxes, surely  they should be able to choose whether they send their
children to a statefunded or a privatelyfunded school.
     The economic impacts of abolishing private education are vast.Banning private schools would obviously
contribute to a great transfer to state schools. Many state schools  are  already overburdened;do they
really need more pupils?Abolishing private education would lead to higher taxes for taxpayers since more
money would  be needed to educate the 7%  who were previously private educated. In the times of
economic crisis,should the taxpayer need to fork out more money to pay for their education?There would
also be a great rise in unemployment of the staff who works at private schools.
     It is noted that,in general,private schools have better grades at GCSE and A level than state schools.
Yet, why do people view this as a bad thing ? The higher private school grades eventually  force the
government to endlessly improve state education so that the middle classes do not totally abandon state
education for private education.This competition creates reform and progress within state schools and
eventually promote them!If the private schools did not exist,where would be the impetus for state school
improvement?
     Government should not simply ban a system which produces results.It should learn from it and use the
private education model as a basis for the state education model.Abolishing a successful system will not
help anybody,learning from a successful system will.
1.In the eye of Anirudh Mandagere,parents have the right to________.
A.criticize statefunded schools
B.pay taxes for the promotion of private schools
C.choose the way their children receive education
D.advocate the competition between state schools and private ones
2.According to the passage,banning private education will______.
A.obviously contribute to lower taxes
B.not cause the state schools to be overburdened
C.force the government to boost state education
D.lead to many people losing their jobs
3.The underlined word "impetus" in the fourth paragraph probably means________.
A.motivation  
B.prevention  
C.participation  
D.assessment
4.Compared with state schools,private ones________.
A.educate a little fewer students
B.conduct better than all state ones
C.are better received by the public
D.are more competitive on the whole
5.Which of the following statements will Anirudh Mandagere agree with?
A.His wonderful performance results from the education his private school offers.
B.Without the existence of private schools,state ones wouldn't get improved much.
C.Private education is a good system to make students successful in life.
D.Private schools are supposed to be sponsored more than state ones.
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