h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: The Petersfield School (TPS) - A26155
Author: Tango - Guru, Scout - U32077

This was in WW for a bit but no-one said anything, so I'll move it over here, and hope someone reads it. There might be more I can add, but i don't know what.

Tango

Perhaps it's the romanticism of an American, but I would think that while private schools can be quite new, most public schools in Britain would be old enough to have a history. Which church founded it and why? How did it secularize? What was its educational goal, and is it now co-ed?

Is TPS a new organization?

Public and Private schools are the same thing. TPS is a state school. It does have some history, but not a lot. Its not a church school, i'll look into what its origins were.

Tango

Certainly needs fleshing out - basicallly apart from the names of the teaching staff this could be any state school in the country. Any famous ex-pupils ? Any innovative teaching methods ? Year of founding ? Size of average intake ? Sporting successes ? Anything ?

Thanks for you comments, i'm in the middle of mocks right now, but i'll add to the entry next week sometime.

Tango

I apologize.

I misremember what my brother who went to Oxford taught me, which was that Public schools in Britain were founded by persons or non-state organizations for education of self-paying students, and Private schools were founded by the government for universal education students (which is the opposite case here in America).

Thanks for reminding me bossel, I'm not working on this atm so i'll take it out of PR.

Tango