pip: I disagree that Poland has a good school system- particularly for foreigners.
It depends - good schools in Poland are very much able to attract the best - for instance, in Poznan, the 1st high school is well known for producing doctors/lawyers/etc, and it's very much the kind of place where your father and your grandfather went to as well.
But for foreigners, the public school system is very poorly equipped. It'll be fine for kids who aren't yet in school (they'll learn very quickly) - but anyone trying to send a kid older than 9 years old into the public system with no knowledge of Polish is going to struggle massively. Same story in many other countries - France for instance will do nothing to integrate children.
pip: I would without hesitation send my kids to any public school in France, Germany, Uk, Switzerland- not in Poland. Unfortunately, the system is below parr.
The public schooling system in the UK and France can be much worse than the worst school in Poland - for instance, when was the last time you heard of anyone bringing a knife or other weapon to a school in Poland? Bullying also isn't that much of an issue in Poland compared to other countries - France in particular has massive problems with it, often covered up.
pip: "What do the kids learn or do for this price ?" the Polish parents have bragging rights.
That's what it's all about, really.
I'd say the real problem in Poland is that there's a two tier system - good schools will have very good teachers and very high standards, but bad schools will have some truly terrible teachers. It's not like the UK where good teachers will stay in bad schools.
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