Poor schoolchildren should clean up after rich schoolchildren or go hungry

Might I politely suggest, however, that in the next round he makes his performance even more convincing by expressing some bitterly cruel and totally heartless political opinions that demonise the poor and places the blame for their misfortunes at their own feet? Moving on to my opponent's argument, he rightly observed that children from better-off families are already far more likely to end up in with professional jobs while kids from financially-deprived backgrounds are more likely to end up as manual workers. Indeed, his opinions echo those expressed by His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC, ADC, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (to give him his full title) who wrote: "What is wrong with people nowadays? Why do they all seem to think they are qualified to do things far above their capabilities? This is all to do with the learning culture in schools. It is a consequence of a child-centred education system which tells people they can become pop stars, high court judges or brilliant TV presenters or infinitely more competent heads of state without ever putting in the necessary work or having the natural ability. It is a result of social utopianism which believes humanity can be genetically engineered to contradict the lessons of history. " Defending these remarks, the Prince said: "In my view it is just as great an achievement to be a plumber or a bricklayer as it is to be a lawyer or a doctor. Not everyone has the same talents or abilities. " On this point I agree with His Royal Highness, although it should be noted that their achievements, at least in capitalist societies, are not equally respected or financially-rewarded. The extreme right-wing former British dictator, Margaret "the milk-snatcher" Thatcher, wouldn't have agreed with the Prince though. This is the Tory tyrant who famously said "A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure. " If you are wondering, by the way, how this deceased despot acquired her "milk-snatcher" moniker, the answer is that before she was installed as Britain's most despised leader, she was put in charge of education and one of the first things she did was take the kids' free school milk off them. [2] If she were a Republican politician in America, she wouldn't have stolen their milk, though, she would have made them either pay for it or work for it instead, just as my opponent suggests would be a reasonable demand, even though this would separate the kids into two groups: "the haves" able to afford school refreshments; and "the have-nots" who would have to perform humiliating chores for them. Surely we should be striving to provide children with the equality of opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of the family backgrounds? That way, children will grow up and prosper in life according to their merit rather than their parents' bank balance. Thank you. [1] . http://www.wsws.org... [2] . http://www.theguardian.com... [3] . http://news.bbc.co.uk...