Well that worked well. Make a challenge for fairness to Theresa May, and get totally ignored. Although, to be fair to her, I doubt she read my last posting. Well she is busy. And who reads this anyway.
So, last night she confirms that the push for more grammar schools will continue. But don’t worry, if you don’t want one you won’t be forced to have one. So that’s all right then.
I am sorry, but I do not understand the argument.
Somehow, by establishing a selective school this adds to the choice available for parents, and presumably for their children who will actually attend the school. As far as I can see selective means the school chooses, not the parent. And for children, it creates division, separation, two-tier provision.
If the problem is an under-performing, under-achieving school, however that is defined, isn’t the logical answer to work at improving that school, rather than creating another one that would potentially take only some of those children who were destined for the ‘failing’ school. So, two schools instead of one, a division of support, of finances, and of the community.
Schools are not commodities, and are not disposable. They are vital, essential structures within communities, that should create prospects and potentials for the country as ac whole. Instead, they are being used as a means to separate, divide and alienate those who can from those who will be able to with some help.
Far from progressing towards an ever more socially mobile society, we are in reverse at the moment, and this will do nothing but add more impetus to that division.
This is not choice for parents, this is choice for some parents. And that choice will disadvantage not only those not selected, but also those that are. Social awareness, understanding, connection, is as important an element of education as the core curriculum.
A pretty quick reverse from day one Theresa May. Maybe ‘Brexit means Brexit’ is next.
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