The Emperor's New Clothes


More than anything else, it's a country's educational system what should ensure equal opportunities for all citizens, regardless of whether they are born in Chelsea or in Blackpool. The human mind is a marvel of nature and it works the same for everyone. But the British education system does exactly the opposite. By means of a huge deception it perpetuates class differences and the lack of equal opportunities for everyone. Add deep rooted corruption into the mix and things get as bad as they actually are in the UK. But nobody does anything about it. No one dares to say that the emperor is naked.

According to some it may still take a few decades for the situation to touch bottom. In the meantime whole generations will find themselves let down by the education system, and their futures jeopardized for ever.

This blog will show you how British state education is flawed and corrupt. Beware: the evidence is brutal. Stop reading if you don't want to change your high opinion of the UK's educational system.

If you are new to this site I recommend reading first the 4 unnumbered and/or the numbered entries in their chronological order using the TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Friday, 2 October 2015

Grammar Schools are bad, you say.

I have been listening to various opinions around the news that a school in Kent is opening a Grammar School extension, thus circumventing the ban on opening new ones. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34535778

The debate is whether Grammar Schools are good for society, and the argument against says that such schools do not necessarily benefit the best pupils in an area, but mainly those whose parents have money and resources to support their children to pass the admission exams.

So Grammar Schools are bad because they play into the class divide. Well, isn't the "regular" school system doing exactly the same, according to what I have explained in previous posts? Only those children with parents who care and can afford extra tuition, or are in a position to spend their own time working intensively with them, will really succeed - the others will be deceived into thinking they are doing well ("on target") and are bound for a surprise in the real world out there...

If you are against Grammar Schools, then be coherent, and challenge the current education system as well - it is doing exactly the same thing you hate Grammar Schools for! Or did you not know that those "targets" are calculated by agencies like the Fisher Family Trust on the basis of postcodes?
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