Questions to ask people who oppose grammar schools: 1. what kind of school did they attend? 2. what kind of school do their children attend?
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
I oppose grammars. I went to an excellent grammar, I have no children yet - but I'll hopefully be able to send them to comp.
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Replying to @greg_jenner
hopefully. I went to a comp and never considered sending my child privately - until I saw the local school she could get into.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
I think that's the issue - grammars and indies pluck talent out of cohort. Comps should have big investment
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Replying to @greg_jenner
schools have had massive extra £ in past 2 decades but I agree they need more. Results have little to do with money, sadly.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
ultimately I would like everyone to have an excellent education unrelated to their parents' situation
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Replying to @greg_jenner
absolutely. But an excellent education for bright kids is different to an excellent education for average or below average kids
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @greg_jenner
one problem with grammars is they make decision on kids' potential at a fixed time. Kids develop at different rates
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BTW, kids' potential is often destroyed at 11 by comps that fail to fulfil their potential. Stats clear on that.
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