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?
no one is a failure for not attending a grammar school. Ridiculous argument.
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No they are not failures, but that is how many 11 year olds feel if they fail 11+ That is a fact and not ridiculous at all.
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failed my 11+, I didn't feel a failure. I went to a rubbish comp though. It wasn't till I joined up I was tested.
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Glad you didn't feel a failure Phillip, but many 11 yr olds do, especially if Grammars become the norm, as in my time.
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Why the assumption Grammar Schools are good for the 20% that go? They were dumped (more by Margaret
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Is there ANY evidence Grammar schools aid social mobility. I believe research in Bucks and Kent show opposite
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social mobility higher, more working class children achieving in good grammar schools.
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And they couldn't succeed in state schools Cos grammar schools make them more intelligent
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pardon?
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Kids Achieve just as much in state schools but grammars are more praised
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not in NI, where we have a fully integrated selective grammar system
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Which are run on sectarian lines!
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It's a ridiculous argument only when you don't agree?
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