no Julia - the left spent 200 years fighting to rip up that label. We reject the Conservatives right to label our kids failures.
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One person being a success does not make another a failure. I know socialists struggle with that lesson.
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we can debate all we like but the kids feel like failures no matter what adults say.
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who says? Vast majority of the country didn't go to grammars. Do they all feel like failures? Absurd.
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@paulmasonnews having worked in schools lost count how even one pupil can ruin a class and drag others into being challenging.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Paul Mason attended a direct grammar school. Methinks Mr. Mason is a hypocrite.
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@paulmasonnews says a man who benefited from selection based on religionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Bonkers, isn't it. Children of average academic ability are not failures in any way whatsoever.
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yep, classic left - rather than help those who can, they'd rather drag all that can, down to level of those who can't
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@paulmasonnews does he know any child that's been told that ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JuliaHB1 To be fair, it's explicitly how one person thinks the right see them. Why set up straw men like that?#BecauseYouCanThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulmasonnews Paul Mason has become an angry, whining journalist. Why doesn't he propose something new and radical?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulmasonnews but if they get told they're failures they might vote for the Left, which is ultimately what Paul wants.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Isnt it elitist itself to look down on vocational/skills based jobs? Many arent academic&wld gain more from this being recognised
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