I really could not believe what I read in the Daily Mail today. Apparently, children who fail maths and reading tests will be forced to spend an extra year at primary school under new legislation. The reforms are designed to make sure no pupil starts secondary school without a basic grasp of the 'Three Rs'.
Is this really going to help the problem? Surely it will only serve to single out and hi-light these pupils. It won't help them at all. The Government really do not have children's interests at heart. If the Government really cared, they would put resources into giving these pupils the help and attention necessary to help them to succeed before it is too late.
I wonder what is going on in the education system? The other day I discovered my 11 year old had not grasped the use of apostrophes in her english writing. Just three minutes covering it one sunday morning at the kitchen table with her dad, had her confidently and correctly using apostrophes. Not just her, but her 7 year old sister too, who proudly told me "I can use a-pot-a-pies".
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