It remains to be seen if David Cameron's proclamation that he will send his children to the local comp is as brave as it sounds, and how much his proposals will be watered-down by the time he gets round to being in a position to do anything about the national disgrace that is British "education".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4540693/David-Cameron-unveils-new-Tory-vision-for-comprehensive-education.html
The New Model Comprehensive must have all of the following features:
1. Use a standardised national syllabus that apply to British schoolchildren, ie they should acquire the same body of knowledge and are tested in the same way
2. Have both subjective and objective testing for every subject, ie multiple choice/fill-in-the-blanks for objective tests, essays/projects for subjective assessment
3. Have marks out of 100 for both subjective and objective testing.
4. Stream on the basis of a child's average marks in all subjects
5. Have a termly report of the child's position in class.
6. Be single sex to help prevent unwanted teenage pregnancy
7. Have the option of corporal punishment and expulsion to re-establish an atmosphere of discipline and respect for teachers
8. Have Schools of Correction for those who refuse or cannot adapt to Normal School
9. Rid itself of the personalised curriculum that is currently so fashionable but which has the effect of hiding the failure of the educational establishment in their purpose of educating our children. Personalised curricula dumbs down. Objective criteria to assess a child's knowledge of what "every schoolchild ought to know" is the only way for transparent and easy-to-understand grading and testing criteria that does not require two pages of notes to explain to already dumbed-down parents.
10. Teach logic in schools.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4540693/David-Cameron-unveils-new-Tory-vision-for-comprehensive-education.html
The New Model Comprehensive must have all of the following features:
1. Use a standardised national syllabus that apply to British schoolchildren, ie they should acquire the same body of knowledge and are tested in the same way
2. Have both subjective and objective testing for every subject, ie multiple choice/fill-in-the-blanks for objective tests, essays/projects for subjective assessment
3. Have marks out of 100 for both subjective and objective testing.
4. Stream on the basis of a child's average marks in all subjects
5. Have a termly report of the child's position in class.
6. Be single sex to help prevent unwanted teenage pregnancy
7. Have the option of corporal punishment and expulsion to re-establish an atmosphere of discipline and respect for teachers
8. Have Schools of Correction for those who refuse or cannot adapt to Normal School
9. Rid itself of the personalised curriculum that is currently so fashionable but which has the effect of hiding the failure of the educational establishment in their purpose of educating our children. Personalised curricula dumbs down. Objective criteria to assess a child's knowledge of what "every schoolchild ought to know" is the only way for transparent and easy-to-understand grading and testing criteria that does not require two pages of notes to explain to already dumbed-down parents.
10. Teach logic in schools.
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