Blair moves the goalposts AGAIN!
30 November 2006, 08:52 AM
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Blair moves the goalposts AGAIN!
Ten years after his infamous "Educashun, educashun, educashun" speech, Bliar is to give a speech today revealing that he wants schools to teach life skills too.
Apparently, he is to say that every child should leave school able to cook, surf the internet, manage personal finances and appreciate the arts
Whilst I applaud SOME of the sentiments, I find it difficult to see how schools will fit this in to the extremely restrictive and proscribed "National Curriculum", so beloved of Labour.
Indeed, primaries, with the much lauded "Primary Strategy", including literacy hour and numeracy hour, are already overloaded. Secondaries, with exams at 14 and 16, and league tables to think about, have had no time for anything EXCEPT national curriculum, for years.
Just another soundbite, then?
Perhaps not. Labour have a way of inflicting stuff like this on teachers, despite being TOLD of the problems
Then, if it doesn't work, it's lazy teachers' faults
And if teachers work even harder to MAKE it at least partly work, they are told, either, "Told you so", or "It was too easy, it's been dumbed down,".
I dispair of this government.
Alcazar
Apparently, he is to say that every child should leave school able to cook, surf the internet, manage personal finances and appreciate the arts
Whilst I applaud SOME of the sentiments, I find it difficult to see how schools will fit this in to the extremely restrictive and proscribed "National Curriculum", so beloved of Labour.
Indeed, primaries, with the much lauded "Primary Strategy", including literacy hour and numeracy hour, are already overloaded. Secondaries, with exams at 14 and 16, and league tables to think about, have had no time for anything EXCEPT national curriculum, for years.
Just another soundbite, then?
Perhaps not. Labour have a way of inflicting stuff like this on teachers, despite being TOLD of the problems
Then, if it doesn't work, it's lazy teachers' faults
And if teachers work even harder to MAKE it at least partly work, they are told, either, "Told you so", or "It was too easy, it's been dumbed down,".
I dispair of this government.
Alcazar
30 November 2006, 08:59 AM
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Every other day we have 'New Labour' introducing new stuff. Bring back the birch, get some disclipine back into the classroom and we won't have these problems part from a good chav public flogging 
30 November 2006, 09:02 AM
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I learnt to spell,add up and write.
I feel like a genius in this day and age with children marvelling at my 'maths without a calculator'.
Still can't get over the 18 year old who told me 'I don't understand percentages'(just before she started her new job at the building society)
I feel like a genius in this day and age with children marvelling at my 'maths without a calculator'.
Still can't get over the 18 year old who told me 'I don't understand percentages'(just before she started her new job at the building society)
30 November 2006, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Curse of the Russian Gimp
Every other day we have 'New Labour' introducing new stuff. Bring back the birch, get some disclipine back into the classroom and we won't have these problems part from a good chav public flogging
Discipline is the key. There are no severe consequences for their actions, ''slap on the wrist, don't do it again, now on your way.''
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30 November 2006, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Curse of the Rushing Gimp
Every other day we have 'New Labour' introducing new stuff. Bring back the birch, get some disclipine back into the classroom and we won't have these problems part from a good chav public flogging
Billy Liar is just trying to leave his legacy - but why he wants to inflict another Japanese car on us when we cab get our own is beyond me ....
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30 November 2006, 09:28 AM
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Sadly i agree with all of the above, what a sorry state of affairs.
Blair is on his farewell tour of the world.
It is a shame that the bad points of Tones reign outweigh the good stuff!
I doubt if we will be seen as a great, inspirational, caring and compassionate leader.
Blair is on his farewell tour of the world.
It is a shame that the bad points of Tones reign outweigh the good stuff!
I doubt if we will be seen as a great, inspirational, caring and compassionate leader.
30 November 2006, 09:36 AM
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I doubt if we will be seen as a great, inspirational, caring and compassionate leader.
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TB is soooooooooooo desperate to leave a legacy other than the Iraq disaster. It's funny because it won't work.
What will people remember Tony Blair for in 10/20 years time?
2 things:
Spin and Iraq mess.
What will people remember Tony Blair for in 10/20 years time?
2 things:
Spin and Iraq mess.
30 November 2006, 11:49 AM
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I'd like to see him remembered for being the git that brought in the sytem that allowed Scottish MPs to vote NOT to give English kids grants for further education, then vote to GIVE them to Scottish kids.
Disgusting I loathe the man, and I utterly despise that scruffy Scots pension thief: "You all need to save MORE, (and the fact that I've taken £5billion a year out of your pension funds has nothing to do with it, at least Tone and I will get ours
)"
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I loathe the man, and I utterly despise that scruffy Scots pension thief: "You all need to save MORE, (and the fact that I've taken £5billion a year out of your pension funds has nothing to do with it, at least Tone and I will get ours )"Alcazar
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Originally Posted by alcazar
Ten years after his infamous "Educashun, educashun, educashun" speech, Bliar is to give a speech today revealing that he wants schools to teach life skills too.
Apparently, he is to say that every child should leave school able to cook, surf the internet, manage personal finances and appreciate the arts
Whilst I applaud SOME of the sentiments, I find it difficult to see how schools will fit this in to the extremely restrictive and proscribed "National Curriculum", so beloved of Labour.
Indeed, primaries, with the much lauded "Primary Strategy", including literacy hour and numeracy hour, are already overloaded. Secondaries, with exams at 14 and 16, and league tables to think about, have had no time for anything EXCEPT national curriculum, for years.
Just another soundbite, then?
Perhaps not. Labour have a way of inflicting stuff like this on teachers, despite being TOLD of the problems
Then, if it doesn't work, it's lazy teachers' faults
And if teachers work even harder to MAKE it at least partly work, they are told, either, "Told you so", or "It was too easy, it's been dumbed down,".
I dispair of this government.
Alcazar
Apparently, he is to say that every child should leave school able to cook, surf the internet, manage personal finances and appreciate the arts
Whilst I applaud SOME of the sentiments, I find it difficult to see how schools will fit this in to the extremely restrictive and proscribed "National Curriculum", so beloved of Labour.
Indeed, primaries, with the much lauded "Primary Strategy", including literacy hour and numeracy hour, are already overloaded. Secondaries, with exams at 14 and 16, and league tables to think about, have had no time for anything EXCEPT national curriculum, for years.
Just another soundbite, then?
Perhaps not. Labour have a way of inflicting stuff like this on teachers, despite being TOLD of the problems
Then, if it doesn't work, it's lazy teachers' faults
And if teachers work even harder to MAKE it at least partly work, they are told, either, "Told you so", or "It was too easy, it's been dumbed down,".
I dispair of this government.
Alcazar
Kids should be able to cook..........A pot noodle
Surf the net...........for DSS scams
Manage personal finances............collect their DSS
Apreciate the arts.............look at the permanent marker tabs on the bus stop on the way back from collecting their DSS.
Don't kid yourself Blair, soundbites aint going to save you this time. Your legacy as far as education goes WILL be the betrayal of a generation of teachers and pupils!!
Just p*ss off quietly and let someone else have a go!
Ns04
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