Because frankly I doubt that many people understand what "approach accelerated" means.
And do I take it that you do not hold it to be a self-evident truth that all men are created equal?
If she's planning to use acid to do it she's got my vote.Congratulations to Lisa Nandy on finishing her chances of ever becoming Prime Minister by saying she would vote to dissolve the
If she's planning to use acid to do it she's got my vote.
Don't make us come back over there and redevelop Manchester City Centre again.Don’t make us come back over there and show you who’s boss.
Don't make us come back over there and redevelop Manchester City Centre again.
They will do in the context of a sentence - obviously a struggle for you.
It’s a fact that some people are brighter and more talented than others. I believe everyone should have equal civil rights but that there needs to be competition in the workplace and you should be able to go to a better school if you are brighter.
But would you have passed the 11 plus? Brighter kids from poorer backgrounds are overtaken in achievement by richer but less intelligent kids while they're in primary. So if there's selective education, it favours rich kids.
Brighter kids from poorer backgrounds are overtaken in achievement by richer but less intelligent kids while they're in primary.
Anyone else struggling with this gem from Vic?
Apparently, if your parents have got a few bob you are immediately given 5 stars, whilst your poverty strickenAnyone else struggling with this gem from Vic?
Apparently, if your parents have got a few bob you are immediately given 5 stars, whilst your poverty stricken
classmate gets to stand in the corner wearing a Dunce's cap.
I actually LOL at thatThere’s a reason he’s against a meritocracy.
He finds no merit in being rich?There’s a reason he’s against a meritocracy.
It's selection on achievement not just innate ability. Achievement after home environment advantage and private tuition.Levelling the playing field by not selecting on talent is counterproductive isn’t it?
But you have to be a bit clever to realise how obvious this is.I’m a bit late to this but if a pretty thick kid goes to a private school, can afford extra lessons etc then they are bound to get better results than a bright kid who is in a disruptive class of 30+, surely?
Struggling with the truth...Anyone else struggling with this gem from Vic?
Not just a private education. All sorts of factors mean that deprivation reduces life chances, and education is part of that. I don't know if I can easily put my computer on the graph that shows that a less intelligent child from a relatively wealthy background is likely to overtake in achievement a pupil of greater ability (based on assessment on entry to primary school), but it was part of the rationale for Labour's Sure Start. This goes back at least to the Coleman report in the States in 1966, on how equal rights in education (didn't) play out.I get what @Vic is saying. Of course a private education is advantageous. Otherwise, why would people shell out their hard earned, tax paid dollars to pay for it?