tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post7851689287587023856..comments2023-07-21T09:17:17.142-07:00Comments on Test 25636: Grammar school "U turn" causes consternation in Tory ranksPaul Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-63692771697691385622007-05-16T06:50:00.000-07:002007-05-16T06:50:00.000-07:00Thank you Leo for that thoughtful comment. Many th...Thank you Leo for that thoughtful comment. Many thanks Tim for that link which led to an inpsired piece of writing.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-24712088206967921852007-05-16T05:51:00.000-07:002007-05-16T05:51:00.000-07:00For a different take, almost as funny as the ... e...For a different take, almost as funny as the ... er ... "blood-pressure-challenged" types on Conservative Home, have you seen today's As A Dodo? V funny - http://asadodo.blogspot.com/2007/05/grammar-school-1944-2007.htmlTim Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-82355864967328625792007-05-16T04:09:00.000-07:002007-05-16T04:09:00.000-07:00It Could be Cameron's "Clause 4" mom...It Could be Cameron's "Clause 4" moment. Virtually every Tory i've met believes in grammar schools. I could see a lot of Tories voting UKIP over this, if only Farage gets his act together.<br><br>"Today, Mr Willetts says academic selection is no longer the way to encourage social mobility. This pursuit of the lowest common denominator contradicts his wish for all schools to be good"<br><br>So it's impossible for a school to be both good and Not a grammar school, eh?? Hmmm, that makes sense...<br><br>It'll certainly be interesting to see what Cameron proposes instead of grammar schools. It looks like they could favour academies instead, which would be rather disturbing.<br><br>Willetts Did hit the nail on the head though when he said that middle-class parents can always afford their children extra tuition, which means they'll have an advantage over poorer children. In this respect, academic selection is flawed.<br><br>Still, what are the Tories going to do, to level the playing field?carrionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02595188907269928898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-26307252045815516672007-05-16T03:09:00.000-07:002007-05-16T03:09:00.000-07:00Thank you Serena, I have trawled CH and now includ...Thank you Serena, I have trawled CH and now included a whole shedload of comments in my posting!Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-25234975270344543302007-05-16T02:33:00.000-07:002007-05-16T02:33:00.000-07:00Have a look at conservativehome - it's hysteri...Have a look at conservativehome - it's hysterical, in more senses than one.<br>Serena HSerena Hennessynoreply@blogger.com