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I'm waiting Yawn.. Please, what're your personal reasons for your abhorrence of grammar schools?

Eughh.... Yawn, give it a rest. I went to a grammar, am not loaded with cash, enjoyed my education and have a healthy relationship with my peers who did not go to said grammar school.

Question; why do you have this chip on your shoulder? Why are you so ardently anti-grammar? Don't give us general reasons, I want YOUR thoughts.

Grammar school results hinge on one factor alone...intake, intake, intake.

You put a load of kids whose performance in within the top quartile of the ability range and what do you get?

Good job then that the 11+ in NI had its last outing this year and ceases from September, 2008.

For the reasons why, see the research that was carried out prior to the decision being made.

I'm waiting Yawn.. Please, what're your personal reasons for your abhorrence of grammar schools?

Its aimed at Yawn...



I doubt its gonna happen...

Grammar school results hinge on one factor alone...intake, intake, intake.

You put a load of kids whose performance in within the top quartile of the ability range and what do you get?

Good job then that the 11+ in NI had its last outing this year and ceases from September, 2008.

For the reasons why, see the research that was carried out prior to the decision being made.

For me it was a 'Damascene' moment.

I had never given a moment's thought to the question of whether an academically selective system was a good idea generally since I, like a lot of people here didn't really question it but rather just blindly accepted it was good.

It was during a class observation when I saw a young child of 10 put up his hand and say to the teacher "Sir, you think most of us here are rubbish because you are spending more time with those who are going to take the 11+ than us."

For a child of 10 to feel such an emotion and have the courage to articulate it to his teacher made me re-examine my attitudes to the 11+.

And after a lot of thought and research I became a convert to the cause of all-ability schools with setting for subjects so as children of comparable ability are taught within the same classes for different subjects, depending on their aptitude for those subjects...but with mixed classes for form grouping.

I have been totally frank and open on this post...I do not expect any ad homs as a result...I expect respect for my views even if they differ from the views of others.

Grammar schools are a good thing it allows people who want to learn to get a better education as opposed to going to a moronic school such as St Edmunds school in Dover in which most can not count to ten, and 97% cannot spell their first name with 65% not knowing their surname.

The schools pass rate is 3% (5 A to Cs) this is mainly due to the people not wanting to learn where as at a grammar school people go their because they are gifted and want to learn, therefore i would suggest that the imbeciles that run this country should build more not get rid of them.

I expect respect for my views even if they differ from the views of others.

I couldn't have got a better education from any comprehensive...

Therefore, grammars are better.

You are like lice coming out of the woodwork now, when your own interests are threatened.