Anyone agree with Gove?

I can see both good and bad points in the changes that Michael Gove is trying to make, however most threads about them seem to focus on the bad. If there is anyone out there who agrees with Gove, write down your opinion and say why you agree with what he is trying to do.

I agree with limitations put in place for retakes. I agree that people can have off days with extenuating circumstances that limit their ability to perform to their best. However, I don't believe students should have unlimited chances to improve their grade. Personally I think every student should be eligible for one resit per module. Whether they choose to take up that offer or not, is entirely up to the student. As with current rules, best mark counts, so the student won't be any worse off if they end up doing worse of in the resit that in the first exam.

I don't agree with the abolition of AS levels though. I think AS levels are a good indicator for how students will do at the end of year 13. I also think AS levels are very good for predicted grades, even though it seems a lot of students can predict grades far above those achieved at AS. At my 6th form, we were predicted the grade we got at AS, unless we were very close to the grade boundary (eg, I was 2 marks off a B in politics AS, so I was predicted a B). I think there should be some national standardisation of predicted grades, similar to that my school had.

You from kawaii?

Nope, I'm British, but living in China for my year abroad. Kawaii is Japanese for cute

Cool, my dad is from china. Why call yourself cute, but egotistical?

I've never come across anyone who likes him. Every teacher I know is convinced he has no idea what he's doing. I think all the main unions had a vote of no confidence in him. No students I know who follow politics like him. Even the few retired guys I know go out of their way to say how much they think he's a ******. I can't imaging there'll be many supporters of him on this thread.

And of course, I think he's utterly incompetent. He seems adamant to make radical changes to education so he can have some lasting "Govian Reform" legacy. Unfortunately nothing I've heard him suggest seems to have been thought through properly.

Not liking someone purely because other people don't... you essentially define tool.
OP, I dislike gove but I dislike teachers and teachers unions just as much, so I'm indifferent its nice to see someone face up to teachers.

Please tell me where I said that I don't like him because I'm jumping on a bandwagon. Did you even read the part where I said why I didn't like him?

Not liking someone purely because other people don't... you essentially define tool.
OP, I dislike gove but I dislike teachers and teachers unions just as much, so I'm indifferent its nice to see someone face up to teachers.