tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post3132952977554508263..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Guardian has a re-thinkRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-50001572639469657672011-01-24T22:33:20.640+00:002011-01-24T22:33:20.640+00:00Exactly. We used to offer an education that inter...Exactly. We used to offer an education that interested (and was useful to) most youngsters, whether it was academic or technical. Schools were varied places, and discipline problems were comparatively minor. Now it's diluted academia for everyone, and they wonder why the kids are disaffected. For some kids, working on a till is right for them, and denying it in the cause of 'all shall have prizes' is a disservice to them and the rest of us.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-52347695901890570202011-01-24T22:18:16.610+00:002011-01-24T22:18:16.610+00:00And they will still end up working the tills at th...And they will still end up working the tills at the local supermarket, only with huge debts to pay off....microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-34466126912938341912011-01-24T12:39:26.427+00:002011-01-24T12:39:26.427+00:00Reading the comments to the article, it struck me ...Reading the comments to the article, it struck me that the kids (if they really are teenagers) writing many of the comments would in the past have gone straight from school at 16 into a trade of some kind, and had a decent income and security, and made a positive contribution to society. But under the last Govt, it was deemed that everyone should be an academic (it's discrimination not to, right?) and so we get all these Mickey Mouse courses that we have to pay them to attend.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-45729110710452198052011-01-24T12:33:06.646+00:002011-01-24T12:33:06.646+00:00A bit worrying that such an ignorant bunch should ...A bit worrying that such an ignorant bunch should be demanding "Education, 'cos its my right innit"<br /><br />WTF have they been doing for the past 10 years or so???microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-56989285625012123962011-01-24T12:28:51.316+00:002011-01-24T12:28:51.316+00:00The Grim Reaper picked up on a quote from someone ...The Grim Reaper picked up on a quote from someone who was saving their EMA to get a car when they passed their test.<br />They were complaining that they wont be able to afford a car if EMA is stopped.<br /><br />The Reaper pointed out that, apart from the mis-use of the money, they were in for a shock if they thought they could buy and run a car on £30 per weekBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com