Birmingham (United Kingdom) Post
"Forget fairness, give children the education they need"#
Jan 30 2006
Plain Speaking From Ex-Teacher Brenda Bullock
"For the past few weeks we have been treated to the unedifying
spectacle of Government ministers, parliamentary committees and
teachers' leaders all scurrying about like headless chickens,
slavishly mouthing the mantra that they fondly believe will right all
educational wrongs at a stroke - "We do not intend to permit
selection by ability in state schools".
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"There is also a case to be made for schools that cater for the
deprived; schools that are run more like therapeutic communities,
where intensive treatment for the social and psychological
deprivation takes place alongside a regular school curriculum. "
Full story:
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Dr. Craig Fees
Planned Environment Therapy Trust Archive and Study Centre
Church Lane
Toddington
near Cheltenham
Glos. GL54 5DQ
United Kingdom
Phone/fax 01242 620125
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.pettarchiv.org.uk
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