tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post1352075634610548203..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: When did telling the truth about Bradford's school performance become an insult?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-38284681194409201382013-11-18T21:47:33.821+00:002013-11-18T21:47:33.821+00:00Saying that only people who have "stood in fr...Saying that only people who have "stood in front of a class" are qualified to comment on education is one of the more ridiculous arguments<br /><br />Comment away; comment until your heart's content. You still have no idea what you're talking about. Go comment on Health, Defence, Taxation, Foreign policy and all the other things you are unqualified to have an opinion on. Just don't expect those of us dealing with Mr Gove's cynical trashing of our education system and systematic demoralisation of the people expected to pick up the pieces to take your ignorant bullsh*t with a smile.<br /><br />Fact 1: Bradford has a massive proportion of students living in poverty and/or starting school with reading ages way below the national average. If you believe that teachers in Bradford are failing because the students are not all reaching Oxbridge then feel free to suggest some solutions (pay teachers more, reduce class sizes, employ more support staff, allow teachers time to plan and mark properly). I add these because they are things that are now impossible outside of the private sphere because of Mr Gove and his government. Many young people in Bradford don't even view uni as a viable option now that it will cost them 30,000 just to get through the door (another policy from Gove's government)Still, living in Cullingworth you're comfortably away from the real world.<br /><br />Fact 2: Of the 2 secondary Free Schools in Bradford - one is in the news for fraud (I note you had no answer to that) and the second is a former private school forced into going free due to lack of funds. Neither of these schools are innovating or improving education in Bradford: one has been bombarded with cash only for its leadership to spend it on parties whereas the other applies highly selective admission criteria in order to get an intake certain to achieve high results. <br />Don't bother replying - i won't read it. Try spamming the MOD instead.entahimaarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-81921741388779156092013-11-18T08:54:01.149+00:002013-11-18T08:54:01.149+00:00OK Anonymous (why is it always the critical commen...OK Anonymous (why is it always the critical commenters who hide who they are)....<br /><br />Saying that only people who have "stood in front of a class" are qualified to comment on education is one of the more ridiculous arguments.<br /><br />And you say "progress" should be the measure rather than achievement. That's fine unless you're one of the children your 'progress' isn't delivering achievement to.Simon Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586896340482296341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-29159625366882665542013-11-18T00:12:02.422+00:002013-11-18T00:12:02.422+00:00Wrong wrong wrong
Education: where everyone is an...Wrong wrong wrong<br /><br />Education: where everyone is an expert: You, Gove and anyone else who's never stood in front of a class.<br /><br />Were Bradford measured on progress instead of achievement, they would skyrocket up the performance charts. Of course this wouldn't suit Mr Gove.<br /><br />If by innovation you mean spending funds on parties and fast cars and giving jobs to your family members, I'm sure the Kings Academy will be pleased to innovate the tax-payers out of thousands more of our money in the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com