to think the Grammar school system is flawed and unfair even though I am a product of one?....

[selly24]

Would love to hear your thoughts.....

The most unfair thing about grammar schools is that there's not enough of them to give a place at one to every child that wants one and is capable of thriving in one.

"The most unfair thing about grammar schools is that there's not enough of them to give a place at one to every child that wants one and is capable of thriving in one."

Yep. That's what parents who have children they think would get into a grammar school think!

I live in the NE and we don't even have grammar schools up here. People here have to resort to pretending to be Catholic in order to get their little darlings into a decent school

Round here the Catholic schools are the rough ones!

Same here hidden. The only way to get into a good school round these parts is to be a churchgoer for 7 years or pay for your education. The comps move between satisfactory and need improving every ofsted. No grammars in this borough. I passed my 11+ and in retrospect would have (to quote Bert from Adrain Mole) "given my right ball" to attend a grammar.

It can also be what parents think if they have got a child at a grammar school Bert.

I'd have loved to have gone to a grammar school. When I went to comp, you were bullied if you were capable of stringing a sentence together

I'm delighted to live in an all-comp area. The top kids come out with 10+ A*/A, the real strugglers come out with qualifications in Beauty / Construction plus hopefully some level of English and maths too. No stressing kids in y4/5. No tutoring for 11+ so mc parents of slightly above average kids can beat poorer but brighter kids to the grammar.

Comps of now need not be the same as comps of the past regarding bullying for being bright.
Grammars of now are not the tool for social mobility they were in the past.

Don't get me started! I am the product of a Grammar School education. Wasn't it Michael Parkinson who said, " My Grammar School did for me what mixamatosis did for rabbits. " Totally agree with him. Unfortunately we have Grammar schools here and the whole system is corrupt and flawed.

Szeli, I agree that kids shouldn't need extensive tutoring but they do need some help to make sure they have covered everything and practice exam technique.

The most unfair thing about grammar schools in many cases are the second rate sec mods that exist for those that do not pass the 11plus.