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Competitively rank students by results say Gove

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noblegiraffe · 26/11/2011 14:17

Our esteemed Education Secretary has praised an academy in London which ranks pupils every term by their results in each subject.

Now I'm sure that parents of the kid who comes top will be pleased and proud, but what about the poor kids who are less academically able or who have SEN who are destined to by told term after term that they are rubbish? That their achievements, though they may be the product of hard work and great determination are of less value than a more academically able student who has slacked off and winged a good result on the test? How will that do anything but completely demotivate them and destroy their self-esteem?

What the fuck is he thinking?

If any of you have any respect for Gove as Education Minister, I sincerely hope that this changes your mind.

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LeQueen · 13/12/2011 21:09

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CecilyP · 13/12/2011 23:15

But then again, there are some kids that are good at everything, while, sadly, some are not very good anything.

LeQueen · 15/12/2011 16:57

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pantomimecow · 23/12/2011 18:31

When I was at school we were all given a 'place' in the form after every exam, both in each subject and overall.I don't think there's a problem with it at all.

EBDteacher · 23/12/2011 21:39

LeQueen holding bright children back so the masses can
'keep up with the group' is the EXACT thing Gove is proposing if you've read the latest report on the NC review.

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