No, not a return to the 11+. Rather a weak pun introducing this article:
Grammatically incorrect
Almost 40 per cent of 11-year-olds fail to reach the writing standards set by secondary schools. Is it any wonder, when many teachers would struggle too?
By Steve McCormack
Here are a few examples of glaring errors spotted in reports about to be put into envelopes at a big comprehensive just outside London this week:
"Sarah should of revised more thoroughly for her end of unit test."
"Your very capable of doing well in this subject."
"Try and practise the keyboard regularly."
2 comments:
For an earlier educationally-minded post look here:
http://impdec.blogspot.com/2005/05/bright-pupils-let-down-by-state.html
new education / social mobility thread here:
http://impdec.blogspot.com/2005/09/social-mobility.html
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