We are never going to get the perfect school system, because the optimal solution is depends on the person and the geography. If you fall just below the mark for the 11+ when you take the test, then … (View Post)

Even with that, every parent knows that kids have step functions of development rather than a nice gradual curve. Some precocious 11 year olds are idiots by the time of GCSEs, and others -like me- we… (View Post)

Clearly there should be stratification by ability level: to me the real question is whether the right age is 11 (grammar schools), 13 (traditional private schools with Common Entrance), 16 (A Levels … (View Post)

The problem with Grammar Schools was never the Grammar School, it was the fact that Secondary Moderns were dreadful, and that if you found yourself in one, it was incredibly hard to get out. (View Post)

I have had incredible salt and pepper tofu in Chinese restaurants. (View Post)