Thursday, 21 July 2011

Just Teach 'Em


All schools in England should channel university scholarships to their poorest pupils, the deputy Liberal Democrat leader Simon Hughes has said.

I'd be happy if they just taught kids to read, write and do sums, regardless of their backgrounds. Now that would be a vast improvement.


2 comments:

Lee said...

What? Teachers teach? Are you crazy?

Alan Burnett said...

It is the kind of comment that has given the Lib-Dems such a reputation for meaningless statements. Out of interest, were you impressed by the Select Committee hearings?