Ofsted say tens of thousands of children who pass English tests for 11-year-olds cannot then cope with secondary education because primary school standards were 'too low'. (Mail.)
I never fail to be troubled by how little reading is done by school pupils.
Texting, Facebook, computer games and the 'goggle box' are now the frequent substitutes.
Children do not gain an education by studying school subjects - this is merely a base.
Education comes from: reading, a desire to self improve, a thirst for knowledge, a desire to understand the world about them.
These qualities are now, sadly rare. Few children can even grasp the idea that reading is one of life's great pleasue. It takes effort and they are now acclimatised to 'quick fixes' in our double-edged, technological paradise.
I never fail to be troubled by how little reading is done by school pupils.
Texting, Facebook, computer games and the 'goggle box' are now the frequent substitutes.
Children do not gain an education by studying school subjects - this is merely a base.
Education comes from: reading, a desire to self improve, a thirst for knowledge, a desire to understand the world about them.
These qualities are now, sadly rare. Few children can even grasp the idea that reading is one of life's great pleasue. It takes effort and they are now acclimatised to 'quick fixes' in our double-edged, technological paradise.
