tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post1555144076363312008..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: A Massive Red Herring - The School Report CardCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-89672214111368859892009-03-31T11:40:00.000+01:002009-03-31T11:40:00.000+01:00Human knowledge is measurable. You can know what o...Human knowledge is measurable. You can know what others know. You can see their progress when they apply their knowledge. Check the sketchbooks at conceptart.org, for instance. Notice how many beginners improve rapidly by taking the criticism and advice of others on board, even if they don't understand why very well at first.<BR/><BR/>That knowledge doesn't transfer directly from mind to mind doesn't mean people cannot be taught. Theories can and should be shared.<BR/><BR/>The issue is not at all if and how knowledge CAN be measured but if children's progress SHOULD be measured by the goverment and if a certain order of learning has to be ENFORCED by the goverment.<BR/><BR/>That's what you have to argue against.<BR/><BR/>Also, argue against the idea that without education in childhood people are doomed for life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-67584445650883930172009-03-31T11:10:00.000+01:002009-03-31T11:10:00.000+01:00"When that HE inspector comes knocking at my door,..."When that HE inspector comes knocking at my door, would I really be able to give him an honest answer about what happens in the head of my child?"<BR/><BR/>I don't know why you insist on this idea. As long as you are providing the opportunity and offer a report of everything you have done, inspectors would leave you alone. If their philosophy is that the child is exposed or taught and therefore learns, it plays on your behalf. As long as you do educational stuff with the children, you're ok.<BR/><BR/>It's the slackers, who just want to live their everyday lives as normal, to which learning truly comes from day to day curiosity, not day to day planned activities and trips, who will be in trouble if the law changes.<BR/><BR/>And I'm a bit surprised you talk of school report cards like they are novelty? You didn't have these in England before?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-26109890490536030662009-03-30T11:09:00.000+01:002009-03-30T11:09:00.000+01:00The report card thing is so utterly pointless (and...The report card thing is so utterly pointless (and probably expensive). <BR/>A friend of mine yesterday told me the local primary school has caused a bit of a panic; they have an intake of 30 per year and this Sept they have 22 sibling places altready taken leaving the 8 places to be fought over. And believe me they will be fought over. <BR/>Then another friend who home edded for a year (but hates it) is worried that of the four schools she put down as choices for her son who has special needs-he was offered a place at the fourth choice; which is the worst possible outcome for him.<BR/>His primary school wont allow him to repeat year 6 because "that isn't done in this county"!! I am really hoping this mum decides to go back along the home ed route. A lot of us would help her do it.<BR/><BR/>And as Diane has found schools don't like parents being there. We get 'trouble maker' labels attached to us if we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-51979320452817357512009-03-30T10:48:00.000+01:002009-03-30T10:48:00.000+01:00Great read, and the last paragraph,wow.It really ...Great read, and the last paragraph,wow.<BR/><BR/>It really does seem that engineering conformity and not making a fuss or causing a disruption is the real purpose of our education system and when you see that people have on the whole quietly accepted such things as the illegality of taking a picture of policemen I can only think it has worked very well. :(Mairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516412983740136098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-92070160282236034172009-03-29T20:41:00.000+01:002009-03-29T20:41:00.000+01:00You're not allowed to tour your child's school, or...You're not allowed to tour your child's school, or be there at all really.<BR/><BR/>My eldest wanted me to take her back at lunchtime, and stay with her until the children went in.<BR/><BR/>At first, the dinner women were pleasant and friendly. Then they started ignoring me; turning away when I approached. I asked one of the more intelligent ones and she said that the head teacher had told them to 'discourage Mrs. V. from coming.'<BR/><BR/>How childish and ridiculous. Needless to say, I ignored what they wanted. Their wishes weren't important. I only stopped going when my child didn't need me to go, but it was some time, and the dinner women (and some teachers) made nasty little comments often in my hearing.<BR/><BR/>I no longer think that schools are there to give an education. I think that schools are there to break a child's spirit, to make him or her toe the line, behave him/herself. In other words, to become an uncomplaining economic unit.<BR/><BR/>DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-85552777176116416602009-03-29T19:24:00.000+01:002009-03-29T19:24:00.000+01:00Totally agree about the report cards. When choice ...Totally agree about the report cards. When choice of school is an illusion and parents, even parent governors, have no power to improve schools what is the point? Just more tax money down the drain for pointless window dressing.Firebirdhttp://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-70298533345306191722009-03-29T12:05:00.000+01:002009-03-29T12:05:00.000+01:00Perhaps in their report on schools they are doing ...Perhaps in their report on schools they are doing exactly what schooling would have trained them to do i.e. produce results that please 'teacher', gets them 'a grade', that shows off what clever boys and girls they are, that does everything, in short, other than really strive to find the best solution.<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com