Published on 12, July, 2020
There's been a lot of criticism of Theresa May's intention to re-introduce grammar schools in the false hope of making everyone 'equal', but why?
Every kid is different with different abilities and the socialist dream of dumbing down education in order to make everyone inclusive is holding back kids with talent who need to be stretched to develop their potential.
I never passed the 11 plus but I do not resent other kids who did and had the talent to go on to a grammar school. The fact is that you cannot 'Nanny State' people into achieving educational success if they are not commited themselves and the idea that we should all live in a society that does not discriminate in terms of ambition and ability is ludicrous.
caretwo, Theresa May has made it clear that she wants able children from disadvantaged backgrounds to be represented as much as possible and not copy the exact model of grammar schools in the past.
Surely, a kid who is talented and gets to grammar school is presented with a golden key to success otherwise denied to them. Coming from a deprived background seriously hinders you in attaining a good education that others might be in a position to pay for.
Also, where are we going to get our talented people from in the future if we have a policy of 'one size fits all?'