Dear You,
Walking home from a friend's lovely Tex Mex birthday meal this evening, I was reading the news on my phone- ooh, technological. Anyhow, I read an article where Michael Gove (minister for education or something like that, although I'm of the opinion that a raffia drinks coaster is better qualified for the job) expressed his wish for longer school hours and holidays. Additionally, I read another article the other day about how he wanted children to learn fractions and things at an earlier age. As part of the infamous 'Year of Appalling English Results that Michael Gove took no Responsibilty For', I have metaphorical beef with his ideology. I don't have real beef, so if you're here looking for that, I apologise.
With regards to today's suggestion, I think it is a lot of rubbish. Lots of students hate being in school for five minutes, let alone multiple hours. Also, what is the guarantee that students will pay attention and learn more; presumably the objective of the proposed change? Personally, I frequently spend the last hour or so of sixth form wondering what I'll be having for tea, or musing on the pros and cons of what I had for lunch.
Learning fractions and things at an earlier age is pointless. Unless, of course, primary school-aged children are expected to become accountants before advancing to Year Seven. I mean, come on Michael! Don't you realise that pupils know such things by the time they take their GCSEs- the time it begins to matter?
It seems to me that Mr. Gove is operating on an 'I've been given a position of authority so I'll probably suggest some ridiculous 'reforms' just to make it seem as though I know what I'm talking about' agenda. This is not fair on us, the students it affects- would Michael like to redo his entire eighteen years of education? And I don't mean the private, silver-spoon kind he and most of his party received; the state-funded type that he controls, despite not being all that familiar with them. It's like Iain Duncan Smith not wanting to try living on £53 a week; politicians should know about the effects of their policies on the general, un-aristocratic public that are the majority of Britons. Or am I just being unreasonable?
Maybe I should start my own party. And we'd have tea and cake.
Yours politically,
M.
P.S. I saw my English teacher as I came out of the restaurant this evening. 'Not all that strange,' I hear you think. But, considering that it takes me about an hour to get to English from home, I would call it peculiar. Maybe he lives near me. That would be odd. It's not that I don't like my English teacher; it's just that he wasn't wearing his glasses and wasn't at the front of a classroom teaching me about Philip Larkin. Which is why I ran away...
P.P.S. We done 'nother song. Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_rlrGE9aI
I hope you enjoy.
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