MADAM,

When grammar schools were largely abolished to establish comprehensive schools, the error that was made, was to drop from the curriculum, several of the valuable subjects which had been considered essential for an informed adult, such as economics and social sciences, discussed amongst the pupils.   

 There is no virtue at all in reverting to grammar schools, but we must teach all children to form responsible views of human society.  Repeatedly, this Conservative government has declared that school education aims to meet the standards of present self-complacent businessmen such as Lord Sugar, to prepare children for ‘the world of work’, as cogs in a monster machine which intends to serve only the ‘elite’, who control and benefit from the profits.          

That is a wicked travesty of what education seeks to achieve for the mind of every child, with lessons on topics such as civics and ethics, rights, duties and responsibilities, encouraging the pupils to think and discuss their own future contribution to the nation, so that one day, they will build a much finer, honest Britain, to be proud of.

C?N?Westerman

Brynna