I know that ill-informed and stupid comments on HYS are a fact of life which are nearly as mundane to point out as the colour of the sky, but sometimes I just can’t help it.
With the recent news that the NUT wishes to boycott SATs this year, the right-minded British public shared some of its thoughts here. And they’re just not getting the point:
Boycotting SATs does not mean that teachers wish to abolish all assessment for Primary school students, only to abolish the ridiculous SAT system which only pressures headteachers and teachers to narrow the range of primary education to focus only on those areas assessed by SATs. Assessing student attainment is good, but compromising a broad education for the sake of very specific maths, science and english question answering skills is, frankly, ridiculous.
Also, Mr BAZ S of Scotland: the tax payer is exactly who should /not/ have a say in this. Taxpayers know dick.
When you become a contributor instead of a burden on the tax system your assessment of how much taxpayers know may alter.
The last time I checked, I was paying income tax, national insurance contributions and VAT.