Do You Really Believe Politicians Can Improve Schools? Of Course You Don't
Spectator, The; London › August 05, 2009
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There is a reason for this. Whatever beliefs they profess, most parents secretly suspect that the principal determinant of the quality of a school and of the education their child will receive in it is the social background of the other children there. Parents do realise that good teachers make a difference, of course, but suspect that such teachers will themselves be attracted to schools where children of the 'right sort' predominate.
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Do You Really Believe Politicians Can Improve Schools? Of Course You Don't
How important is the weather to you? Asked to choose between three responses, 'important', 'fairly important' and 'of no importance', I reckon most people would tick the first or second box. Very few would consider the weather of no importance.
A second inquiry, then: since 1997, has Britain's weather been (a) better (b) the same or (c) ...See the full content of this document
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