Katharine Birbalsingh on the Failed State Education System

[fascinating]

An interesting edition of Radio 4's Why I Changed My Mind was about Katharine Birbalsingh, a teacher who had concluded that state education was failing low-achieving, notably black-skinned, pupils. Originally believing that education should be more relevant to "black" students, she later decided that teaching traditional subjects was better, and has set up a very disciplinary and successful school where the children recite Kiplings "If" at lunch break.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b099ypr1
Her Conservative party speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=XekkQ3HG2lg

[jean]

Jan 6, 2018 11:59:36 GMT 1 fascinating said:

...she later decided that teaching traditional subjects was better...

Including Latin, of course.

Nick's going to struggle with that one.

[Progenitor A]

Jan 6, 2018 12:20:17 GMT 1 jean said:

Jan 6, 2018 11:59:36 GMT 1 fascinating said:

...she later decided that teaching traditional subjects was better...

Including Latin, of course.

Nick's going to struggle with that one.

So do I!
How on earth a dead language is heplful to a struggling black child from a ghetto is beyond me!