tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post7532155186176496811..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: Gove gets it wrong - again.Peter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-20287313785295793592012-02-04T17:11:19.797+00:002012-02-04T17:11:19.797+00:00Thanks: glad you agree and pleased you avoided &qu...Thanks: glad you agree and pleased you avoided "absolutely" when you meant "yes."Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-19920122162619903762012-02-04T17:04:17.279+00:002012-02-04T17:04:17.279+00:00If asked whether I agree with Peter Wrigley regard...If asked whether I agree with Peter Wrigley regarding his "Gove gets it wrong - again" I would avoid the reply "absolutely" and merely say "100%". <br /><br />Some students are not suited to "driving desks" and struggle to relate to a formal academic discipline. (I recall even one of my brighter "A" level students tartly commenting that my Economics teaching had the rigour of "rigor mortis"). <br /><br />By contrast vocational subjects which contain practical elements underpinned by a sufficiency of theory delivered in digestible bite-size chunks give schools the opportunity to keep these less academic youngsters engaged. There is then a sporting chance that the student can leave school with self-esteem intact, together with sufficient communication skills, numeracy and vocational learning to be of value to society.TGE / MLEnoreply@blogger.com