There is so much wrong with my countries education system. Teachers aren’t allowed to freely teach as they are told what and how to teach by the Government. Headteachers have to follow instructions from above. Parents are threatened with fines by the Government. Government policy discriminates against those fantastic kids who don’t fit the mould set by the Government. Most school classrooms are overcrowded set in ancient buildings that are not fit for purpose and have next to no ventilation. The country has the highest class sizes in Western Europe. Historically our schools have been a haven for spreading bugs rather than spreading hope. Covid cases are rising rapidly in school age children, up by 80% in one week. Over 10% of children with Covid end up in hospital or develop long Covid. That is at a time when Covid safety rules on things like masks have been removed in schools. It’s as if the Government are intentionally trying to infect as many children as possible. There is a massive mental health crisis amongst our young at a time when cuts have left services at breaking point. Thousands of children are going hungry, living in poverty.
So much for the Government to act on. So what is the priority. What is the one thing the Secretary of State for Education wants to focus on…
Stopping pupils using mobile phones in school. Apparently they think there is a behaviour problem. Yes there is. NOT in schools, it is in the Government. It starts with the Prime Minister and infects those at the top.
Talk about skewed priorities. But what do we expect from this Government led by Boris Johnson. What do we expect from a Secretary of State for Education who proudly has a horse whip on his desk.
Our children deserve better than this.
The sooner we get rid of the cesspit in charge of our country the sooner we can start to build the future that our children deserve.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Pathetic policies in UK Gary.
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They are
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Sounds tough over there!
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It’s going to get worse
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These are hard seasons for sure. Your families and others in Europe are often in my thoughts these days.
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Thank you 🙏
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Is private school still what we call public school over here, you don’t have to pay tuition for your child to attend. (But apparently you have to pay for everything else!) Then the government does not want your private schools to succeed. They want cogs so their machines can turn out fine public school students. What they don’t realize is, public school students are so in-bred their brains are shrinking, and their abilities are being bred right out of them. Britain is in sorry shape, and getting worse yearly. Soon the imbeciles will be running the penthouses.
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Here public schools are the ones funded by tax. Private are the ones parents elect to pay anything like £50000 per child per year for. The Government largely went to private schools
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We were taught it was the other was around in Britain. Sorry, I guess things changed since I was a kid.
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What a mess and I’m sorry that Hawklad is facing the brunt of these backward policies.
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It is a mess
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Door you think they’re trying to create COVID herd immunity without admitting that’s what they’re doing?
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Most definitely
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I hope my countrymen also realize the faults of our education system.
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It is a mess
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Yes.
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There’s no words anymore, they have got to go.
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They do. But their grasp on to the gravy train is getting stronger
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Education for all could have been such a beautiful thing if they gave the seemingly humble people ‘on the ground’ a stronger voice and say and if the powers that be made human-directed decisions and not resource-directed decisions.
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It’s been completely distorted
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The mobile phone bit just ses it all really.
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It does. Maybe if the government could start using mobile securely and responsibly they could be in a position to lecture
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A horsewhip?!! Ugh! Prayers and hope for things to get better,my friend! 💕
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He’s ghastly
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I’m at a loss for words
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It’s madness
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It sounds truly dire Gary… education should be one of the most important services and priorities .. so this really is all wrong.
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Sadly they are gambling. So far every gamble they have taken has failed.
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It is diversionary squirrel tactics nothing more.
Whenever you see something inconsequential in the moment taking too much air time, look for what they don’t want you/the media to be talking about!
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Exacted right
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I hate to say it but it feels like shades of Communist China. You will do as we say, or else. How did this happen?
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It does. It’s all going 1984…
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The fish always starts to stink at the head…
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You should run for local office. Seriously. With Hawklad as an advisor, you’d get things sorted out😉💌💌💌
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Just out of interest, when Mophead 👱🏻♂️ got stuck in the on a zip wire, why the heck didn’t they leave him there? What a missed opportunity.
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