Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 467375)

I'm fully in agreement with this idea. Mind you, if this had been the policy for the last 30 years or so, half of the contributors to Accy Web would still be in year 6, primary school.

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 467381)

It looks like you would be one of them. Do you get a kick out of throwing insults about? For some people this is the only contact they have with others, I don't think they want to read stupid comments all the time:mad:

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 467382)

You won't get any karma for making remarks like that, you know.

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 467364)

Silly me, it's not Bury, it's Bacup! I wonder why I put Bury? Anyway that doesn't make much difference to you does it? :D

The test is called 'colourimetry'. If your optician doesn't do it they should be able to put you on to someone who does.

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I'm fully in agreement with this idea. Mind you, if this had been the policy for the last 30 years or so, half of the contributors to Accy Web would still be in year 6, primary school.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 467026)

Keep failing pupils back - Tories

So, the Conservatives propose that to improve literacy in secondary schools children found in their last year at Junior school to be struggling will be kept back for a year in a bid to ensure these children catch up.

Excuse me? But I thought our children started school at the age of 5 and moved on to secondary school at 11 this surely gives the teachers at the junior school 6 years, (age 11 minus age 5=6 for anyone that should have been kept back), during which time they (teachers), should have the chance to notice that little Sarah is struggling with her reading etc. Therefore shouldn't more emphasis be placed on bringing her up to speed before the final year?

Also, keeping a reluctant 12 year old back could cause disruption of the classroom for the struggling 11 year old that might have been passed as fit for progress to the secondary school if only their lessons hadn't been disturbed by the actions of some older children.