It seems to me this headline has been repeated across our media for many years. This article quotes David Frost, the outgoing Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce and lays the blame at Labours feet. However, from my memory, industry has been complaining about the dire state of our education standards, about the low educational standards of our school leavers way back when the conservatives were in power.
So, THIS IS NOT NEW NEWS.
Its time parents, the schools and the government stepped up the mark and reinforced the old basic standards.
Society has allowed social standards to deteriorate and for some reason we all have allowed our education system to be watered down. We have allowed kids street behaviour into the class room and removed the teachers ability to deal with it. They can’t touch the kids when they are fighting or disrupting classrooms.
When did it become acceptable for kids to take AND USE mobile phones in the classroom. Some stupid woman on the TV yesterday suggested that it would make the kids less comfortable at school if you take away their phones. My granddaughter has texted me during lessons and I told her off for it. Another granddaughter was using her phone to film her science teacher.
I’ve got news for you lady. They aren’t there to be comfortable. They are there to learn. They are there to concentrate on the subject not text chat to their friends. With your attitude permeating society it’s no wonder David Frost has made his statement.
Lets throw out all the popularist crap and get back to the three R’s
WrAnTz 