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[Venturi Swirl]

Our Latin teacher was a she, though that is not important.

She was obliged to attempt to teach Latin to everyone who elected to take it.

That's the whole point of her original comment.

You appear to enjoy going round in circles.

So if you were illiterate you could elect to study Latin?  Why on earth...?

[Robittybob1]

Get better at what?

If you write a post and it gets deleted I don't get to see it.  But you should know what you said. 

[Venturi Swirl]

If you write a post and it gets deleted I don't get to see it.  But you should know what you said.

I have no idea what you think you’re replying to but it wasn’t about my posts being deleted.

[Erngath]

Yes.  Cooking and that.  The girls who did DS were always very popular on a Friday afternoon as they usually had made something quite tasty that they were willing to share, and which always knocked spots off school teas which were inadequate and vile.

I never did Domestic Science.
We had to choose in Primary seven whether we studied Latin, or Commercial subjects or Domestic Science.
Whichever we chose had nothing to do with ability.

Passing the Qualifying Exam and the Intelligence Tests decided whether you would go to High School or Junior Secondary.
Once at High School everyone did the same subjects except for the one you had chosen.
We three siblings all managed to pass but my brother did Latin, I did Commercial subjects and my sister did Domestic Science.

Now Domestic Science leads to a variety of attainable qualifications.

[Erngath]

Undoubtedly true, and teachers are no longer allowed to beat kids with sticks either which is a marked improvement.

Perhaps not!!





 

[Mr Gray]

Our Latin teacher was a she, though that is not important.

She was obliged to attempt to teach Latin to everyone who elected to take it.

That's the whole point of her original comment.

You appear to enjoy going round in circles.

I think your memory may be letting you down...so you are saying if a student was illiterate and opted to study latin...they would be accepted in the class,,,I simply dont beleive that

[Robittybob1]

I have no idea what you think you’re replying to but it wasn’t about my posts being deleted.

OK so what is it that you call "reprimanded"?  "we would be reprimanded."  What is a reprimand to you.

[ShiningInLuz]

So if you were illiterate you could elect to study Latin?  Why on earth...?

Comprehensives.   

[Mr Gray]

Comprehensives.   

You've made a claim you cannot substantiate

[Erngath]

Comprehensives.   

Sorry I may not have read back far enough to understand.

Were you at a Comprehensive school?
Is this where children with learning difficulties studied Latin?

[ShiningInLuz]

You've made a claim you cannot substantiate

I don't need to.

Did you attend my school when the Latin teacher said what she said?

Did you attend my school when the gym was burned down?

As you seem to think the annual intake was 100 pupils, obviously not.  As you seem to think all pupils took Latin, obviously not.

[ShiningInLuz]

Sorry I may not have read back far enough to understand.

Were you at a Comprehensive school?
Is this where children with learning difficulties studied Latin?

You certainly have not read far enough back to understand this storm in a teacup.

When I started to attend that school, it was for the brightest, based on 11+ results.

Mid way through my attendance, it was forced to become a comprehensive, and had to dumb down accordingly.

[ShiningInLuz]

I have a very good idea of the Primary Education System from the 1950's to the present and there is no doubt in my mind that it is vastly superior now.

As I never went into the teaching profession, I am not in a position to debate that point.

My personal experience of the system is that it has deteriorated.  However, as that is limited to a few individuals, again there is no point in debating the issue.

[ShiningInLuz]

I dont anything you say as accurate from past experience..

Oooh!   

You might like to amend your post.

Mind you, as you repeatedly claim that your opinion is valueless, maybe not?

[slartibartfast]

My offer was three grade Es for a course that now requires three As.... Hardly a, sign of education dumbing down..
You posted re the change from your school being selective then changing to non selective... That's the 11 plus... You can't wriggle out if your, appalling statements

That is actually a sign of education dumbing down.