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Underachievement in Protestant boys is attributed to a less favorable attitude to education in working class Protestant communities. The primary reason for this is the 11-Plus. Families tend to believe the myth that the 11-Plus selection system is fair and ... 1/5
.. divides children up based on their aptitude for an academic education. (Completely ignoring the fact that the GCSEs offered in Grammar school and Secondary school are largely identical).
11 is far too young an age to make this selection - testing at this age will ... 2/5
11 is far too young an age to make this selection - testing at this age will ... 2/5
... always be more dependent on the home life offered by the parent(s) rather than the child's ability. Middle class children will always have and advantage and the children not selected for Grammar school (+their parents) have their enthusiasm for education damaged... 3/5
So why are Catholic working class children not affected in the same way?
The Catholic community has largely rejected the 11-Plus and its division of children into academic and non-academic. The RC Church does not reinforce the 11-Plus in the way our leaders do ... 4/5
The Catholic community has largely rejected the 11-Plus and its division of children into academic and non-academic. The RC Church does not reinforce the 11-Plus in the way our leaders do ... 4/5
Every September (& this one will be no different) teachers like me will begin the task of persuading our Secondary pupils that they are clever and that there is a value in working for their education.
We, in the Protestant community, need to rethink our support for the 11-Plus
We, in the Protestant community, need to rethink our support for the 11-Plus
