Teachers: Are Gove and Cameron listening?

[eighthobstruction]

When I saw him responding to NAHT during the question session yesterday, I could only perceive double contempt....He for the NAHT, and me for he....

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

...and such arrogance.

[Flosshilde]

Since you are

unable to suggest "what exactly " [Gove] is "doing right"

have no understanding of what he is doing wrong, and

have no experience, (at least, not since the age of seven and that was nearly seventy years ago), of the maintained system.

I would suggest that any comments you make are worthless (like most of Gove's policies).

[MrGongGong]

I would suggest that any comments you make are worthless (like most of Gove's policies).

harsh but probably true :winkeye:

[amateur51]

...and such arrogance.

It was outrageous and astonishing :sadface::grr:

[Serial_Apologist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scMvRYVu9NM

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Surely Gove the caber thrower must be on his final life after today's little rant.

[VodkaDilc]

I enjoyed Michael Rosen in today's Guardian. His final comment to Gove was amusing - and well-put:

Ultimately, you will move on, and I fantasise about you taking your dictatorial powers with you. If you become minister of culture you could issue directives on how Judi Dench should act. If you become minister of health you could direct surgeons on which kind of scalpel to use. Simultaneously, the person who inherits your job can, like you, treat education as a blank sheet on to which he or she can write any old pet theory and command everyone to follow it.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I enjoyed Michael Rosen in today's Guardian. His final comment to Gove was amusing - and well-put:

Ultimately, you will move on, and I fantasise about you taking your dictatorial powers with you. If you become minister of culture you could issue directives on how Judi Dench should act. If you become minister of health you could direct surgeons on which kind of scalpel to use. Simultaneously, the person who inherits your job can, like you, treat education as a blank sheet on to which he or she can write any old pet theory and command everyone to follow it.

:laugh: :magic: :ale::ela:

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

:laugh: That's brilliant.

[french frank]

This coming Saturday.

Do you think Tom will ask listeners to text, email and tweet our questions for his guest?

[VodkaDilc]

This coming Saturday.

Do you think Tom will ask listeners to text, email and tweet in our questions for his guest?

I'm sure this guest won't approve of tweets and texts. Nothing but hand-written letters for him, with well-constructed sentences and accurate spelling. And certainly no creativity (or beginning sentences with a conjunction.)

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I notice that the name of Michael Gove is in the headline, yet inexplicably, we have a picture of Tom Service. Why does the BBC think their presenters are the most important thing?

On different tack, I see Gove's paid sidekick, Sir Michael Wilshaw is opening his mouth yet again, obeying his master's command.

Why does the name "Peter Pettigrew" keep springing to mind? :whistle:

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I notice that the name of Michael Gove is in the headline, yet inexplicably, we have a picture of Tom Service. Why does the BBC think their presenters are the most important thing?

General point accepted, Alpie - but in this case (and purely in the interests of my healthy blood pressure) Mr Service's phizzog is infinitely more welcome than an image of the idiot boy!

[Bryn]

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