Comments on: Teachers are for all students, not just for high achievers http://bulsonline.org/2010/01/20/teachers-are-for-all-students-not-just-for-high-achievers/ Campaigning for equality, democracy and social justice Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jack Matthew http://bulsonline.org/2010/01/20/teachers-are-for-all-students-not-just-for-high-achievers/#comment-4632 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:29:07 +0000 http://bulsonline.org/?p=2169#comment-4632 “As people from predominantly privileged and caucasian backgrounds are more likely than others to receive an upper second or first from a Russell Group university…”

Surely the way to respond to that is to reduce inequality in education rather than to ignore the importance of degree classification. And while a 2:1 or 1st is no indication of charisma or sensitivity, it was never meant to be. Instead it’s an indication of academic ability which has to be necessary for that profession.

]]> By: suzannahrobinson http://bulsonline.org/2010/01/20/teachers-are-for-all-students-not-just-for-high-achievers/#comment-4629 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:13:58 +0000 http://bulsonline.org/?p=2169#comment-4629 sorry jake! i’m sure there’s a lot more to be said if you wanna continue the debate…

]]> By: maxattacks http://bulsonline.org/2010/01/20/teachers-are-for-all-students-not-just-for-high-achievers/#comment-4628 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:20:25 +0000 http://bulsonline.org/?p=2169#comment-4628 Well said Suzy, there’s far more to being a teacher than academic achievements and Jake was planning to do a blog on this very subject, ah well, you got their first, lol!

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