tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post4862942411121992263..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: Schools, selection, and all that stuffsnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-45935569055675804752007-06-20T14:13:00.000+01:002007-06-20T14:13:00.000+01:00Well, I sort of agree, but the point about e.g. vo...Well, I sort of agree, but the point about e.g. vouchers is, if you set them at a level that is LOWER than average spend per state pupil and enough people take them up (it would have to be increased gradually from say £500 in year 1 to £3,000 in year ten, or whatever), then the DfES has more money to spend, per capita, on "failing" pupils, as defined.<BR/><BR/>You can achieve the same thing by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-35309446856757407712007-06-08T14:02:00.000+01:002007-06-08T14:02:00.000+01:00Mark - the whole point about the education debate ...Mark - the whole point about the education debate is to get those children who are <I>not</I> performing well, to do better. <BR/><BR/>All the evidence is that they don't perform well because their parents don't care enough to make sure these children put in the hours of study (the key determinant to doing well in exams). These are the very same parents who <I>wouldn't</I> bother to take up snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-15161109787151623732007-06-07T15:18:00.000+01:002007-06-07T15:18:00.000+01:00I must admit, that Chapter of Freakonomics did spr...I must admit, that Chapter of Freakonomics did spring to mind. <BR/><BR/>That said, I don't see what's wrong with giving people more choice and/or vouchers for schools. <BR/><BR/>It's taxpayers' money after all, if the State takes money off you to educate children, why shouldn't they allow the taxpayer (i.e. the parent) to have more say in how it is spent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com