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God forbid our children should attempt something and fail - that would never do, eh?
Why, oh why do the bleeding heart liberals and class warfare idiots insist that we teach to the lowest common denominator, rather than let the cream rise to the surface.
My eldest son went through DGSB, secured a Royal Navy scholorship, went to the DSFC in Leicestership and is now studying Marine Engineering as a Midshipman in the RNR. My youngest daughter will be sitting the 11 plus in a couple of years and it will be her choice whether she wants Grammar School - if so we will support her by word and deed, sitting down, doing the practice questions (freely available) and by being normal, supportive parents.
If she fails, she'll have to deal with it and we'll be there for her to rant against. We won't seek counselling, or blame the system, or plead that poverty has adversely affected her chances. She'll just have to deal with the fact that she wasn't good enough, for whatever reason, because that is life.
If she succeeds, it will be because of her own hard work and she will reap the benefits that it brings and bloody good luck to her.
Grammar Schools, or Ability Streaming in Comprehensive Schools, enable those children that are talented and/or work hard, to achieve regardless of their background.
Or we can go with the weak willed and be satisfied with mediocrity.