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I do support good grammars, but I have good reason to be sceptical about our locals ones. Good Grammars achieve not only academically but holistically, and evidence seems to indicate that the other local schools are achieving more in this direction - a shame, because the concept of Grammar school education is a good one. I am an old socialist, and it does seem odd, but it is simply a matter of targetting education: not everyone is academic, so to try to push academic education onto everyone is silly, I feel the same about the stupid idea of encouraging more people to get a degree.........it results in idiotic Mickey mouse degrees in nose-picking and bum-wiping. Eveyone has talents, however, and educators are supposed to be able to develop those talents, not make un-academics feel like failures. Our education system is a shambles, frankly, and it is such a waste - of the pupils talents, of the good teacehrs abilities, and of a decent system allowed to rot. Shirley Williams, hold out your hand and take your punishment!!!!!!!