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"That boy will be hung..." |
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Written by Brian Foley
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Friday, 30 November 2007 |
"That boy will be hung,' said the gentleman in the white waistcoat. 'I know that boy will be hung.' Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist"
State standards operate under the assumption that most people don't know what their kids need to learn, nor how well they have to learn it. That's why the State thinks it has to set standards for every school.
But I think every parent knows this much - their child needs to be able to read and enjoy it, and be able to do all the simple operations of arithmetic in their sleep, and to be able to write to express themselves to their own and their reader's satisfaction. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 01 December 2007 )
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