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What exactly is this woman's position in the government?

(112 Posts)
Anya Sat 23-Apr-16 10:49:43

As Michael Rosen said (that photo was taken from his FB page) it's not so much that she can't spell, or write as prescribed for a 7- 8 year old, but that they have the nerve to impose, for example, highly prescriptive and weird unrealistic, weekly spelling tests on young children.

whitewave Sat 23-Apr-16 10:38:57

I do think she is a good representation of the Peter principle though.

whitewave Sat 23-Apr-16 10:11:41

To nod vigorously in PMQs and to look like a rabbit in headlights. Unclear as to what else she contributes.

Alea Sat 23-Apr-16 09:59:17

Wish I hadn't seen this as all it makes me want to do is bang my head against a wall, or better still, Nicky Morgan's. angry
So glad I am out of education and the DC but despair for my DGC.

granjura Sat 23-Apr-16 09:34:09

I think she does a lot of both !

aquagran Fri 22-Apr-16 18:46:46

Waffle not woffle

trisher Fri 22-Apr-16 18:09:45

And then they wonder why teachers have so little respect for them! Why does education keep getting complete weirdos? Gove and then Nicky Morgan it's unbelievable.

NotTooOld Fri 22-Apr-16 18:07:22

is not it!!!!

NotTooOld Fri 22-Apr-16 18:06:56

OMG - did she actually write 'sincerily'? That is terrible. I think she looks more terrified than demonic, to be honest, granjura. Is she in fear of losing her job? Well, so she should be.

And what is that woffle about children learning to write? My two little GC don't seem to be able to tell the difference between capital letters and lower case but apparently that it the way they are taught. I despair!

Anya Fri 22-Apr-16 17:57:21

I think we did smile

granjura Fri 22-Apr-16 17:45:31

She is totally bonkers I think and I despair for our GC education truly.

She has this awful demonic look too- seriously worrying (did we just agree again Anya !?)

Anya Fri 22-Apr-16 16:03:21

Government guidance for 7 and 8 year olds:

"Pupils should be taught to:
Use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined
Increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting [for example, by ensuring that the down strokes of letters are parallel and equidistant; that lines of writing are spaced sufficiently so that ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch]

And she means that 'sincerily' [sic]