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Some Schools More Equal Than Others
Published: Monday | June 16, 2014 1 Comment
R. Howard Thompson, Guest Columnist
Last Thursday, I watched one of the better programmes I have seen to date dealing with education, on Impact With Cliff Hughes. The teacher from Immaculate, Ms Castriota, was quite candid, for the most part, in acknowledging that the successful outcomes at the school have been primarily a reflection of the quality of students coming in.
At last, somebody in the press is beginning to realise that the ranking reflects primarily what goes in from GSAT. However, she was being a little less than candid when she declared that there was no screening at Immaculate, as if the system does not do that at grade seven.
The entire traditional high-school system has been built, historically, on a process of screening, going back to the days of entrance examinations that used to be required for entry. These so-called top schools are merely filter plants for children from grade six.
Published: Monday | June 16, 2014 1 Comment
R. Howard Thompson, Guest Columnist
Last Thursday, I watched one of the better programmes I have seen to date dealing with education, on Impact With Cliff Hughes. The teacher from Immaculate, Ms Castriota, was quite candid, for the most part, in acknowledging that the successful outcomes at the school have been primarily a reflection of the quality of students coming in.
At last, somebody in the press is beginning to realise that the ranking reflects primarily what goes in from GSAT. However, she was being a little less than candid when she declared that there was no screening at Immaculate, as if the system does not do that at grade seven.
The entire traditional high-school system has been built, historically, on a process of screening, going back to the days of entrance examinations that used to be required for entry. These so-called top schools are merely filter plants for children from grade six.
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