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| Criticism of the BES is (usually) only directed at the crazed politicians who have buggered it up for the past forty years, and occasionally at the appropriately named NUT (National Union of Teachers) which appears to be controlled by a cabal of 1970s intellectuals. It is not intended to impugn the honour, dedication or skills of the large number of British teachers who are quietly getting on in the job in the face of a rising tide of problems. | Criticism of the BES is (usually) only directed at the crazed politicians who have buggered it up for the past forty years, and occasionally at the appropriately named NUT (National Union of Teachers) which appears to be controlled by a cabal of 1970s intellectuals. It is not intended to impugn the honour, dedication or skills of the large number of British teachers who are quietly getting on in the job in the face of a rising tide of problems. | ||
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| + | ==== One-downmanship ==== | ||
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| + | There is a perpetual game of one-downmanship on the forum between the Britons and people from other countries who claim that //their// education systems are terrible - usually the Americans, but sometimes Europeans and others. As we all know, the only education system that actually works is [[Singapore]]' | ||
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