tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27283804.post6860453337676110298..comments2023-10-20T08:35:54.529+01:00Comments on Life and Vincent: Plus ça change…valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784717652044574470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27283804.post-31555512221612345162012-08-12T20:35:32.042+01:002012-08-12T20:35:32.042+01:00Things haven't changed much really..we may not...Things haven't changed much really..we may not have the 11+, but schools are still divided..it may be more down to parents choices these days though, with parents who can moving to ensure their kids get places in the 'better' schoolsElizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959658025489249091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27283804.post-36815284195189844642012-08-12T09:26:56.755+01:002012-08-12T09:26:56.755+01:00Haven't written any for ages, and I think most...Haven't written any for ages, and I think most of what I did write is lost. A newspaper used to have an annual children's poetry competition, and I once got a certificate for that. <br /><br />Vikeau, the system still exists in some counties. If this lousy government gets its way it will spread further, though they pretend otherwise. They are approaching it from a different angle. Private schools are still dominant for those above the average in earnings, and for those who can't quite afford it, money is being robbed from the poorest kids to pay for "academies", which won't even have to use qualified teachers.valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784717652044574470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27283804.post-49877380394768459222012-08-11T21:30:56.760+01:002012-08-11T21:30:56.760+01:00val is that still the system--that kids are select...val is that still the system--that kids are selected out at age 11? Seems rather harsh. And JoJo I'm thinking I'm not at all surprised that val wrote poetry.vikeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321740972783469809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27283804.post-12318645451949228092012-08-11T21:19:02.720+01:002012-08-11T21:19:02.720+01:00I remember that the whole punk movement was borne ...I remember that the whole punk movement was borne out of the unrest in the 70s and high unemployment. Great poem! I didn't know you wrote poetry!JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com