Is the tide turning ?

As many teenagers are waiting for their exam results a certain teacher is making headlines in the newspapers by suggesting that... exams are only one way of measuring intelligence and in no way do they reflect whether the person is trustworthy, reliable or an asset in the work place. Neither will an exam tell you what a persons characteristics are that make them useful or a pleasure to have around . She also goes on to say that in 5 years time all the " who ha " of these exams will be forgotten in the takers lives as work/family will be the new future priority...

I find this view remarkably refreshing, especially from a teacher, though I am surprised she hasn't been shouted down in our education obsessed society. Education is good , but not the be all and end all as its been ramped up to be. Now that's when it all gets a bit silly...

STONEWALL

I have never really seen the point of gay pressure groups like STONEWALL . Who cares if someone is gay nowadays ? I have a gay relative, so what ? Such groups just stir up trouble. Take for instance the recent gay marriage coup !
  Today though they have out done themselves by going to a more extreme level ( all pressure groups must eventually ) by suggesting that primary school children should be taught about gay lifestyles !!! The spokesman for STONEWALL has now lost any good will the general public so generously afforded him. Yes, we are quite liberal in Britain, but don't push it ! You can mess with, and outrage all sorts of institutions with your alternative lifestyle ideas, but don't mess with the mainstreams children, the damnation of public opinion  will fall  upon you no less ! Of course he wants us all to be homophobic, his life would be very dull without it...