Other less crude means of measuring performance are possible.

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Bev.

I'm parent governor at our local state primary, 3 years ago I led the campaign to keep the school open when the lea proposed to close it in a 3 to 2 tier reorganisation.

We are fighting a winning battle against the predispositon to go private of the proseperous middle class catchment area who intend to use the private sector or Grammars in adjacent boroughs for secondary education (which in Merton has a historically justified poor reputation, but is now improving).

Take away SATS as the only tangible measure of performance of the school and the middle class parents will leave us - and many other schools - in droves.

Paul K 09 02 2003

Why do you read?

1) To find out about the world

2) To escape from the world

3) To find out what happens next

There are hundreds of reasons.

"to pass the test" is not a very good one, is it?

And if reading books is all about tests will that make you want to do

it when you don't have a test?

If pupils are "doing Macbeth" for a test then it is possible to pare

their knowledge down on the model:

"point, quote to back it up"

list of reasons why Macbeth murders Duncan.

list of arguments used by Lady Macbeth etc. etc..

It is possible - believe me - to get full marks on the test without

reading the play or watching it performed.

And some OFSTED inchworm will look at your results and say "there's a

good obedient teacher" :)

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