Change is the enemy [Guardian.co.uk]
- Published: 16 August 2009
Decades of meddling have shown clearly that politicians should keep out of the classroom
Take one motivated teacher, one eager class - and the answer is education. Take that same teacher, same class and a ruck of politicians shouting the odds, and you'll be lucky to hear the question, let alone find an answer. "In countries [that] perform best educationally, from Finland to South Korea, it's academics, not politicians, who preside over the exam system," says Michael Gove, one of David Cameron's more wide-awake shadows. He's absolutely right. Time for him to shut up and sit down, then? Alas not.
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