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**Maggy** · 03-10-2011, 15:47

The reason I applauded ROSLA was to make it impossible to prevent parents from insisting their bright, academically inclined and minded child leave school and get a job to increase the family income..I was however rather annoyed that no proviso was made for the less academically inclined who would benefit from apprenticeships instead.

Frankly, provided the academically gifted are not penalised by parents into abandoning a future education I would consider this a good move.I'm sick of an education system where my profession is expected to shove square pegs into round holes.One fits all hasn't worked.

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Maggy The Invisible Woman Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton. Age: 74 Services: VM XL TV,50 MB VM BB,VM landline, Tivo Posts: 40,378	Re: Cut school leaving age to 14, says Sir Chris Woodhead The reason I applauded ROSLA was to make it impossible to prevent parents from insisting their bright, academically inclined and minded child leave school and get a job to increase the family income..I was however rather annoyed that no proviso was made for the less academically inclined who would benefit from apprenticeships instead. Frankly, provided the academically gifted are not penalised by parents into abandoning a future education I would consider this a good move.I'm sick of an education system where my profession is expected to shove square pegs into round holes.One fits all hasn't worked. __________________ Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Shakespeare..