“It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.”
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The big shift in approach on education that we are taking - which is different from what happened before - is that we trust teachers and we trust heads.
I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.
The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.
Labor, under their current leadership, want to be the Downtown Abbey party when it comes to educational opportunity. They think working class children should stick to the station in life they were born into - they should be happy to be recognized for being good with their hands and not presume to get above themselves.