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Unteachable pupils? There's no such thing at Panmure St Ann's



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Published Date: 25 June 2008
WHEN Emma was 14 years old she would storm out of school classes after shouting abuse at her teachers.
"I used to look for arguments," she says. "I would walk out of classes. I acted like an idiot."

Now aged 15, Emma has just sat Standard Grade exams in English, maths and history and her dream is to join the fire service when she reaches 18.

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  • Last Updated: 24 June 2008 8:11 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Teaching
 
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an interested party,

25/06/2008 11:13:50
when a pupil fails at school its the system of limited methodology that is failing, the child that has to bear the brunt of it and is wrongly blamed.

in a high through put education system it is shamefully that is accepted that some children fail

and people wonder why youth crime is on the up
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Ike,

Glasgow 25/06/2008 20:09:27
There are no unteachable children anywhere... but there are loads of unteachable parents around.

 

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