Yeah, I agree, paula...

Though I have not taught uin a long, long time I do know many teachers who are completely frustrated with the National Curriculum because it is so test driven... And what is being taught places too much emphasis on rote memory verse critical thinking...

I believe that Aldous Huxley saw it coming in "Brave New World" with a class of people who really don't have a clue when it comes to, ahhhh, actual thinking...

B~