John, of
Literacy Blog fame, called our attention (see
here) to a story from the
Telegraph about:
Bright pupils struggling with basic grammar, says top head
Turns out that it's one of the top schools (a 'private' school … now that does mean a 'public' school in U.S. terms, right?).
The move comes after the Government announced earlier this year that pupils
would lose marks in GCSE exams for poor spelling, punctuation and grammar
amid concerns over falling standards of English.
Just one little piece of evidence for falling standard, please. Just one?
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