Teacher training tests

[andymadmak]

The Government has decided that those people wishing to train to be teachers should undergo a tougher entrance exam than is currently the case. The new proposals for the exam, which includes elements of mathematics and english amongst other things have been drawn up by a committee of head teachers. Candidates will be allowed a limited number of failed attempts.
That strikes me as reasonable. After all, if our teachers cannot read, write and add up correctly how can we expect them to teach a class of kids (some of whom may actually know more than the teacher!)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20083249

However, looking at some of the comments on the BBC website, you'd think the proposal was for trainee teachers to have to give their left nipple in order to be accepted. The lady from the NUT on Radio 4 this morning was falling over herself to find fault with this. Can somebody explain the hostility?

[andymadmak]

BOR said:

I completely agree with Andymadmak that we should increase teachers' pay to attract high quality applicants and use entry tests to justify that increase in pay.

Um, I didn't say that. But I agree with it. So, I agree with what you said I said, even though I didn't say it, but I would have said it if had I thought about it, which I didn't because if I had thought about it then I would have said it so that you could agree with it, and then I could have agreed with you agreeing with me, which of course I did. And have, but didn't.
I think that clarifies things nicely