IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Why schools are a class battleground

Socialist Challenge No. 38, 23 March 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 471 words

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crises in education: theirs and ours. Their crisis is that schools the correct workers eager to fit into produced, conf HATCHER.

Their crisis for a crisis of education as suchi Are crisis But if you think capitalismt is them class size, teach for when Westminster wrong tabled That's why education Just respond the the industry is the common refrain and the Williams throogh to Rhodes It also Boyson and the Confederation of British Industry.

Our crisis is more seniods. Ir the classrooms of today is the are the working class. sort oF and other basic taught badly. writes RICK really MALC of capitalism.

They uru can naming is the medicine you go noods Shiriey and set The organisers of the rally decided to call a conference on 20 May to discuss ways in which the fight against racism in working class of tomorrow. What they learn there plays a A DEEDING part in determining the Tate of the British revolution. Unfortunately, at the moment, this is understood better by the bosses and their government than by The schools teach rending skills. Bur Ibeir class sizes are anyhow far too large IC overcome the built-in advanlage of middle class pupils who gread the path to success and a while working class children fail by comparison and drop out at 16.

are taught to read, which is good. But they are taught to read Ladybird readers which are sexist and racist and nationalism and class colla The days of 'all pulling together' to abolish the il plus comprehensive, schools are over. It didn't solve their problems and it didn't solve ours. Education is now as battleground TREE SHHI opposed class interests as is the The cuts are not shared out pupils hardest. When they talk aboul Scoris in the curcu Jum they mean anti-working and class measures.

When they talk of higher standards are more resting. they mean concentrating on the so-called academic minorMy and giving the rest enough of the three R's to work out their time shoote sod follow the bosses' orders.

In other words, despite the Conference meetings ara: Dick North Rank and Teçan ISTAL 24 Ma:

Ghand LAMBETH NUT meeting on Women's barrage from politicians and the press to the contrary, there is no more a classless "bational interest' in education than anywhere else.

The task of socialst teachers the broader labour movement is to identify and develop working class interests THE SCHOOL DARE IN BURNE how it's taught, who teacbes it, equipped, its relation to the worldoutside Socialist Chullenge, will be examining these questions in STA Busts mong 24 March, migh Hote 26 March, -eigh Hote STA MEETING AFter bonterenoe clude 20 Manch, 2.30om Holmleigh Halel

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their slots in the factories and offices are not being

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