School orders11-year-olds to write letter to PM about pensions

[Dedworth]

A school has been criticised for telling pupils to write letters to David Cameron - asking him not to cut teachers’ pensions.



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What an absolute disgrace - the Head and teachers responsible should be fired - that would give them plenty of time to think about their fat, gold plated pensions

[grahamw48]

What the hell has this country come to ?

Are there ANY 'professionals' who are worthy of respect these days ?

No wonder kids are leaving school with spurious qualifications, an inability to spell, speak coherently, write in a grammatically correct manner or do simple mental arithmetic.
Add to that their complete lack of respect for adults or those in positions of authority.

[gWaPito]

What the hell has this country come to ?

Are there ANY 'professionals' who are worthy of respect these days ?

No wonder kids are leaving school with spurious qualifications, an inability to spell, speak coherently, write in a grammatically correct manner or do simple mental arithmetic.
Add to that their complete lack of respect for adults or those in positions of authority.

The type of school you just described sounds like the one I went to with the exception of me leaving school with no qualifications.

Apparently I wasn't worthy of being an office boy funded by the tax payer, earning peanuts with a gilt edge pension as reward for a lifetime of penny pinching

[grahamw48]

I have no excuse to offer other than I was an idle

They were excellent schools with high quality staff...with far fewer 'teaching aids' compared with their modern counterparts.

[joebloggs]

Parents were horrified to learn the Year Six pupils had been ordered to write to the Prime Minister arguing he should not reduce public sector pensions.

The children – aged 10 and 11 - were left bewildered by the task, with some even having to ask teachers what a pension was before starting their letter.


What an absolute disgrace - the Head and teachers responsible should be fired - that would give them plenty of time to think about their fat, gold plated pensions

only dailymail readers would be

absolute disgrace at least the kids know what a pension is now, as they will probably never get a state one when they have to retired at 75

[andy222]

Personally I dont see what the problem is. The kids are learning to write a letter and it is a real subject.

[grahamw48]

So teach them some skills that will prepare them for life ahead in this country.

How about a letter to their local jobcentre explaining why they need a 'crisis loan' to avoid having their gas and electric disconnected ?

[andy222]

Very good Graham.

[Dedworth]

Personally I dont see what the problem is. The kids are learning to write a letter and it is a real subject.

A Mail reader suggested the kids should be writing to Gordon Brown as he looted pensions

[gWaPito]

only dailymail readers would be

absolute disgrace at least the kids know what a pension is now, as they will probably never get a state one when they have to retired at 75

We'll be ok Joe I'll be soaking up the sun with ours

Nothing wrong with a bit of destitution...its character building...it'll set them up for all the downs in the future

[Terpe]

....Nothing wrong with a bit of destitution...its character building...

From experience I gotta agree, but only when your 'young'. Not when your already a pensioner

[gWaPito]

From experience I gotta agree, but only when your 'young'. Not when your already a pensioner

I agree ou Nothing like having boundless energy coupled with endless hope and optimism...

[grahamw48]

Good thing....that's all I HAVE bloody got.

[gWaPito]

Good thing....that's all I HAVE bloody got.

I'd rather have that than just money alone...there's a saying ' He was so poor, all he had was money'

[grahamw48]

Aye, your health is the main thing I suppose, and touch wood, that's been very good so far.