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Shirley Williams Quotes
«I think it is really terrifying that we are narrowing down to a mechanistic assessment of children by how many pass exams... if standards meant improving right across the board, character, originality, interests, then I wouldn't mind so much. But it doesn't. It always boils down to the same thing, how will we pass exams.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«I was pushing the baccalaureate back in the days when I was education secretary. It always takes everybody forever in education. We were saying that A-levels were too narrow back then as well.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«No test tube can breed love and affection. No frozen packet of semen ever read a story to a sleepy child.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«There are hazards in anything one does but there are greater hazards in doing nothing.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«It feels like you've lost someone in your family real close to you, and they're never coming back.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«This has been the hardest thing I've ever had to do my entire life.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«I think it's going to be long-term,»
Author: Shirley Williams
«Well, it used to be home.»
Author: Shirley Williams
«The ones that we could not transfer students from was junior high and high schools,»
Author: Shirley Williams