Quote Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios View Post
So far the only methodology which has proven capable of doing this somewhat reliably on the scale required and with the resource constraints imposed has been the “academic” one.
Spoken like someone who doesn't know what he's talking about. Sorry if that was a bit rought, but it's the truth....

There are a lot of experimentation going on all over the world. The reason we have stuck with the current method is because the politicians in charge fear change, not because we don't already have other fully mapped and working methods of education, which we do.

Also Frags, another thing to point out in your first post: you talk about a test at some age which determines where you go... Such a test is unneccessary. First of all because it will be impossible to make a test that is satisfactory, secondly because an empowered 11-year old is more than capable of knowing where his level is and where he should be. Why make decision for people, when those people are fully capable of making those decisions themselves?