In a radical controversial plan, the Prime Minister Theresa May, has called for an end to the ban on the provision of new grammar schools saying that she wanted to improve the life chances for children from ordinary backgrounds. In a major shake up of the education system. She has set aside some £56 million for existing grammar schools to expand. She said that grammar schools open more opportunity for more people. A place in a grammar school will be rewarding ability.
This is most welcome news for us Asians, whose children want to study for better educational qualifications to get on in life. We know that to get a better standard of living, our children must become better qualified than the rest, and those who cannot afford to send their children to expensive private schools, which charge upwards of £10,000 per annum per child, grammar schools are the second best option to a lucrative future career in medicine, law or accountancy or even in politics.
We know that in a society where, even in the present day and age, overt and covert discrimination is still to be encountered, the colour of ones skin determines who gets a better paid job. Because we cannot change the colour of our skin, the best way to a prosperous future must be through better education. We cannot change the way we look but we certainly can become better than others through the medium of higher academic qualifications.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
