but you do need baby sitting, and the gov can't think of any other way of doing it. For myself, I would advocate school till 15 then splitting into two definite sections upon the results of a PROPER leaving exam not the abomination we now have: like write an essay at home and it will be marked, so the kids obviously all cheat, hence I have had all Degree work stolen by local youths. One Iraqi stole 40 essays from my home, then gave them out for sex from school girls, another west indian sold stolen notes from my home from my BA and MA's for sex from foreign students at his college. One should be academic schooling, the other a training school, so they learn a skill at least. Too many parents, who can barely count to ten imagine their angel must be a brain surgeon, or lawyer and some school teachers don't help matters, giving out that anything is possible, yes it is if you have a high IQ, and iti s not the schools job to worry about why, maybe if Johnny had had two parents he might be.. the examination is the indicator only and held under stiff examination conditions, if they are good enough, they will somehow overcome .. I finally went to Uni at forty, having been stopped by father and then husband!! It also puts the kids under severe stress when they know they cannot possibly reach the grade. Our previous system was a much better answer to the education problem of humans, who come in all sorts. We have a truly ridiculous system now, everyone will ''make it.''