Quote by Michael Morpurgo
One of the great failings of our education system is that we tend

One of the great failings of our education system is that we tend to focus on those who are succeeding in exams, and there are plenty of them. But what we should also be looking at, and a lot more urgently, is those who fail. – Michael Morpurgo

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A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear – which is something you have to take out of education: the fear of worrying about what marks youll get, detention, worrying about letting people down, your parents, teachers. – Michael Morpurgo

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It is the childs understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. Theyre still doing it today with modern technology. – Michael Morpurgo

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