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Article: Perspective: Breaking out of the education time-warp; Plans to replace GCSEs and A-levels with a European style diploma arguably represent the most radical change to learning in a century. Education Correspondent Shahid Naqvi looks at how future generations to come may view the reforms as nothing short of revolutionary, changing the very nature of our society.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- October 19, 2004
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Byline: Shahid Naqvi
The children's book Matilda, by Roald Dahl is, in many ways, a story for our times.
Its plot centres around a young girl whose criminal parents have no interest in their daughter or her education and whose idea of family life goes no further than sitting in front of the television set eating dinner.
With no extended family to rely on and the town's librarian the only person in the community showing any interest in her, Matilda looks destined to be one of life's under-achievers.
In a non-children's story book world, ...