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Fergie's well-deserved diatribe: Liz Beattie, Idiot of the Month

Arrrrrrrgh. I'm sick to death of the PC (politically correct) crowd dumbing down the english language so as not hurt people's feelings. Go ahead--create a nation of twinkies.

And it's even worse this time--the culprit is a woman named Liz Beattie, who according to the BBC, is a retired teacher. For cryin' out loud--competition is good, having a definitive measuring stick is good, being measured in a method in which the final grade is descriptive of the fact that a student is not meeting the minimum criteria to move forward in life in a successful manner IS GOOD.

Criminy.

The BBC reports that:

Teachers say no-one should 'fail'

Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has dismissed suggestions that the concept of "failure" should be removed from school in favour of "deferred success".

She said she gave the idea - which will be discussed at a teachers' conference - "nought out of 10".

The Professional Association of Teachers will be told at its meeting next week that the label of failure could undermine pupils' enthusiasm.