Lesson

okay, class, listen up
today's lesson is about education

blair!
yes you boy
come and sit at the front
and take that stupid smile off your face

lesson objectives: by the end, you will understand
that some people have values which differ to yours;
you will know that square pegs do not fit into round holes
and vice versa
you will be able to plug the tradesman gap in london
and not haplessly hang on to noble yet naive ideals
bandied about by middle-class liberals
in the seventies
you will be prepared to see students grasping chances
to earn more than you
rather than being chucked out
for not being interested in poetry
you will be familiar with the german model which is
the best of all worlds
as opposed to: all things to all men

are you paying attention at the back, charles?
don't think you can keep a low profile in here
i'm coming to you first

so to start
write three adjectives
that describe what it's like to not fit,
be humiliated
made to feel thick
useless
disillusioned

and if you're good today
we'll do five minutes creative accounting at the end

blunkett! you haven't even tried
see me at th..
i mean
come to me at the end

stop poking your nose in estelle
if i want your opinion
i'll ask for it

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blair
blunkett
brown
clarke...