Letter of the week: Pride and pedagogy

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Letter of the week: Pride and pedagogy

Reading Will Lloyd’s diatribe against the Michaela Community School (Decline and Fall, 26 January) makes me think he has never set foot there, unless with eyes tight shut and fingers in ears. I shared some of his prejudices before I visited, half expecting cowed children and an oppressive atmosphere. The second thoughts started when I asked the man at the Tube ticket barrier (who was black) if he could direct me. “I can,” he said. “My son goes t…