Actually, your rants are usually good reading! Maybe we should give it as an unseen for our pupils! I've thought for a long time that Israel should model itself on the GCSE and A level system in England. I gave up maths after O levels with good riddance, and only learnt subjects for A levels that interested me. It seems ridiculous that a student should have to learn subjects, whether English or any other, that he hates and has no aptitude to learn. Sara Gelbard _____