All subjects are equal, but some are more equal then others

Michael Gove, the Shadow Schools Secretary has suggested various reforms in the educational system. Mr Gove has suggested ending the measure of GCSE performance that judges a school on how many pupils gain five A to C grades, which according to him, puts too much emphasis on students who were on the borderline between a D and a C grade pass. He proposed a system that would have a set number of points for an A*, fewer for an A, and so on.

Sounds fair enough and sounds like usual straightforward and logical Conservative thinking. However further reading in to this and I found out Mr Gove doesn't want to end it there. Michael Gove proposes that points are awarded according to how hard or 'soft' a subject is.

Which, frankly is rather offensive. An A grade is an A grade is an A grade. The assumption that each subject must conform to a degree of mundanity or academic snobbery is in my opinion archaic and far from the progressive Conservatism that the party now esteems itself on.

Change is important and key to a progressive society. However change for the sake of change is dangerous, as we've seen from the Labour Party. Sometimes the best changes are the smallest. Or perhaps we've entered an era where everything must be supersized to be noticed?