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There's nothing creative or individual about robotic entrance exams

   David Baddiel
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   report and so on – the school’s ethos is, for want of a better word,
   holistic. It’s not just about producing the best grades, but
   well-rounded individuals and fully-realised human beings.

   There is a problem, however, with the process by which these schools
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   attempt to achieve this. In fact, the entrance criteria used by
   selective schools are anything but conducive to the creation of
   well-rounded individuals.

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   But the tests are also about as far as they could be from encouraging
   the individuality and original thinking these institutions say they
   foster. Some schools make a point of detailing the emphasis they place
   on interviewing potential pupils to find out more about them as people.