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not to just pick up the brightest but to find what subjects
inspire particular pupils, from practical to theoretical  We
should stream children by the kind of people they are and their
fields of interest, not try to teach them all subjects equally,
especially where they don't need to know it, for where they are
going talent wise (just enough to get by, if necessary, no more
- we don't need clones, we need self-led adults - creative,
thoughtful, inventive).  By this I mean Thinkers should be led
into the area of theory (science, politics, business etc.).
Doers should get practical sessions in hands on skills like
sports, mechanics, farming, domestic science etc. Feelers should
go into the arts, healing and religion etc.  I'm talking about
secondary level education, not primary but this early level may
determine direction, through indicators of interest/ talent.
Nothing should be set in st