Teachers always strive to inspire

I MAKE reference to a recent editorial headed “A chance to inspire or divide” (April 26).

In the editorial, your writer makes mention of an OECD Programme which points to a lowering of standards in numeracy and literacy.

The strong implication is that teachers only were to blame. The following gem of low standards of literacy caught my eye: It is recorded that “one in four boys in that age bracket are illiterate”.