{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/53406.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":53406,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"that spelling & grammar be taught in schools and Sugata Mitra be sacked","background":null,"additional_details":"a recent statemen by Sugata Mitra (prof ed newcastle) stated that teaching spelling is not needed. An opinion poll shows 97% disagree with this. As a paediatrician, who has worked & taught in 10 countries i am very concious about UK's poor teaching of english & mathematics - Chinese road signs have correct, grammatical english and most educated Chinese speak english well & are highly numerate, surely we can do better.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2013-08-02T14:42:30.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:18.239Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:42:08.431Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-08-02T14:42:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}