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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="real">real</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Labour">Labour</span>/<span word="the">the</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="systematically">systematically</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="real">real</span>, <span word="guys">guys</span>, <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>. <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="real">real</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="blindness">blindness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>: <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="real">real</span>” <span word="means">means</span>: <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>: <span word="No">No</span> <span word="wishful">wishful</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="please">please</span>. <span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>. <span word="Face">Face</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Quit">Quit</span> <span word="deceiving">deceiving</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fooling">fooling</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thee">thee</span>.”</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surefire">surefire</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="real">real</span>, <span word="folks">folks</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="feudal">feudal</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> (<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="ok">ok</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>).</p>
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