I'm watching the thing right now, and he is absolutely right about a lot of stuff. The factory line mentality of schooling, and arranging according to age groups in large classes is causing a lot of mayhem.
Lots and lots of kids are not doing well in large groups, for various reasons probably since we're all individuals, but bullying and subsequent lack of self esteem is a large part of it. Many kids are also immature for their age, and thus do not fit in as well with the rest, and will have a harder time absorbing information deemed appropriate for that age.
Problem is, people in general, and politicians responsible for dictating school policy, don't really give a shit about any of this. The information covering all this is out there already; you don't need to watch a guy in a british accent giving a speech to know this. These politicians themselves by and large know this also.
The reasons they don't ACT on it are mainly twofold: ideology, and money. (Well, threefold, you might say, since stupidity is obviously also a factor involved...
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