Sir, – Medical researchers recently told us that early treatment of stroke symptoms provided a better outcome than late intervention. Now educational researchers tell us that, basically, children who come from comfortable backgrounds have a better chance of attending university than their poorer peers. I suppose Isaac Newton needed researchers to tell him that his apple did not float in the air. – Yours, etc,
EUGENE TANNAM,
Monalea Park,
Dublin 24
Sir, – Now that we have a report telling us that the children of middle class parents are more likely to go to college than those of working class parents how soon can we expect a report telling us that happily married people are least likely to get divorced? – Yours, etc,
LOUIS O’FLAHERTY,
Lorcan Drive,
Dublin 9