Misinterpreted

I must leap to the defence of Jennie Lindon following the extraordinary attack on her (Letters, 7 February). If the Early Learning Goals are wrong, it is not Ms Lindon's fault. And, in any case, I wonder why Pat Field thinks it strange for under-fives to be expected to be able to maintain their attention or concentrate on something or sit quietly for a while? Hasn't good nursery education always encouraged children to be able to do such things? To strongly emphasise that the context must be appropriate just sounds like good practice to me.