Jeremy Clarkson insists 'school is for smoking not for swotting'
ok.co.ukJeremy Clarkson has courted controversy by insisting school is "for smoking and shagging" and "not swotting".The former Top Gear presenter, who often talks about flunking his own A-levels, believes that teens are under too much pressure when it comes to studying for their exams.The Clarkson's Farm star said: "I tell this story to kids, hoping they’ll realise that school is for smoking and sh***ing, not swotting. "But they all have it in their heads that without four A*s and a first from Oxford, they’re going to spend their lives endlessly asking customers if they’ve ever been to a Harvester before." The 63-year-old told the Daily Star: "This makes them all unbelievably stressy.
If you then throw the teachers strike into the mix, you end up with what we must now call a 'mental health epidemic'." Jeremy went on to explain that he thinks exam results only really matter "if you want to be a doctor or a lawyer" and need professional qualifications.
He said he employed a man on his farm last month and didn't ask whether he had any qualifications from school or if he'd been to university.
Clarkson said he "took him on" based on the fact he "liked his shoes". Jeremy sends a tweet each year on A-level results day when he explains that he didn't do too well but he's still gone on to carve out himself a successful career.The tweets started back in 2014 and have been going ever since.
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