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Originally Posted by Kizzy
He replied to the criticism last night with a comment that within his organisation he still finds that people with ambition, perseverance, drive, confidence and talent over academic success are employable.
That's no doubt true in his industry, I don't think any student with a dream of becoming a doctor or an architect would take his advice.
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That's true, but plenty of young people who aren't very academic might read what Simon said and think "that's a great idea, I'll drop out now and be signed by Simon Cowell" - when only a tiny fraction of the population of the world even has a remote chance at becoming a popstar, even fewer get a hit single and even fewer still manage to build a successful career out of that. Compare that with the number of 16 year olds who drop out of school in the UK alone and that's why I think Simon Cowell's comments are irresponsible. Obviously it wasn't his intention to cause a stir, but they have, because he's a person that young people are more likely to listen to than Michael Gove, and Gove making it a big deal is just going to make people think Cowell is to be believed.