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Parents in the U.K. face being punished if their children are [continuous / continually] late for school. Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced he will crack [up / down] on what he terms "problem parents". He said too many families fail to "face [up / down] to their responsibilities" by [ensuring / insuring] their children get to school [in / on] time, and are "ready to learn and show respect [from / for] their teacher". Parents are already [slapped / slipped] with a £60 ($100) fine if their child is [reportedly / repeatedly] late for school. However, 20,000 of these penalties were unpaid last year, [prompting / promoting] Mr Gove to announce a tougher penalty system. There will also be fines for parents who [deposit / withdraw] their children during term time to take them on cheaper family vacations.

Mr Gove said his plans were all part [for / of] raising standards in education, creating a bigger [incentive / inventive] for parents to ensure their children get to school, and [tickling / tackling] the problem of "habitual truancy". Gove also [hit / slapped] back at his critics, accusing them of adhering to policies that set pupils [down / up] to fail and of promoting "a diet of dumbed-down courses". He said opposition politicians [shied / shooed] away "from anything which might require [grit / great] ". Gove warned their policies would send children to school "without [during / daring] to think they might be intellectually curious and capable of [greatly / greatness] , denying them access to anything stretching or ambitious, and setting expectations so [small / low] you can never be surprised by someone's potential"