Grammar schools

[DodgyAgent]

Yeah, sorry about yours.
But never mind there is a phenomenon call "reversion to the mean" so they're probably marginally more intelligent than you.

I would hope so

[sasguru]

I would hope so

[DodgyAgent]

[scooterscot]

Grammar schools

26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System


Worth a read - there's a school just outside Munich our smalls are attending that follows the same principle no home work etc 10am starts, it's awesome. Much worldly wisdom not to mention the bilingualism. I know some London folks paying £10k a year just for 2nd language lessons outside school..

http://www.businessinsider.com/finla...l-they-are-7-1

[shaunbhoy]

But I object to hot-housing so thinking of taking him out, either to a good state school or to an alternative private school which is less intense.
Childhood is for playing and enjoying himself.

Good for you. Besides,if his nose is anywhere near as brown as yours I am sure he will get along just fine.

Hopefully he'll find an interest and a passion for some subject later and that's far more important than exam results.

Indeed. And have you found that being an obsessional "Trekkie" has enriched your life at all?

[milanbenes]

Living on the mainland in a country with the wonderful grammar school system, eldest daughter, age 11, has just started at our preferred (state) grammar school. She now has 8 years of the best education and without us having to fork out for private school fees, how cool is that ?

The school she is at has 250 children, 1 class of 30 for each academic year, 150 children sat the exam and she came 14th.

From September last year she went every Saturday to training/preparation for the grammer school exams, at the place that ran the training there were 500 children every saturday, car parking was a mess. So it was a lot of work on our part and her part but for sure doing the preparation training paid off, without it she wouldn't have had a chance at the exam.

Now we have to get the second one in in two years time.

It is such a relief knowing she has 8 years of the best education and in a class of children who all fought for their place there.

Milan in pleased as punch mode.

Regarding the trades, the education system here is excellent, her friends who remain at the school, at 16 they have the chance to go onto higher schools where they can specialise in any trades they want, from electrician to restaurant manager and everything in between, and the system works so well that if they excel at the trade school they then have the option at 18 to apply to University for regular courses. I have a friend who studied to be an electrician from 16 to 18 and his grades were so high, he qualified to apply to university and applied and got a place on a law course, and became a lawyer.

What an education system.

Milan.

[LondonManc]

Living on the mainland in a country with the wonderful grammar school system, eldest daughter, age 11, has just started at our preferred (state) grammar school. She now has 8 years of the best education and without us having to fork out for private school fees, how cool is that ?

The school she is at has 250 children, 1 class of 30 for each academic year, 150 children sat the exam and she came 14th.

From September last year she went every Saturday to training/preparation for the grammer school exams, at the place that ran the training there were 500 children every saturday, car parking was a mess. So it was a lot of work on our part and her part but for sure doing the preparation training paid off, without it she wouldn't have had a chance at the exam.

Now we have to get the second one in in two years time.

It is such a relief knowing she has 8 years of the best education and in a class of children who all fought for their place there.

Milan in pleased as punch mode.

Regarding the trades, the education system here is excellent, her friends who remain at the school, at 16 they have the chance to go onto higher schools where they can specialise in any trades they want, from electrician to restaurant manager and everything in between, and the system works so well that if they excel at the trade school they then have the option at 18 to apply to University for regular courses. I have a friend who studied to be an electrician from 16 to 18 and his grades were so high, he qualified to apply to university and applied and got a place on a law course, and became a lawyer.

What an education system.

Milan.

Komrade Korbyn wants to achieve this. I'd love to know how he intends to fund it.

[milanbenes]

if this system works in DE, A, CZ, FR, CH, SK, HU, PL, then why is it not possible in the UK

Milan in "je ne comprende mode".

[WTFH]

Milan in "je ne comprende mode".

what don't you understand about fashion?

[ChimpMaster]

if this system works in DE, A, CZ, FR, CH, SK, HU, PL, then why is it not possible in the UK

Milan in "je ne comprende mode".

The (very good) grammar schools in our area have 30 kids in each class. I once asked the Chemistry teacher how he dealt with such a large class, i.e. keeping them in line and ensuring they weren't disruptive. He simply replied that each and every kid had studied hard and fought through the exams to get a place in this school, and so were motivated to study and to learn, to achieve good results. That pretty much said it for me.

The problem with a lot of private schools - in particular non-selective ones - is that you will get lazy rich kids who will bring down the standard of education. You won't have the same problem in good grammar schools.