Originally posted by hattra
I agree with you DA.
I find it strange that the old system that grew up without any real central control gave us one of the highest rated education systems in the world, and then the introduction of a centrally defined, "one solution for all" comprehensive system reduced us to the present sorry state we're in - could it be, and I can scarcely believe that I'm saying it, could it be that the politicians DON'T know everything?
I find it strange that the old system that grew up without any real central control gave us one of the highest rated education systems in the world, and then the introduction of a centrally defined, "one solution for all" comprehensive system reduced us to the present sorry state we're in - could it be, and I can scarcely believe that I'm saying it, could it be that the politicians DON'T know everything?
The same applies to schools for children with special needs. These places need to be able to cope with certain types of children. Everyone is F****** good at teaching bright middle class children from strong families, but the real challenges are in teaching not so bright children from disfunctional families. Mixing them together does not work except in non academic subjects including sport.
My own view is that state schools should be run by the private sector and even though they may serve different children with different abilities, wherever possible they should be linked through for example sport. This would involve sports clubs forming formal links with schools in an area sharing facilities that would always be used. The clubs would have coaches and club environments available and in turn they would have a source of sportsmen/women for the future. You could apply this to other areas such as music and workshops where kids from different schools could be brought together to share learning where appropriate.
And finally a voucher system should be used to create choice and empower the users of the services in order to keep the schools on their toes.
Amen
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