Reply to: Top of the class in England - but Polish boy goes home for better education

[AtW]

I will tell from my experience of being in UK's Uni - ex Poly as I discovered later that added some bad aftertaste, though I have to say that I don't think it is impossible to learn good stuff there and teachers were pretty good. The problem I had was students - way too many were foreign and that disappointed me, if you are studying in the UK it is reasonable to expect vast majority of students will be British, what's good it is to have team work in a team of 4-5 where not a single person is local? I blame the Govt - they give tullip money for local students and Unis have to make their money on foreign students, so they take way too many - effectively they created niche "education" that is primarily aimed at foreigners many of who can't speak English well yet they would leave the place with a BA (Hons) degree.]

The Govt should stop media degree studies and give free education to those who want to learn stuff like maths, physics, chemistry - most of them won't get jobs in the UK as it seems all real life work is moved elsewhere, but at least you will have some people who know this stuff even if they work in other countries (USA most likely).

Naturally with the Govt more interested in Millenium Dome, gambling and other things education comes not very high on their list of priorities.

[tay]

Its not actually your fault you are all thick, its the systems fault.

[NoddY]

In the same way we mock Americans for being thick as pig$hit, so the world mocks us for being like the Americans.

I suppose in a country with large differences in wealth, it's a prudent measure to keep the little people where they belong by making education worthless.

[wendigo100]

Was DCJ a Geordie?

Good point. He was from Grimsby, wasn't he?

Grimsby people probably claim they are geordies though.

[Bagpuss]

Sounds like he didn't like it like, the dirty soovern poof

[bobhope]

Was DCJ a Geordie?

[sasguru]

Did you ever do a contract in China?

Yes. And how many birds have you shagged recently?
You better watch what your mum gets up to at home though....

[DimPrawn]

"But in Newcastle no one cared about globalisation, the greenhouse effect, the EU, war or politics."

He is SallyAnne and I claim my free Wispa bar.

[wendigo100]

Here man - we is Geordies and we just love to party...

I went to school in Newcastle and it did me no harm - I can usually answer at least 1 question on University Challenged

Ho hum - look in me now in the gutter with my £120k per year contracting lifestyleeee

Bye bye Aleksander - can't say you will be missed.

RR.

Did you ever do a contract in China?

[richy_rich]

Here man - we is Geordies and we just love to party...

I went to school in Newcastle and it did me no harm - I can usually answer at least 1 question on University Challenged

Ho hum - look in me now in the gutter with my £120k per year contracting lifestyleeee

Bye bye Aleksander - can't say you will be missed.

RR.

[ChimpMaster]

This story was so touching it almost made me cry. I can see a movie being made out of this boy's struggles and efforts as he fights against the failing machine of British education.

When my kids begin education, I'm hoping to be able to live abroad for several years to give them a headstart in education. I have several countries in mind but frankly I believe any developed country and numerous 3rd world (emerging) countries could beat our educational 'system' hands down.

[wendigo100]

It's sad really. The latest plan is to stop teaching history as people and events, but as "themes".

F***wittedness doesn't begin to describe it...

[sasguru]

Not surprising really. Dum everything down and eventually even the students will start to realise it's all a con.

Ah the irony....

[Keldin]

Sounds about right. The English education system is appalling.

K

[threaded]

Not surprising really. Dum everything down and eventually even the students will start to realise it's all a con.