[garinda]

Originally Posted by blazey

Well you can think that if you wish but Mount Carmel is near the bottom of the rankings in the local area and I know many people who are doing very well, some are even at Oxford now. Mount Carmel is full of delinquents who are disruptive and a nuisance but people who want to learn will find a way to, I think its too easy to blame it on low achievers.

A good school will focus on both low and high achievers, and in theory 'setting' systems are meant to solve this problem but in reality the low achievers are usually the ones being ignored.

How do you solve the problem of intelligent pupils who are disruptive? I went to college with a lad who was really interested in history and did really well at it but was a complete chav and couldn't settle down and had to be aggressive and disruptive. How do you solve that problem?

Schooling is difficult, and not enough credit goes to the schools that are lower on the league tables, and they just get the rubbish students year after year. At least this way they have a chance at having bright children, and one student who is keen to learn often has a huge effect on an entire class.

Of course, I've only left high school just over 2 years ago so what would I know about the current education system?

Are you a ''delinquent' or a 'high achiever'?