Raise The School Leaving Age?
BBC NEWS | UK | Education | School leaving age may be raised
Now I leave my opinion on it, hopefully nobody will cry about my opinion on this like with my other topic.. I think the raising of the school leaving age would be a TERRIBLE move, the schools are already filled with too many children who shouldn't be there being forced to attend. It should be a choice not an obligation. The Sixth form classes work so much better for the lack of discipline issues as the school is not forced to teach you there and the class sizes are smaller, I firmly believe that forcing students to attend A-levels would drastically reduce exam results and like a few other people are probably going to say.. Do no more than just waste another two years of some peoples lives. :rolleyes: |
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I thought that the plans were for higher education or job training, which means practical work such as that which used to be provided in Technical colleges for those not academically inclined.
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Gordon Brown: Young people have got to get the qualifications that are necessary for the future..
Lol, I hate our government. He can't handle the growing crime-rates so he's shoving kids in school to keep them off the streets, lol. |
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The retirement age is being raised, so it is rational to increase school leaving age, in order to prevent an increase in unemployment
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Why can't they make the most of the two years, or is that beyond todays youth ? |
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If they don't want to be there they are only going to9 make life more difficult for teachers and those who do want to be there.
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Some new info from the Guardian in last few hours
Q&A: The new school leaving age | Schools special reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk |
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Is this not going more and more the way of a police state? Are we going to be told what time to wake up next etc?
I can understand what the government is trying to achieve, but not agree with forcing people to do it. Would it not be a better idea to make it easier financially for the children that want to further education but still keep the choice there? A lot of families have to rely on the elder teens to go and work as soon as they can. The families cant afford to keep supporting the child thru the education system,and so the child has to work. Also, schools are disrupted enough already with children that simply do not want to learn. Why keep them there, interfering with willing kids 2 years longer. And then you have the worry of this making the examination pointless. There has already been the accusations of exams being made easier and de-valuing the inportance of A levels, degrees etc. If you have more 'children' going for further education, the exams will be made easier (wouldnt exactly be fair to have loads of less academically able kids sitting another two years of school only to fail the exams). As I say, I understand the idea behind this, but dont think forcing people down this route is the best scenario. The money it would cost could be far better used. |
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Fine them £200? And who will pay that? The parents? Will the parents end up being criminalised like they are now for not getting under 16 year old truants to stay in school? Have you seen the size of 17/18 year old lads? How can parents who can't cope with disillusioned 15 year olds going to school hope to stand a chance with 16 and 17 year olds?
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Rather than looking at it in a negative way can nobody see any positives to this idea? The way I look at it the offer of widening your education if only on a part time basis can only be a good move. They are not saying you can't work just that at the same time as working you can further your education. I truly hope the young people embrace the idea.
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