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Alternative schooling

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This thread was inspired by   and this quote:

'School can ruin or taint so many aspects of life'  in this thread:

 HI EVERYONE I am new here 

This set me thinking about what type of education would actually suit autistic people best.

One thing I'd like to avoid is forced education - making people study subjects they dislike or are not good at and especially the exams - from what I see, there is much more pressure on achievement for children nowadays than when I was at school which must be very stressful.

Also, I wonder what would help to alleviate the bullying that certainly was endemic when I was at school - smaller classes maybe.

From my own experience the bullying and trauma of school can have a lifelong detrimental effect. 

Montessori schooling impresses me:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_education

What do you think?

Any radical changes you would like to see in education - whether private or state?

I am talking about the UK because that's all I have experience of but please talk about your own country too.

PLEASE DON'T ADD PHOTOS TO THIS THREAD IN THE SAME POST AS TEXT OR THAT MAY BREAK IT. THANKYOU.

Parents

  • I'd like to see changes in the school system, but it's hard to know what would be beneficial to most students and teachers too, as things can't suit everyone at the same time. 

    One thing I would say, is that it'd have been nice to have been treated with more dignity - not being forced to eat lunch on the floor outside in 'the cages' at all times of year, or not having only two working toilets for 500 students, or not being reprimanded for wearing a sock colour other than black etc.

    Though, I'm grateful that the school system is probably much better in this regard now than in the past.

    It was unpleasant to see the mental health of numerous peers deteriorate during high school for various reasons largely related to the school environment. It seems to put several unnecessary stresses on young people. Especially when the knowledge that is taught is largely irrelevant when you leave school.

    I got out of school as soon as possible at 16 after not attending much towards the end, which is a bit of a shame as I loved academics.

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  • I'd like to see changes in the school system, but it's hard to know what would be beneficial to most students and teachers too, as things can't suit everyone at the same time. 

    One thing I would say, is that it'd have been nice to have been treated with more dignity - not being forced to eat lunch on the floor outside in 'the cages' at all times of year, or not having only two working toilets for 500 students, or not being reprimanded for wearing a sock colour other than black etc.

    Though, I'm grateful that the school system is probably much better in this regard now than in the past.

    It was unpleasant to see the mental health of numerous peers deteriorate during high school for various reasons largely related to the school environment. It seems to put several unnecessary stresses on young people. Especially when the knowledge that is taught is largely irrelevant when you leave school.

    I got out of school as soon as possible at 16 after not attending much towards the end, which is a bit of a shame as I loved academics.

Children
  • in reply to BeaE
    BeaE said:
    It was unpleasant to see the mental health of numerous peers deteriorate during high school for various reasons largely related to the school environment. It seems to put several unnecessary stresses on young people. Especially when the knowledge that is taught is largely irrelevant when you leave school.

    I agree.