Published on 12, July, 2020
I didn't like school much espech secondary because it was a huge school and I was bullied a lot
Primary school was ok at first because I went to a really small school which was actually an old building
This was it
It's since been turned in to flats sadly :(
My secondary school was monstrous lol XD I hated it from start to finish.
I enjoyed learning but I would have preferred doing it from home :)
Sometimes I miss school but mostly its bad memories.
In the hall at my first school we did a Christmas show and sang silent night together my mum has it on video it's a strange video because I'm only small and don't really look like me now.
My senior school was dire really.
It was Secondary Modern because I didn't pass the 11+ and there was no expectation of exams being taken so the education was poor.
My education was only salvaged by it becoming Comprehensive and a grammar school closing.
That meant that the pupils and teachers joined us.
I went from being bottom of the top class to being top of the top class.
However, bullied horribly, physically and verbally, throughout.
Caelus said:i think with private schools too though its a effect that the kids there want a education.while in anything free, its more a prison camp and the kids hate being there, they are not there to learn they are forced there against their will so they get aggressive.
Sporadic Sparkly said:I can safely say that I certainly don't miss school and being forced to learn about subjects that I had little interest in.
These 2 comments set me thinking.
I don't know much about modern schooling as I haven't had children.
However, do we need something different where perhaps children can learn a skill for jobs rather than learning stuff they don't want to?
Should children be able to leave school earlier than they do (my mum left at 14)?
Children need to stay in school until there ready and fully matured for the real world.
Now children are grown up before there ready adds a lot of pressure on them in an already pressuring world.
Exams are brutal! Lol I remember mine 2 years ago really tough.
Having now finished school I didn't learn much about life and valuable skills I think more important stuff needs to be taught
do we need something different where perhaps children can learn a skill for jobs rather than learning stuff they don't want to? Should children be able to leave school earlier than they do (my mum left at 14)?
do we need something different where perhaps children can learn a skill for jobs rather than learning stuff they don't want to?
I think they probably do still need to be in some kind of education but vocational training (perhaps alongside the basic GCSEs like maths and English) would definitely suit a lot of kids better.
My old secondary school used to organise the timetable so that the kids who struggled academically could go to the local college one day a week in year 10 and 11 and learn something practical. I remember there was a boy that I'd known since reception class who had always been quite naughty at school, and once he started a catering course on his college day everything completely turned around for him- he'd found something he was good at and had something to be proud of, and it made a massive difference to his attitude and well-being.
Our experience has not been so positive regarding vocational training or less academic subjects. In our area it seems to depend on how many pupils need a non GCSE course and if they have enough staff to do both. I think the system where you could choose CSEs was better than getting a non pass at GCSE. At college however the level 1 courses seem to be more practical and you can re take English and Maths. I remember a friend with an autistic son saying he chose to do a theatre course at college but his difficulty was the academic bit.
I'm now fully immersed in the school system, despite promising myself I'd never return... GCSE is a wide range of subjects in most schools, many are more vocational than academic- and this is a route open to students when they take their GCSE options. Really, in spite of Governmental tinkering, for political gain, on the whole, Secondary education isn't all that different in some respects. A certain amount of streaming still takes place as well.
Should children be able to leave school earlier than they do (my mum left at 14)
God No!
Today's 14 year olds aren't equipped for the real world - most of them at least. They're still very much children in many ways, with the expectation of remaining so for some time. Culturally and politically, we've pushed adulthood further and further down the line in recent years.
My son will be 30 next year, and I think his experience of school and the education system was perhaps worse than mine, with there being more pressure on pupils (and teachers) to meet certain targets.
Perhaps it's an unfair thing to say and a sign of me showing my age, but I feel the quality of my son's education compared to my own generation wasn't as good.
When I was at school, I had no idea what I wanted to do job-wise when I grew up. Therefore, if the curriculum had enabled me to learn job-related skills, I feel it might possibly have been wasted on me. However, for people who are more focused and know exactly what they would like to do, I can see that learning job-related skills could be extremely beneficial.