tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post7021852948714260321..comments2024-03-22T18:15:47.666+11:00Comments on Boy on a bike: Where have all the school hours gone?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-62071160962760724162010-10-04T09:16:27.537+11:002010-10-04T09:16:27.537+11:00My first class upon graduating as a teacher had 45...My first class upon graduating as a teacher had 45 kids - I don't remember having any problems maintaining order. That was 1968. Having said that, the level and standard of education has improved a great deal in that time in terms of qualifications earned - http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features60Sep+2010<br />What is relevant is the loss of an enormous range of occupations that non-academically inclined kids could aspire to, forcing them (as is noted above) to remain unwillingly at school. The problem for this cohort and their teachers (and parents) is that what constitutes "school" is an anachronism.<br />The rise of rampant materialism resulting in an aspiration to acquire which forces both parents to earn is IMHO an unheralded factor. <br />Ultimately it's about values. Schools respond to the social value system of the time. These values are interpreted by politicians and turned into educational policy. <br />Teaching is a tougher game now that it has ever been in the 40 years I've been involved, but as far as I'm concerned, every child can learn. Blaming policies promoting equity of access is a red herring.<br />We need to revisit the notion of "school" - pining for TheGoodOldDays is about as useful as entering a one-legged man in an arse kicking contest.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-46924287060621423312010-10-04T00:38:22.167+11:002010-10-04T00:38:22.167+11:00Oh my, it's up.
kae replied to Boy on a bike ...Oh my, it's up.<br /><br /><i>kae replied to Boy on a bike <br />Sun 03 Oct 10 (10:43am) <br />BOAB <br />Don’t disparage, everyone is the same. Everyone is equal. Everyone can be taught. Everyone should be treated the same. <br /><br />Just drag down that average, dumb everyone down to the lowest common denominator. <br /><br />Why does everyone have to matriculate? Too many kids these days are forced to stay at school when they’d be better off looking to train in a trade… however, these days that’s changed, too, with students needing to do a pre-apprenticeship course. Small employers are no longer able to afford to train and pay apprentices any more, no matter what Government incentives are available.</i>kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-37516039190810051732010-10-04T00:35:25.779+11:002010-10-04T00:35:25.779+11:00I left a comment there over the weekend about hom...I left a comment there over the weekend about homogenising the students, and forcing them to stay in school until year 12 when they should be out learning a trade, but that system's stuffed now.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.com