Bad Education

What's wrong with our education system ?

1. Katherine Birbalsingh believes that there is a problem with UK's education system. Can you identify it within the first three minutes of the video? What is the problem?
 

According to Katherine Birbalsingh, ‘the education system is broken’. She thinks the most important problem in the education is the 'poor children poor'. In the UK's education system where children don't feel they are responsible of their exam success...or failure at school.

 2. Why does this problem exist according to this teacher? (from 3 min to 4 min 26 sec)

Katherine talk about, the “culture excuse”. Teachers shouldn't excuse pupils for their bad behaviour just because he comes to difficult background or he have more difficulties. It doesn't help pupils to be more responsible about themselves.

3. What do the government ministers think about this problem? Who is to blame for the condition? (from 4 min 30 till about 6 min)

The government thinks it should support teachers. They tries to defend teachers who defend the complain culture. He ‘needs dedicated teachers with natural authority’, for progress.

4. Which suggestions does Katherine make to improve the system? (6-7 min)

She thinks pupils and teachers should be more responsible. Pupils need to find their place at school for the future. For find a job for example. She says, it's important looking for after student's background.

5. Which changes would Katherine make in the education system if she were given a choice? (till the end of the video)

Katherine would like giving more power and freedom to teachers and headteache. She wants to discipline in the class for make her job. She suggests to get down the level of the exams; because before, it was more difficult and different.

What about you?

 

According to me, us culture is a culture of competition where the more important is to be the best in all discipline.

We found more inequalities in school and, the consequences are the division between the different pupils class. Sometimes, we have more violence at school because there are more frustration and incomprehension. The student take the power in classe and there are more violence with teachers.

It's recent. We say that education is accessible for all, but I think that no. The school is free for all, but when you are in university, you do have a studio, you do pay for food, clothes, books to buy for school, pay transport subscription, and it's represent a big cost. For many pupils, it begins since long time...

The gouvernement shouldn't exculde the popular class in the socity, and give assistance for shool and place in the socity, a legitim place, like everyone. The problem is a problem of society.