SOME QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ABOUT EDUCATION

SOME QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ABOUT EDUCATION

Try to answer these questions with us. What would you say?

Why do we have schools?

To learn different subjects
To follow a timetable
To improve people
To make a better person
To prepare for the adult life
to prepare for a profession
To teach us to conform to norms and values

of who?

therich, elites, politicians?

What about hidden curriculum?

There are things that are not written on a document and nevertheless they are put into practice.

What things?

To conform to the norm
To be ponctual
To be docile
to be more social

As a teachers, for whom do we teach?

For the intelligent ones, for the average people?

How do we measure success and failure?

With exams and certifications
In Spain teachers give grades to students and these leads or not to a certificate.
In Ireland, teachers only teach but don't give grades. Only state examinations are the valid ones to get a certificate.

In this way, all students are treated equally.

Do we classify students by levels of performance?

In Ireland there are 4 levels:

Higher
Ordinary
foundation
Applied

In Spain, theorically, there is no separation, but:

In schools where there is a plurilingual modality, the brilliant students usually sign in for this education
Students in the present PR-4 and PMAR are given a more practical education.
In the same vein we find the students of FPB (formación profesional básica) who start these studies because they have failed in the ESO
In private schools, there are less students with social problems.

Why do we not achieve good grades in comparison with other European countries?

There is too much rote learning.

What about extra-classes?

In the Irish system it is common to attend extra-classes even on saturday.
In Ireland there are less extra-scholar activities such as sports or music.

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