Thinking about the current education system in your country, how satisfied are you with it, and what improvements do you suggest?
Published 13 responses on 20 Jun 2023
I live in Scotland and receive free tuition for up to 5 years of my university degree. I believe this is a really good concept and I am very satisfied with how things are. However I believe in secondary school, more time and resources should be spent on sexual education as it seems to have lessened over the years. I believe more time should also be spent teaching students about real life things such as tax as these are the important things everyone faces e laving school. However none of it is taught in school
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This is what other community members thought:I do think that vocational education should be more taught in schools as a result of if being more useful when we are older. Having work based education is important for careers and what we should know for life. I am satisfied with certain aspects of the curriculum but I do feel that the exam system could be altered to be more inclusive such as learning British sign language or other languages that are not European. I do feel like we should be able to do other aspects to do with future life.
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The UK education system has many strengths - it's focus on academic rigor, internationally recognized qualifications, and high quality universities. However, there are several areas of improvements that could be incorporated to make it a better experience for students.It's important to address educational inequality - there is a consistent achievement gap between students from minority ethnicities + those with disadvantaged backgrounds and their more affluent, majority race peers. I also think flexibility in curriculum is important, more assessment and exam reform would help evaluation of students' skills and knowledge, added teacher training and support (in light of the UCU strikes), integration of technology, and focus on well being and mental health support. Continued investment in infrastructure is also critical to ensure that schools have modern facilities. These are just a few suggestions; there may be other aspects that could be considered for improvement.
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Canterbury
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I am a student in the UK. The education system is generally satisfactory, however there is still room for improvement. For example, most of the lectures are structured in a way Rabat are not very engaging for student and are not designed for providing the knowledge needed for exams. Students are expected to do almost everything alone with not much provided by the study material. The tuition fee is pretty high and there should be more engagement from professors to provide more relevant information for exams. Moreover, current strikes that lecturers are doing are affecting only the students, and there should be improvement of the internals system so that students don’t have to bear the consequences since we are paying for education and some lecturers are refusing to mark our works.
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Southampton
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The education system definitely needs to be improved. I think the grading system needs to be completely reworked and or even replaced with a slightly more subjective grading system. The national curriculum should be changed as well and by that, I mean the curriculum should be varied. Education surrounding cultures and different histories should be taught as well and so should topics such as intersectional feminism and gender theory. Sensitive subjects such as sexual abuse should be handled with care when teaching things like consent and boundaries in the context of sex to younger audiences (anyone under the age of 14).
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Manchester
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I think there has to be more emphasis on alternative studies rather than the traditional ones. We are only taught history in a certain context. I think it would be great to learn the history about multicultural students in the classroom. As well as British history the good and the bad. The exam systems are in place for certain students to flourish. I think there should be alternatives to exams and coursework. Looking more deeply at the individual students and have their best interests at heart. I also think as we become more technologically advanced. There has to be safe guarding for students dealing with issues currently. So cyber bullying, peer pressure and prejudice.
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Keighley
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I am somewhat satisfied with the system in my country. I do think it relies heavily on memory rather than understanding and applying some basic knowledge.Instead of encouraging students to understand and apply fundamental concepts, the system often rewards those who can memorize information without truly comprehending its significance.The system also relies on taking too many tests, which could be solved by adding projects to do over the course, even if they are harder, which would result in acquiring deeper understanding of the subject.For example, in the courses I took at uni where I had to do a project I ended up learning and remembering more than those where I only took an exam.
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Madrid
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I think that the education system does not really focus on practice, the main focus is on theory or e.g. - subjects in school that will never be of any use. Children need to develop their skills, not to try and learn something by heart that will be forgotten in few months. What will make us successful is to develop our strengths and soft skills.When it comes to college/university, however, depending on what kind of area you are studying and which one is the institution, you might learn a lot of things that will be practical and useful for the profession, but speaking of degrees for example in the field of business administration/economics, again the focus is to learn the theory with the exams and essays, not to work on real life projects that are part of the profession.
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I am most unsatisfied with gun laws regarding conceal and carry laws. It’s ridiculous that people can just walk into a school and shoot entire crowds of students dead. At the very least there could be metal detectors and investigations of people/students who carry weapons. I’m satisfied with the fact that they have advanced placement classes for students who are willing to take higher level classes and further their education more than the average student. Programs like that are important to me and many others.
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For me, education is really important. Training offers many personal and professional opportunities. I think that the education system in France needs to change several things.First, knowledge of foreign languages is essential today, so why not learn them from kindergarten. Second, I think it is imperative that every student receive financial education. For me, the school has to find a balance between learning current subjects and learning essential notions in everyday life
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From primary school to secondary school I enjoyed school it may be due to the fact that I enjoyed having a day filled with something new and something scheduled for the hours of the day. But now I’m in university and feel as though I miss that structure of having more than what 1-2 lessons a day because i feel as though if the information I was meant to be taught was spread over many different sectors and people within those professions should give more limelight to that subject I would probably enjoy and actually do better in university. What I’m getting at is that the structure changes so drastically and I don’t think the ‘professionals’ take that into consideration.
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London
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I am very satisfied with the education system in my country because, unlike many others, it really prepares you for working life and teaches you everything from the most basic to the most complex. What I do miss is that they teach us in schools how to manage money or give us tips for entering adult life, for example I would like them to give us classes on how to manage money and learn about bills and taxes.
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I am satisfied with the education system in the country as it covers a lot of different subjects and gives a lot of knowledge. I think it is unfortunate there is a lot of focus on exams however I am not sure how else things would be done as there is a need to test peoples abilities. I think the new number system for GCSEs is confusing, I prefer the standard letter grades but it isn't a big deal. I think there should be more focus on life skills as in school they didn't really teach us much about that.