Dames Posted 7 November 2007 Posted 7 November 2007 Wouldn't improve anything just keep people cooped up in one place for 2 years longer. Some people like myself became disillusioned with life at secondary school (Especially since the good teachers had left and thier replacements were totally inept) and the change of going to college is refreshing and restores someones motivation because they get to start fresh without no silly grudges that some teachers hold from when you was in year 7. The chavs and trouble makers wouldn't change they would all flunk out at one point or continue to skive, smoke, drink and whatever else they think is big to do instead of going school. The good thing about going college is that you don't get none of these tramps around.
davieG Posted 7 November 2007 Posted 7 November 2007 What i'm saying is after year 11 alot of students drop out and go on to do work and aprentierships. If the age went up to 18 attendence levels would drop etc.. If people want to stay on after year 11 let them, if they dont they dont want to Apprenticeships would count as being at school under this proposal.
davieG Posted 7 November 2007 Posted 7 November 2007 I think either some of you or me have got the wrong idea about this. My view is that it's not simply a case of keeping people in school until they're are 18 it's keeping them in the educational stream until they're 18 - this could mean staying in the school/college environment or joining a registered business that guarantees a proper training programme as in an apprenticeship. My last job involved recruiting and managing an apprenticeship scheme where 16 year olds spent 4 days at work learning about the actualities and realities of the specific trade and one day/evening at college doing a BTec. Many of these continued with the day release and obtained degrees, fair enough it took them 7/8 years to get it but they had no major debts at the end of it.
Alexikokopops Posted 7 November 2007 Posted 7 November 2007 Wouldn't improve anything just keep people cooped up in one place for 2 years longer. Some people like myself became disillusioned with life at secondary school (Especially since the good teachers had left and thier replacements were totally inept) and the change of going to college is refreshing and restores someones motivation because they get to start fresh without no silly grudges that some teachers hold from when you was in year 7.The chavs and trouble makers wouldn't change they would all flunk out at one point or continue to skive, smoke, drink and whatever else they think is big to do instead of going school. The good thing about going college is that you don't get none of these tramps around. College and apprenticeships count as "School until 18"
The People's Hero Posted 7 November 2007 Posted 7 November 2007 What i'm saying is after year 11 alot of students drop out and go on to do work and aprentierships. If the age went up to 18 attendence levels would drop etc.. If people want to stay on after year 11 let them, if they dont they dont want to Back to school for you, my lad!
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