2006-07-01 12:15:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Judging by some of the questions and the spelling on here, it should be raised to 25!!
2006-07-01 12:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by BackMan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i like 2 answers here stay at school till you learn as it would soon become apparent who is falling through the cracks and wolud show up when looking for a good school
at the moment you can hold them back but you have to jump them to the correct year for leaving . whats the point they miss a whole year schooling
the second i like is the apprentice type thing or something like that
my son was not accademic by any shake off the tail !!1 at age 14 his school in conjunction with our local college started a cattering course once a week and just focused on maths and english in school he their for had a head start there were many courses to choose from mechanics carpentry basically hands on stuff. which is the way my son found it easier to learn.
my personal view is yes . my ideal schooling would be that maths and english should be focused on a lot more so that everybody has the basic building blocks then at maybe around 14 all kids should have 2 yrs or so of work placements in varying areas to open their eyes to what is there (not just wot my dad did or anything but) who the heck knows what they want to be at 14! then when they have a better understanding of the work place they can study specifically for that line of work whether it be further accademics or hands on style if this happened you would need to raise the school age to 18 at least and the employer would get a better prepared focused employee
2006-07-02 03:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by marina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! I stayed on at school till I was 18, the went to Uni from there, because there were no jobs to go to when I was 16, and my parents wouldnt have put up with me sitting / sleeping around the house all day. I honestly think that if they put the leaving age up it would be a positive thing
2006-07-01 12:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by DonnaDoop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that the school learning environment suits everyone, so I believe that some people should be able to leave at the age of 16 (or perhaps even before), however I think that they should be placed in an apprenticeship or similar experiential learning situation, rather than being able to leave to be unemployed and do nothing.
2006-07-02 01:42:45 · answer #4 · answered by sweetsaff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it should be compulsory for everyone to get at least a Bachelors degree. If this happened, there would be no Chavs and a lot less crime. "Education makes the person" (Me, just now). Education has the power to expand minds and horizons... those layabouts don't know what they're missing. For example, I'm doing a BSc (Hons) in Computing and Information Systems... ok, rather hardcore and boring (esp.info systems bit), but doing that degree has made me realise that another subject area would be so damn cool. Also, at University, you can do a lot of things apart from your degree; e.g. learning a language, etc.
2006-07-01 12:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by hasina_ghani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't. Some kids just don't want to be there at 16 and they cause problems for the kids who just want to get their gcse's. Teachers have enough trouble without having to control a group of problem 18 year olds.
Tracy Emmen has a degree. A degree does not turn a chav into a silk purse.
2006-07-02 07:13:58 · answer #6 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for everyone but I do think it could be used as a punishment instead of the usual stuff. Lets face it - it's always the badly behaved that leave as soon as they are old enough and if they knew that instead of writing lines or being expelled they'd actually have to stay at school for more years......
I would think they should get seperate classes though, away from kids who stay on to better themselves.
2006-07-01 12:21:07 · answer #7 · answered by Thinker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, I think I would have probably killed myself. If you saw the school I went to you would understand!
Bad idea - because some people just want to get out in the world and start work - like my brother - he left school when he was 15 and has worked non stop since. Extra time in school would not have benefited him in any way as he learns by practical methods, not sitting in a classroom.
2006-07-01 12:22:05 · answer #8 · answered by badgerbadger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think school should have tests like the usa and school leaving age should be if and when you pass the tests ,some people are smart enough to go on with life at 16 while others need that extra time
2006-07-01 23:46:00 · answer #9 · answered by jeff55uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. I think that every secondary school should have a sixth form. And i think that pupils who have attended that school should go to the sixth form in that school, so that they are still with the same people, and a few more from other places as well as the same staff and some extras. More time to create opportunity, more time to realise potential and more time for pupils to achieve excellence.
2006-07-03 03:18:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nooo! If people want to carry on to further education they can do, but school isn't for everyone. Compulsory education until the age of 16 is enough.
2006-07-04 15:54:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋