Please only apply if it affects your child. I have a child starting secondary school in September.
2007-03-21 23:57:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
It's not going to work. Think it is a good idea though. I was schooled in Belgium where full-time education is compulsory between the ages of 3 and 18. One thing wrong with it is that they streamline against the pupils wishes. What happened to me. I left school at 15 in the end because it never seemed to matter what i wanted. And really couldn't care less that 'i could do better if i tried'. I was never cut out for academics. And still they insisted i should study to the best of my abilities.
Had they only let me become a car mechanic as i wanted.
My daughter is 3.5 now. I have just enrolled her in a Steiner Waldorf kindergarden group. She loves it. She is treated as an individual and if all goes according to plan she will be there till she is 18 :-)
2007-03-22 00:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that the goverment have thought this through properly, they are having a great deal of trouble with truency as it is so it might just cause more problems for parents as it is them who can get arrested, but on the other hand when they are at the age of 16-18 the child might decide that it's time to get some work done so it could be a posative thing, i'm not a parent of that age group but i have my brother living with me who is, it does seem to work better for the children in America but so many things there are different, if the goverment con sort out the mess that the school system is in then it can possibly do well but until they do i don't think that it will a very good idea, also they are going to have to get the extra funding from somwhere and no doubt it will be tax payers money while they spend ridiculas amounts on advertising themselves.
2007-03-22 00:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by CLAIRE BEAR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a good idea but i also think it should be compulsory. The child should be given 2 options:
1: Stay on in school until 18 years old or
2: Find a job or be put on a job placement / training scheme. If the child leaves the job then he should be sent straight back to school.
I didnt have a clue what i wanted to do at 16 years old and am now in a job that bores the socks off me but cant afford to leave and change careers. I think there should also be a careers advisor session every week in school too.
2007-03-22 00:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'It's a good idea. In today's world not many 16 year olds are ready to make the jump from school to work.The extra education, especially if it is career based will give the youngster a much better chance of getting a satisfying job with prospects. Also at 18 after taking A levels your child is more mature in deciding whether to commence a career straight away or to go on to even further education at Uni or college to obtain further qualifications.My own children are now grown up but I have 8 grandchildren who will be affected by this, and I care very much about their futures.
2007-03-22 00:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is currently in Year 12 and intends to go on to do AS levels. However, many in her year don't want to continue with a formal education, which is fair as not every child is academic. I do believe that some sort of education/training should be available. When I was at that point in my education there were YTP schemes and Training Schemes galore for those who wanted to take on a vocational education. My husband managed to serve his apprenticeship as a Welder as a result of one of the schemes and was given help and training to set up his own business thereafter. Teenagers are still childlike at 16 and the extra support from an additional two years of education, whatever form that may take, would in my opinion better prepare them for the world of work and life in general.
2007-03-22 22:34:56 · answer #5 · answered by rarmdragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I'm currently in that age gap I have mixed views...
I think it's a good idea, but the school in charge of the children should run checks as a child should be permitted to go to a better place like college or be allowed to take vocational studies in what they want to do after education...
Similar to now, only being some form of education should be compulsory...
Hope that made sense...
2007-03-22 00:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by Badgerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im probably wrong but i heard that it as just the fact that a person between 16 and 18 is guarranteed a place in further education, im pretty sure its not compulsary.
But if it is then i think its a bad idea because some people know they dont want to go on further education.
2007-03-22 00:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I havent a child - but i think it is good - as i didnt have a clue what i wanted to do or be at 16, now i sort of regret that. So if it is changed to 18 they have more time to decide what career they wish.
2007-03-22 00:01:44 · answer #8 · answered by punteroftheworld 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I doesn't affect my child because I don't have one. But I am in the sixth form right now, and I think that it is a bad idea! During GCSE's it was hard to learn because there were people there who didn't want to be, and they just messed about and generally disrupted the rest of the class. It is good now that I am in sixth form because everybody is there by choice and so obviously wants to learn. I think that it is bad idea because those who want to do well will be held back by those that don't!
2007-03-22 00:05:52 · answer #9 · answered by :) 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes as you are still a teenager and in need of a lot of emotional support growing up.
16-18 is the most important and hardest. And you still need detetensions and boundries to help you leanr not left to not bother
2007-03-22 14:37:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋