And teach kids how to behave in society and skills that they will actually use in life. Would it give kids a better chance to become good people? Would it help to stop them getting involved in crime or is it all the parents fault?
2007-08-24 04:58:53 · 8 answers · asked by Sir Bobby`s Hairdresser 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I agree with a lot of what you say, old man of coniston, but what about the kids who`s parents themselves are unable to teach them the basic life skills. Algebra and Art is a waste of time, would it not be better to give them social lessons instead.
Also agree 100% that punishment by the law is a joke.
2007-08-24 05:25:13 · update #1
School teaching and procedures have gone mad.
Putting 6-7 year old kids through trauma`s at such a young age is pathetic, It`s no wonder by the time they reach senior school they have had enough. The anxiety that teachers experience trying to fulfil the curriculum has got to be passed onto the kids. As for behaviour, Teachers and the general public should not have to tolerate the aggression that are in kids today, I don't know how you could bring back punishments like caning, slipper etc as it was in my time, Kids are not being brought up to accept this kind of correction and their parents would rather argue with authorities even if their kids have done wrong. I very rarely see parents in parks with kids nowadays they rely on the grandparents.It`s the do gooders in authority from last twenty years who have destroyed the ethos this country once had.
2007-08-24 05:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say it is a bit of both. The parent-school scheme thing was made to support the children's development at home and school (despite the fact it makes the adults look like pervs without giving the children any breathing space).
Schools are drifting more into a subject focus teaching instead of teaching the needed basics in life such as personal finance and ethics.
If it was taught, it would raise questions as what is ethical? Should all laws be followed (some are really stupid, e.g. you can't stand still in public)? Would it defeat the concept of free choice?
Children are given the choice to be who they are do what they want, yet the curriculum made some areas compulsory e.g. Art - you get to do what you want as long as you do this and that...defeats free choice and self expression.
A bit of a juggle on the debate (and sorry for the essay). If the government is going to do anything, it better look into it before making any rash decisions like Blair does.
2007-08-24 12:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Teachers should be there to teach, not socially engineer kids towards hitting targets, of which are of no use in later life. If the kids came to school with morals, instilled by vigilante parents, then they can easily absorb all kinds of information. Let them be inquisitive whilst at the same time inspire self restraint. Problem solved.
If music institutes, toy & game designers, media antagonists and politicians stopped sensationalising violence, then we could stop the flow.
2007-08-24 12:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by Old Man of Coniston!. 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Schools are now starting to move towards a skills based curriculum, rather than knowledge based, the idea being that children will be able to apply their skills to a range of situations.
Most schools already have high expectations for children's behaviour and the majority of children are reasonably well behaved in school. Outside of school it is the parents and the individual child's responsibility to ensure they behave.
2007-08-24 12:20:40 · answer #4 · answered by Keith W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its the parents job to teach there kids who to exist in this world. Yes its the parents fault, and it isnt going away any time soon as it is a new mass problem in the UK. It can only get worse.
2007-08-24 12:05:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, the parents should be making sure they are raising their kids in a good manner. It is not the school's faults. The parents should be teaching the kids that stuff.
2007-08-24 23:05:38 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ol man of Conistan has just become my new hero!
However I have to agree from the parents we see( at our centre), that most these days are brain washed into doing everything, faster, slicker and less conscientiously, so schools doing back up duty wouldn't come amiss!
2007-08-24 13:04:01 · answer #7 · answered by Christine H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There just needs to be punishments for crimes that they actually fear.
2007-08-24 12:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋