*Warburton's Music*
I actually agree a lot with what you say in the post but I can't help feeling that rose tinted glasses and a sense of nostalgia are in there as you said.

However I do agree on what you said about teachers, today teachers are expected to be entertainers, toothless tigers and meet targets dreamt up by some spacktard in central gov't who doesn't have a fucking clue about teaching or the fact that some kids just aren't academic.

Instead of offering subjects that could possibly allow them to progress in life they are expected to sit bored in class while an overworked teacher is attempting to make a maths lesson on mixed fractions fun and ensure it includes a starter, main par tna dplenary otherwise they could be out of a job, it must also engage all types learners including visual, audio and kinaesthetic.

And as for health and safety, I remember the number of places we used to go with school to castles, off to London and everywhere, we had 2 teachers and that was it. Now it's all about staff ratios and health and safety questionaires so teachers can no longer do a field trip off the cuff cos of so much beuracracy.

The number of schools that I've worked in that no longer do field trips or take them to places like Alton Towers or The Trafford centre (cos they're enclosed so the H and S forms are easier) is staggering and what sort of educational benefit will they get and retain from these places? Fuck all is the answer.

So yeah, the educational system needs a total overhaul, and life itself needs some common sense as well.

And in case anyone is wondering I grew up in the 80's and early 90's so wasn't that long ago either...
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Tue 22 Apr 2008, 12:43, Reply)