Boys falling behind in education
Boys falling behind in education
This is something close to home for me, I have 3 boys, the education system doesn't seem to cater to a lot of boys.
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"Tomorrow's Schools".
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Give an unqualified Board of Trustees governance of the school, even if by proxy of the Principal they hire.
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Underpay teachers: reduce the talent pool of candidates for teachers, reduce the quality of teachers (on average).
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Underfund schools: reduce the quality of teaching resources. Increase class sizes so that the total time a pupil has for one-on-one teaching is effectively zero.
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Reframe curriculum to be more accessible to more pupils. Assume that one curriculum fits all, fail all pupils.
TL;DR: boys are falling behind, down to the same level as everyone else.
I'd agree to teach programming and maths for the minimum wage if they'd let me, but there's probably some BS requirement like needing a degree or having to pass a police check. The only thing I've done wrong is have the wrong thoughts about the government, that's not even a criminal record. They only want brain-dead degree wielders to teach. If you have any anti-government views and don't have a degree, might as well stay on the benefit. They don't like people who engage in wrong-think, even if it's in their own time. The failed education system is by design, and only a fool would think that Luxon and/or more funding will fix it. The education system is rotten to the core. It needs a complete re-work.
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