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British education system among worst in the world

Solace said:
You're British, your opinion is meaningless. You have no say in American politics.
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You were discussing UK schools, as you may recall.... and Laila's reply was about UK schools... so this statement is irrelevant at best. I shall refrain from mentioning what it may be at worst.
 
Goshin said:
You were discussing UK schools--
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He wasn't even discussing but giving a personal opinion as he hasn't been able (even after three pages) to give any supporting links or evidence for his opinion.
 
Jetboogieman said:
I went to private school in England, fortunately or Unfortunately I didn't get to go to state school there, but I heard some schools in England were pretty damned bad, I mean really really bad.

Pregnancy rates at my government school in Canada, were really low, I remember only 2 or 3 girls being preggers at my school the whole three years I was there.

I knew a counsillor at a state school in England, their numbers were much higher, I believe they had between 40-50 girls pregnant in a school that was actually smaller.

But unfair to say the entire system is like that, as with any state system there are good schools and bad schools.

Obviously if its a bad neighbourhood, chances are the school is a little rougher, especially the schools that cater to kids that live in Public Housing, that especially tends to be a hard existence for kids growing up, lots of bullying and violence.
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But that's 'cause condoms are too complicated for the poms to use, rather than thei education.
 
spud_meister said:
But that's 'cause condoms are too complicated for the poms to use, rather than thei education.
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An Kiwi goes to buy a condom at a nearby chemist.
The lady behind the counter gives a choice of three types. English, French, and Australian.

"What's the difference," he asks?

"Well, the English are an average sexually active people. They have 4 in their packs of rubbers. One for Monday, one for Wednesday, and so on. You get the picture?" she smiles.

"What about the French ones then?" asks the puzzled Kiwi, smiling at the poor poms.

"Well, the French are very passionate people. They have 8. One for Monday, and so on, and 2 on Sundays."

And the Australian ones?" He asks.

"The Australians, well, they have 12." At this, the Kiwi thinks of all the anti New Zealand jokes he's had to put up with from his Australian friends, " 12? Really 12?

"Yes, 12. One for January, one for February...."
 
In just about every public school, there are dropouts, but there are also graduates, some of which who go on to University. If they can do it, why don't the rest do it?
Education is presented to all, but some reject it....
 
DarkWizard12 said:
Our university system is, our public education system is just as bad.
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Our public education system, at least in California, is great. It is the students, social problems, illegal imigrants, drugs, drinking, lack of parenting, gangs, etc etc etc that are the problem. The curriculum is great and the teachers are generally well trained. Teachers and schools are learning to implement more and more strategies such as focusing on learning skills rather than just facts or content.
 
Infinite Chaos said:
An Kiwi goes to buy a condom at a nearby chemist.
The lady behind the counter gives a choice of three types. English, French, and Australian.

"What's the difference," he asks?

"Well, the English are an average sexually active people. They have 4 in their packs of rubbers. One for Monday, one for Wednesday, and so on. You get the picture?" she smiles.

"What about the French ones then?" asks the puzzled Kiwi, smiling at the poor poms.

"Well, the French are very passionate people. They have 8. One for Monday, and so on, and 2 on Sundays."

And the Australian ones?" He asks.

"The Australians, well, they have 12." At this, the Kiwi thinks of all the anti New Zealand jokes he's had to put up with from his Australian friends, " 12? Really 12?

"Yes, 12. One for January, one for February...."
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Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Infinite Chaos said:
An Kiwi goes to buy a condom at a nearby chemist.
The lady behind the counter gives a choice of three types. English, French, and Australian.

"What's the difference," he asks?

"Well, the English are an average sexually active people. They have 4 in their packs of rubbers. One for Monday, one for Wednesday, and so on. You get the picture?" she smiles.

"What about the French ones then?" asks the puzzled Kiwi, smiling at the poor poms.

"Well, the French are very passionate people. They have 8. One for Monday, and so on, and 2 on Sundays."

And the Australian ones?" He asks.

"The Australians, well, they have 12." At this, the Kiwi thinks of all the anti New Zealand jokes he's had to put up with from his Australian friends, " 12? Really 12?

"Yes, 12. One for January, one for February...."
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Last time I heard that joke, it was underwear....
 
Jetboogieman said:
I went to private school in England, fortunately or Unfortunately I didn't get to go to state school there, but I heard some schools in England were pretty damned bad, I mean really really bad.

Pregnancy rates at my government school in Canada, were really low, I remember only 2 or 3 girls being preggers at my school the whole three years I was there.

I knew a counsillor at a state school in England, their numbers were much higher, I believe they had between 40-50 girls pregnant in a school that was actually smaller.

But unfair to say the entire system is like that, as with any state system there are good schools and bad schools.

Obviously if its a bad neighbourhood, chances are the school is a little rougher, especially the schools that cater to kids that live in Public Housing, that especially tends to be a hard existence for kids growing up, lots of bullying and violence.
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It is like this in every country. There are bad schools and good schools, public and private. But schools are often a microcosomos of the society/area they serve. So if there is a lot of violence and crime, then that will be reflected in the school system as well.
 
UtahBill said:
Kiwis have lots of sheep, right?
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Yep, there's more sheep than people in New Zealand.

What do you call a Kiwi with a sheep under each arm?
A pimp.

And my new favourite Kiwi joke I heard the other day:

An Aussie journalist was in New Zealand doing stories where he saw a Kiwi farmer doing unnatural things with a sheep. He approached the Kiwi and firstly asked, "What sort of sheep is that?" He scribbled down the farmer's reply - "a Merino". The next question was, "Do you shear them?" The farmer replied hastily, "No! Go and find yer own!"
 
spud_meister said:
Yep, there's more sheep than people in New Zealand.

What do you call a Kiwi with a sheep under each arm?
A pimp.

And my new favourite Kiwi joke I heard the other day:

An Aussie journalist was in New Zealand doing stories where he saw a Kiwi farmer doing unnatural things with a sheep. He approached the Kiwi and firstly asked, "What sort of sheep is that?" He scribbled down the farmer's reply - "a Merino". The next question was, "Do you shear them?" The farmer replied hastily, "No! Go and find yer own!"
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A new to the job sheep herder was out in the hills learning his trade. After a few weeks, he asks his coworkers, "when do we go to town, I would like to find a willing woman and spend a weekend with her".
The others laughed. "you fool, we don't go to town to find what we have right here, pick out one of these sheep and do your thing".
He was reluctant but finally chose one and went looking for some privacy with her.
When he came back, the sheep followed him into camp, and the other men started laughing at him.
"I knew it, you set me up", he says. "No, they said, "what's funny is, there is only one ugly sheep in the flock, and you chose her"...
 
Solace said:
As most of you should already know, the British have been heavily criticized for their education system, and how they are "more like prison facilities" than "learning institutions".

Strictest rules in the world and unlike America, students have absolutely no freedom of assembly and are forced to be branded like cattle by wearing school uniforms. Uniforms have been proven to have more negative effects on schools and on human behavior than positive. They also don't have high schools in England, they have little 11 and 12 year olds mixed up with teenagers, they don't separated 13-18 from the kids, like they do in America. Reasons (aside from the more obvious ones) that 11 and 12 year olds don't belong near teenagers:
1. Two entirely different maturity levels.

2. The teens have hit puberty and the kids have not.

3. That must wreak havok on dating out there, and especially on sex.

4. 11 and 12 year olds shouldn't be exposed to all the drug dealings and sex that goes on in high school.

5. If one were to get in a fight with the little kids, and they did not know they were little kids (though it's pretty obvious to spot the 12 year olds, since they stand out for being complete dumbasses), they could seriously injure or possibly even kill them, since they are such fragile creatures, they could also get in some real serious trouble for insulting a non-teen child and possibly serve time.
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Bull****, total bull****.
 
spud_meister said:
In defence of my fellow countrymen, we're not really worried about getting kangaroos pregnant.
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That's only cos you can't hold the damn things still long enough to s**g 'em.

A kiwi just sticks the sheep's back legs into his wellington boots - I hear you put your life and your nuts at risk trying the same trick with a 'roo.
 
Infinite Chaos said:
That's only cos you can't hold the damn things still long enough to s**g 'em.

A kiwi just sticks the sheep's back legs into his wellington boots - I hear you put your life and your nuts at risk trying the same trick with a 'roo.
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The mere fact that you have thought this out so thoroughly is a little disturbing...
 
My Welsh friends tell me that standing near a cliffside helps, they push back quite vigorously!
 
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