http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article6301150.ece
Tutors almost can not handle it; many pupils or their parents ask for a private tutor at this time of the school year to get the highest marks. And these pupils aren't just state school pupils either. It turns out that especially private school pupils get a private tutor to help them. This is strange, because these parents already pay a lot of money to get the best education for their child and now they also have to pay for a tutor for their child to make sure that the pupils' grades will be sufficient. It is mainly a consequence of competition, because parents do not want to stay behind when they see that another pupils' parents get him or her a private tutor. They do not want their child to get better grades than their own child and that is why they get a private tutor as well. Some parents complained about this situation, but others simply think that if they have to pay a lot of money for their children's education anyway, it does not matter that they have to pay just a little more. As long as that guarantees that their child will graduate succesfully.
In my opinion it is strange that private school pupils really need the extra help to get higher marks. These private schools are supposed to be the best schools possible, and that is why parents pay so much money for this type of education. But clearly the education is not that good, because the marks are not high enough. The fact that parents really push their children to achieve as much as possible, is not very useful, in my opinion. Children have to go to school every day, and because they do not do everything perfectly, they have a private tutor as well after school hours! I believe that children should have more free time to do whatever they like. The English school system, in this case the private schools, are way too competitive. It is all about high marks and not about the developement of the child. I do not think it is a bad idea that children who need some extra help, get a private tutor. But it is not relevant for pupils that do not really need it, but just get extra education to get an A+ instead of an A.
woensdag 20 mei 2009
dinsdag 12 mei 2009
Private schools hit by recession as parents look to the state sector
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6269530.ece
Because of the economic crisis, many private schools in Britain are closing their doors because their pupils go to the state schools. Parents choose to spend less money on education for their children because of the less money that they can spend. This change in the education system has severe consequences for all schools in the country. It is not only a problem for the private schools that have to close and fire their employees, it is also impossible to give all the children that come from private schools, a place at state schools in the country.
In my opinion it is very difficult to solve this problem. It is highly unlikely that the economic crisis will be over soon, meaning that after the summer this problem will be even bigger than it is now because many parents want their children to go to another school at the beginning of the school year. A solution could be that they re-open the private schools as public schools with the same teachers they already had. This will make sure that all pupils can receive education. The difficulty of this idea is, that probably all children from public schools will try to go to these re-opened schools because they have private school qualified teachers. Anyhow, I think that the government should work hard on a solution because every child deserves education and right now, there are not enough places at public school to cover all children.
Because of the economic crisis, many private schools in Britain are closing their doors because their pupils go to the state schools. Parents choose to spend less money on education for their children because of the less money that they can spend. This change in the education system has severe consequences for all schools in the country. It is not only a problem for the private schools that have to close and fire their employees, it is also impossible to give all the children that come from private schools, a place at state schools in the country.
In my opinion it is very difficult to solve this problem. It is highly unlikely that the economic crisis will be over soon, meaning that after the summer this problem will be even bigger than it is now because many parents want their children to go to another school at the beginning of the school year. A solution could be that they re-open the private schools as public schools with the same teachers they already had. This will make sure that all pupils can receive education. The difficulty of this idea is, that probably all children from public schools will try to go to these re-opened schools because they have private school qualified teachers. Anyhow, I think that the government should work hard on a solution because every child deserves education and right now, there are not enough places at public school to cover all children.
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