That is absolute madness. I have said for years we expect too much from children and they have no idea what they really want to do with the rest of their lives at that age. Why can't we allow them to have a bit of fun while being educated why put them through this sort of pressure. What I don't like is we build them up for GCSE's (if your an academic and if your not then the school will just throw you out with very little) and then the schools say if you don't get into A levels you will become a under paid worker. It's too much pressure for an adult let alone a child who doesn't understand anything about life!!Kwacky wrote:It's all well and good comparing our education system (which does have its flaws) to other European nations, but we don't pay the same level of taxes.
The education system needs to be reviewed, but that costs money. A lot of money. Sadly government won't fund it.
There are far too many tests and tick boxes. My daughter suffers from anxiety attacks when she's hit with a load of tests. She's had about 12 exams/tests so far this year and had 3 attacks. I fail to see why a 12 year old girl needs to be put under that sort of pressure.
To be honest the country need to sort it out regardless of price. Education is key