Higher education: Disadvantages
There’s no guarantee that you will succeed in your studies
It usually takes 5-6 years to get a degree
During this time, you’re not earning and not gaining experience of work
Not all graduates get well-paid jobs
A healthy economy needs a wide range of workers
Some manual workers will always be needed
Many students go into debt to pay their university fees. Wnen they start working, a large part of their salary goes to pay back the loan
A university degree is not necessary for many service professions
Higher education don’t teach you to face real world challenges
Practical training is more important in some industries
Advantage of Home-schooling
Some parents decide to educate their children at home
Some families live in isolated areas with poor transport
Other parents are not satisfied with local schools
Parents can respond to what their children need and how they learn best
One-to-one lessons allow much faster progress
The child can work at his or her own pace
Discipline problems are avoided by home-schooling
Disadvantages of home-schooling
Most parents do not have the time to educate their children at home
One parent would need to give up work
School subjects are normally taught by up to ten different teachers
Most parents do not have the necessary knowledge or resources
Private tutors are expensive
Children will miss out on the social experience that school offers
At school, children learn how to get on with each other
Home-schooled children may lack social skills
Schools offer a better overall educational experience
Bad behavior in schools: causes
Bad behavior is due to a lack of structure and discipline
There are too many children in some classes
Large classes are difficult to manage
May disruptive students come from an unstable family background
Other parents are too lenient and spoil their children
Some children are used to getting whatever they want
Schools can do very little if they are not supported by parents
Bad behavior in schools: solutions
Schools need a clear code of conduct
Schools need a clear set of rules about behavior
They need to create a positive working atmosphere
Teachers must have the power to punish disruptive students
Schools should remove difficult children from lessons
Schools need to work closely with parents
Discipline could be lacking at home
Parents must support the school rules
They should take responsibility for their children’s behavior
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Corporal Punishment: Opinion
Corporal Punishment is not a good idea
Physical punishment is a way of controlling children using fear
This does not promote trust between adults and children
Children who are punished physically may become shy or resentful
Corporal punishment creates an atmosphere of fear and anger
Single Sex Education: Advantages
Some people believe that male and female students should go to separate schools
This is often for religious or cultural reasons
Discipline problems might be avoided by separating boys and girls
Boys and girls may learn in different ways and have different needs
Student at single-sex schools often get better exam grades.
Single-sex Education: Disadvantages
Separating boys and girls is unnecessary
It is unhealthy in terms of children’s social development
Many coeducational schools are extremely successful
A mixed-sex environment is more representative of real life
Coeducational schools provide children with better social skills for adult life
Advantages of Streaming (grouping children according to ability)
Some schools separate students according to their academic ability
Teachers can work at the right speed for their students
Teachers can plan more suitable lessons
High-level groups may progress faster
Lower level groups can benefits from a slower pace
Some teachers and parents support streaming for these reasons
Disadvantages of Streaming
Grouping by ability may have a negative impact on students
Children do not want to be seen as less intelligent than others
Streaming could damage students’ self esteem
They may lose motivation
Students from wealthier families tend to be better prepared
Children from poorer families may receive less support from parents
Mixed ability classes encourage everyone to achieve their potential.
Advantages of a good teacher:
A great teacher is a good role model. The teacher should be warm, polite, caring and respects students. The teacher is a person whose knowledge helps me to develop as a personality. She is a highly skilled professional with high level of competence in the subject taught, educated, prepared and organized. Besides, the best teacher knows how to pass knowledge in the most effective way with the help of modern technology. She has the mastery of motivating everybody to learn. The teacher should have 3 essential (существенных) qualities:
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background knowledge – жизненный опыт
professional skills
personal qualities
A good teacher should:
speak clearly
teacher can work at the right speed for their students.
teacher can plan more suitable lessons.
establish a friendly relationship with students
have a lot of confidence in front of a large group
understand student’s individual needs
encourage students to be creative
keep tight control of a group of students
attend refresher courses regularly
a friendly and confident manner;
good planning and organisation skills;
the ability to work under pressure;
flexibility and an adaptable teaching style;
creative skills and ideas for planning practical and interesting lessons;
excellent spoken and written communication skills;
effective listening skills;
sensitivity, tolerance and patience
A good teacher is a person who finds individual approach to every pupil, taking care about the child’s adaptation in class, increasing one’s social status in class and making sure the children learn to take into account and respect the thoughts of other people.
Against grouping by ability:
Grouping by ability may have a negative impact on students.
Children do not want to be seen as less intelligent than others.
Being in a lower level group could damage their self esteem (самооценка).
Mixed ability classes encourage children of all abilities to cooperate.
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