Independent & Dyslexic Schools Gain An Advantage
Education is important no matter who you are and it is the backbone of society. If we don’t understand more about ourselves, our lives and the lives of others around us, then how can we ever put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. In this day and age educational institutions have been put under a lot of pressure to reach education targets and this has received critism from both employers and parents. It appears that rather than developing important life skills that will help them grow into adults, schools are teaching children how to pass exams.
There is no shame in teaching kids to pass exams as long as the children understand the subject as well but while many pupils may know the correct answer, is there any point if they don’t understand it? The real concern however is coming from employers who have said that university graduates that they are receiving straight out of University can’t cope with the working environment and basic concepts suc as their life skills aren’t developed enough. The concern with this is that employers are limiting the number of inexperienced candidates in favour of those with experience as these candidates are usually multi skilled and won’t require additional training like presentation skills training.
Another problem with examination based learning is that pupils who have had to change schools a number of times often get left behind as a result. This trend occurs a lot in children who come from a military background as their parents are often posted to different military bases at both home and overseas. If you look into the military genealogy of families that have a history in the army, you will often see that the school performance of the individual family members is typically below average unless they have spent their exam years in one place.
Those of you have a learning disability such as dyslexia and attend a specialist independent school then you might have an advantage over others. This sounds strange but this is because independent schools can set their own syllabus and teach different aspects of subjects. As well as this it means that children’s individual learning skills can be catered for so children with dyslexia can be taught in a way that suits them. This type of teaching can usually only be found in private dyslexic schools but it allows dyslexic pupils to learn and understand more.
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