tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post4867822913255856003..comments2024-01-13T10:12:47.756+00:00Comments on Ranting Stan: Class warsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-23367654140328876122010-04-19T15:05:01.474+01:002010-04-19T15:05:01.474+01:00I'm actually across the Atlantic, but I know t...I'm actually across the Atlantic, but I know that a popular solution to the problem of low test scores (which is a sad way to denote that children aren't learning) in America is also to lower the class size. I think you make a great point about the increasing rights that students have versus the opportunities that teachers have to enforce the rules. <br />When students have no respect for any authority - what kind of future & what kind of government will that one day lead us to? (Ok, maybe I'm being a bit dramatic...)<br />Anyway, good insight, Stan.Natalie Annehttp://classroommanagementskills.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-27279668893023048872010-04-18T14:18:38.771+01:002010-04-18T14:18:38.771+01:00Stan this is the elephant in the room of teaching....Stan this is the elephant in the room of teaching. The lack of discipline is the main reason for the fall in standards of education. I worked in a school (non teaching) inordinate amounts of money sre spent on 'disruptive' pupils to the detriment of average pupils. The children run the school they know all their rights (no responsibilities) the teachers have no sanctions, detentions are ignored, puils talk back & ignore teachers.<br />My solution, make education a privilege not a right, disruptive pupils sent home & become parental responsibility not taxpayers.Malthebofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503702120391804624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-790427234046470552010-04-18T10:50:45.915+01:002010-04-18T10:50:45.915+01:00One of the few things that any of the three leader...One of the few things that any of the three leaders said which contained any substance or policy was Nick Clegg's commitment to slash class sizes to 20 in primary and 16 in secondary school.<br /><br />Of course it's nothing more than an "aspiration" - there's no indication of how this will be achieved, how it will be funded and where all these extra teachers are going to come from, but it sounds good on the telly.<br /><br />It's absolute bollocks and all the more reason not to trust a bloody thing any of them say. Having been in education, this argument comes up every single election.<br /><br />There ain't no way to reduce class sizes without taking on TAs. There's no taking on TAs with the current LEA systems of NVQs.<br /><br />Money is going to the wrong places.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-37960883529789269982010-04-17T22:44:21.318+01:002010-04-17T22:44:21.318+01:00Spot on Stan, and don't forget streaming. Whi...Spot on Stan, and don't forget streaming. Whilst probably not so significant as discipline it is certainly a factor IMHO.wonderfulforhisagenoreply@blogger.com