1. Give young students experience of life skills and careers.
2. Replace all SATs with individual student profiles.
3. At 14 let students choose a pathway which matches their aspirations.
4. Ensure all vocational courses are taught in excellent facilities by teachers with relevant real world experience.
5. At 16 students can specialise further or change pathways.
6. Vocational degrees endorsed by employers.
Posted by: Vicky -Anticelebrity.net | 14.06.2009 10:53pm
Wow- I think Edge makes a lot of sense.
As a twentysomething that didn't do the done thing -college/uni despite getting 5 A's at GCSE, I'd say I turned out ok, but find myself and many twentysomethings debating where we are now, to uni or not to uni, the quarterlife crisis... anyone going into education with Edge on board has masses of opportunities to fulfil their potential... that can only be a good thing!
Read my full article: http://tinyurl.com/n6m47k
Education, Vocation and Twentysomethings
Posted by: Edge | 07.07.2009 10:40am
Vicky
Your article on education makes some very good points. Considering the demand that there is for practical learning amongst young people the education system is not doing enough to cater for this demand. In terms of practical and relavant learning there is a move towards this with Diplomas and Apprenticeships that have flaws but if given time do you think will be enough to move away from the classroom confined learning you discuss.
In terms of university how much impact do you think not going has in young people and is education currently too geared to getting young people into unviersity rather than offering them a wide range of experiences.