Some schools, like the grammar schools, require a good result on the 11+. This leads to cream skimming, but also off-loading of ‘bad’ students, that for example will refuse children with learning difficulties good education, because they are “those students who won’t do well anyways”. The top students often seem to be from the middle class. They don’t suffer from material or cultural deprivation and often use the elaborated code, which makes education easier for them. This makes the schools trying to appeal to the middle class parents, to make the middle class parents choose their school and help them get their own results better.
Landon Stewart Mrs. Luker Government A4 10/23/12 Cons of School Uniforms There are many schools in the U.S. that require their students to wear uniforms, and there are more that don't. I believe that school uniforms should not be required for a few reasons. Uniforms take away from a person's individual identity and freedom to express himself or herself. They can be costly to people depending on a family’s financial status. School uniforms can also be a very uncomfortable fashion that students would not take a liking to.
Everything academic revolves around the year-end state testing to the point that other subjects are usually neglected. Reading, math and writing are the main thrusts of schools, and are obviously important. However, critics state that children are not receiving well-rounded educations because of the emphasis on these subjects
It would be unfair for teachers to use cell phones most of the time because not all students have that ability. There are ways to go around this issue. There are always going to be opposing sides to this argument. Personally I feel that there are solutions available for teachers who dislike cell phone use in class. For example for people who don't have cell phones can partner up with someone who does have one, or there can be school administered tablets each teacher has just in case.
This bought on Marketisation where schools try to attract other students by raising standards to show they are most successful. On the other hand, sociologists disagree as most educational reforms have not helped all students, only some or wasn’t very effective enough to help improve educational experiences. For example, the Foster Act wasn’t very helpful as the teaching was dire and students were less successful therefore resulted them in having weak qualifications and bad experiences. The Butler Act system with the 11+ exam was mostly based on middle class children therefore they had a better chance than working class. This was unequal as they had an advantage even though the test was the same.
The Roughnecks attitude on the other hand didn’t seem to care much about how they were perceived by the community as a whole. In one’s life your attitude greatly determines how people view you and how they will treat you in general. 3. Compare and contrast the academics of the two groups. Academically the Saints was expected to do well in school because of who their parents were and family social status.
What would an all-girls’ school be like? Single sex schools are more rare than coeducational schools, so students taught in coed schools may think about this question once in a while. But is there a reason that single sex schools aren’t as common as coed? Many professionals have argued in favor of single sex schooling to reduce distraction and better address learner dispositions. Although single sex education does have advantages, there are good arguments on the other side.
So the question is, should uniforms be worn in public schools? I don’t think so. Yes, there are several benefits, but I believe the cons outweigh the pros in this situation. It is said, and has been shown in several studies that uniforms in public schools reduce the amount of violence amongst the students. If all of the students on campus look the same, it is hard to distinguish among the many cliques and/or gangs; and anyone who doesn’t belong on campus would easily be identified.
For example, failing schools are often turned into academies which then specialise in one area and receive investment from the private sector. This makes them more attractive and the school improves. It can, however, be argued that the National Curriculum does not ensure that all pupils receive the same education; private schools, grammar schools and faith schools are exempt from it and get to place emphasis on certain areas in education that they wish to focus on. Also, Coard would suggest that the curriculum is ethnocentric and centres on British society and history and so all the pupils do not receive a similar education. Marxists would also say that the National Curriculum does not ensure a standard education throughout the education system because the education system places more value on middle class knowledge than on working class knowledge and so they are disadvantaged and receive a different education to other classes.
Due to the school being united there is less competition among students and more focus on their education and achieving goals. Schools without uniform policies have more issues with discipline and safety. Bullying is an increasingly common issue among students; it often stems from students being teased for wearing cheap or unfashionable clothing. Schools with uniform