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Forest · 13 Aug 2007, 17:27

The problem is, the government is so bogged down in making sure teachers teach that they don't actually let teachers get on with it effectively (UK).

For instance, SAT's are a big thing which really shouldn't be a big thing.

The government spend half the school year pushing league tables and results down the teachers throats, demanding better and the other half of the year complaining that teachers are spending time teaching kids how to pass SAT's.

A lot of the recording and assessing is bollocks and needs to be dropped so teachers can teach what they need to and not worry about pushing children (which isnt a good thing) into passing 'exams' at 7 years old.

13 Aug 2007, 17:27	#21
Forest Don't make me declare war Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 2,913	Re: What Should be Taught in Schools? The problem is, the government is so bogged down in making sure teachers teach that they don't actually let teachers get on with it effectively (UK). For instance, SAT's are a big thing which really shouldn't be a big thing. The government spend half the school year pushing league tables and results down the teachers throats, demanding better and the other half of the year complaining that teachers are spending time teaching kids how to pass SAT's. A lot of the recording and assessing is bollocks and needs to be dropped so teachers can teach what they need to and not worry about pushing children (which isnt a good thing) into passing 'exams' at 7 years old.