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Originally Posted by nomadking
So teachers are distinguishing between West African and Afro-Caribbean children, and somehow giving the Afro-Caribbean children a worse education, all within the same class? 
Subjects that are studied purely because they are interesting, tend to have little or limited use in the real world. Subjects which are of real use, tend to be a barrage of facts. No getting around that. |
No, the education system and associated syllabi are less successful at engaging people from certain backgrounds and we need to understand why this is the case. If the education system is changed so more people are encouraged to fulfill their potential, that is a power of good for both the individuals concerned and the greater society.
Subjects can be fact heavy but, if taught in the right way, also be interesting. The strongest piece of advice I give my kids and their peers is to study subjects that interest them and follow their nose but don't be afraid to change as your interests develop and they see new opportunities. My eldest was interest in astrophysics a few years back but a bad physics teacher kind of killed that off. She has excellent computer science and biology teachers who really engage well with her so that's the direction she is motivated to go in now with her A-levels along with maths and spanish