@annikee59 I think if you entered via scholarship, then you have earned a position in a reputable school. Is the school everything it claims to be? Well, statistics now show that their reputations were misleading. This must come as a disappointment, as private schools work the kids hard, but the work is not on direct curriculum to get higher HSC scores. I wonder if we should have a British system of GCSC or year 12, completing general school, and "O Level", an extra year preparing for Uni.
@saintfletcher My schools were wonderful- but that was nearly 40 years ago and in the US. Those schools are now gone. Ever since Dubya inflicted NCLB, US schools have suffered. I have friends who are teachers and are forced to "teach to the test", omitting education so that the students pass these grade-level standards but don't actually learn to think. There are few scholarships now; children educated in US public schools are seriously cheated. Education has become a mess everywhere..
@annikee59 I don't agree with exam only assessment. Most HSC systems in Australian states have a percentage of year performance as well as the exam with is most of the assessment result but not all of it. Most progressive states in Australia have proportions of exam and performance assessment models. Queensland has some awesome partnership programs which bring parents and community leaders in the classroom. This works well with Aboriginal students. Exams only test memory.
Private schools are basically just for making connections. In my Sociology textbook there are some cool tables showing the disproportionate amount of people from Private Schools (and a handful of elite ones at that) who end up in positions of extreme power.
@LazarusCato That explains how leaders make so many mistakes. They were never at the top of their class at schooling in the first place. If the kids knew this, would they bother trying so hard to get high points in their HSC? The best they can hope for is positions as lawyers, doctors, scientists, professional sportsmen, middle management nursing, farming, and of course teaching. None of these profession are paid as well as in other OECD countries, so they'll have to fly from a whim & a prayer
I had scholarships thru private schools. My grandfather told my Mom, "You're educating her beyond her station." He was right. ;)
annikee59 11 months ago
@annikee59 I think if you entered via scholarship, then you have earned a position in a reputable school. Is the school everything it claims to be? Well, statistics now show that their reputations were misleading. This must come as a disappointment, as private schools work the kids hard, but the work is not on direct curriculum to get higher HSC scores. I wonder if we should have a British system of GCSC or year 12, completing general school, and "O Level", an extra year preparing for Uni.
saintfletcher 11 months ago
@saintfletcher My schools were wonderful- but that was nearly 40 years ago and in the US. Those schools are now gone. Ever since Dubya inflicted NCLB, US schools have suffered. I have friends who are teachers and are forced to "teach to the test", omitting education so that the students pass these grade-level standards but don't actually learn to think. There are few scholarships now; children educated in US public schools are seriously cheated. Education has become a mess everywhere..
annikee59 11 months ago
@annikee59 I don't agree with exam only assessment. Most HSC systems in Australian states have a percentage of year performance as well as the exam with is most of the assessment result but not all of it. Most progressive states in Australia have proportions of exam and performance assessment models. Queensland has some awesome partnership programs which bring parents and community leaders in the classroom. This works well with Aboriginal students. Exams only test memory.
saintfletcher 11 months ago
im edumacated real goodly
MrStripyHead 11 months ago
Private schools are basically just for making connections. In my Sociology textbook there are some cool tables showing the disproportionate amount of people from Private Schools (and a handful of elite ones at that) who end up in positions of extreme power.
LazarusCato 11 months ago
@LazarusCato That explains how leaders make so many mistakes. They were never at the top of their class at schooling in the first place. If the kids knew this, would they bother trying so hard to get high points in their HSC? The best they can hope for is positions as lawyers, doctors, scientists, professional sportsmen, middle management nursing, farming, and of course teaching. None of these profession are paid as well as in other OECD countries, so they'll have to fly from a whim & a prayer
saintfletcher 11 months ago