The Emperor's New Clothes


More than anything else, it's a country's educational system what should ensure equal opportunities for all citizens, regardless of whether they are born in Chelsea or in Blackpool. The human mind is a marvel of nature and it works the same for everyone. But the British education system does exactly the opposite. By means of a huge deception it perpetuates class differences and the lack of equal opportunities for everyone. Add deep rooted corruption into the mix and things get as bad as they actually are in the UK. But nobody does anything about it. No one dares to say that the emperor is naked.

According to some it may still take a few decades for the situation to touch bottom. In the meantime whole generations will find themselves let down by the education system, and their futures jeopardized for ever.

This blog will show you how British state education is flawed and corrupt. Beware: the evidence is brutal. Stop reading if you don't want to change your high opinion of the UK's educational system.

If you are new to this site I recommend reading first the 4 unnumbered and/or the numbered entries in their chronological order using the TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Is social inequality a surprise if the schools fail to equalize?

How can we keep complaining about the persistence and growth of inequalities in British society if we maintain a school system that works precisely in the opposite direction, by making children's learning dependent on the support they can receive outside of school? How much longer are we going to tolerate this?

           School grades 'linked to where you live' (BBC News)


Academic research has also revealed this in the context of a wider project called "Paired Peers". See the last of the Key Findings:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/spais/research/paired-peers/keyfinding/

This is elaborated upon with these further quotes from the study:

"Going to uni [is] seen as 'normal' for most middle class students, while for working class it generally requires more effort and planning"

"Working class parents are often unable to provide help and information on how to get into HE [...]"

These facts may be understandable and are certainly true, but why is the education system not correcting for it?

How can a 21st century society tolerate this state of affairs? Does the UK not realise that class (and gender) issues and rhetoric in education are almost nonexistent in the rest of 1st world, while here it is still one of the main problems?
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