Education Concerns Over Exam Based Learning In Schools
Education and learning is vital no matter who you are and it is the backbone of life. If we don’t understand more about ourselves, our lives and the lives of those around us, then how can we ever put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. In recent years educational institutions have been put under vast amounts of pressure to reach targets for education and this has come under fire from both employers and parents. It appears that rather than developing important life skills that will help them grow into young adults, schools are teaching children how to pass tests.
Another problem with exam based teaching is that students who have had to change schools a number of times often get left behind as a result. This is particularly true for children who have a military background as their parents are often sent to different military bases at both home and overseas. If you trace the military genealogy of families that have a history of service in the army, you will often see that the educational performance of the individual family members is usually below average unless they have spent their exam years in one place.
There is no shame in teaching kids to pass exams as long as they understand the subject as well but while many pupils may know the correct answer, is there much point if they can’t understand it? The real concern however is coming from the business sector who have said that the undergraduate students that they are receiving straight out of University can’t cope with the working environment and basic concepts like their life skills aren’t developed enough. The problem with this is that business employers are reducing the number of inexperienced candidates in favour of employees with experience as these candidates are usually good all rounders and won’t require additional training like presentation skills training.
Those of you have a learning disability like dyslexia and go to a specialist independent school then you might have an advantage over others. This sounds strange but this is because independent schools control their own syllabus and teach different areas of subjects. As well as this it means that children’s individual learning methods can be catered for so children with dyslexia can be taught in a way that suits them. This type of teaching can usually only be found in dyslexia schools but it allows dyslexic students to learn and understand more.
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