Full time Education until 18? - [Closes 15/01/08]

[Virgin Mary]

I think everyone has quite a clouded idea of how this system will work. This compulsory education will include apprenticeships and training for jobs like Hairdressing etc.

But my point is why make people do that if they don't want to? At school you always have people who **** around in class and don't do anything other than annoy the teacher and everyone else. In my opinion, education not being compulsory is weeding out the bad from the good. If you keep them in it's just another 2 years of being around idiots.

[Nixt]

But my point is why make people do that if they don't want to? At school you always have people who **** around in class and don't do anything other than annoy the teacher and everyone else. In my opinion, education not being compulsory is weeding out the bad from the good. If you keep them in it's just another 2 years of being around idiots.

Yes I agree with that to some extent, however I was merely correcting everyone's misconceptions in regards to the new law ;-).

[-Soph-]

I'm actually kinda for this, I used to live in the UK so I would be finishing school next year, now I have moved to America and i'll be graduating when i'm 18.

I much prefer the system here, the system in the UK is great, but still... I think it should be made necessary, leaving school at 16, if you don't go onto anything else.. then yeah, you don't get much of a chance.
I'm kinda split on this, actually - because I guess it won't be that much different when you leave at 18, because it'll be "the norm".
I do think that schools in the UK need to apply more pressure though, I got by in the UK just by using my common sense and didn't feel the need to pay attention, now i've moved - I find myself having to study a lot more and actually work towards something.

[FlyingJesus]

If people mess up their own chances that's their fault, keeping them in school will only hold back other people who really want to learn and be a waste of teacher resources.

Besides, if every fool and freeloader is made to get some sort of qualification, qualifications as a whole will be worth a lot less.

[TheGayOne]

Im really against this, i think its better being optional, because at 16 you are old enough to be able to make the decision for yourself what you want to go and do, you shouldnt be forced to waste./sit thru 2 more years of school if it wont help you

[Lepore]

Im in school till 18 anyway.

Florida. Eww.

[FlyingJesus]

Im really against this, i think its better being optional, because at 16 you are old enough to be able to make the decision for yourself what you want to go and do, you shouldnt be forced to waste./sit thru 2 more years of school if it wont help you

I entirely disagree, I don't think the majority of people are mature enough at 16 to be making life choices, but the views expressed in this post highlight the problem posed in my earlier one - that many people would not have a ready learning attitude and would therefore ruin education for everyone else.

[Grig]

I think if you want a quality lifestyle, a well paying job then going to school till 18 is the most mature option and then stepping into Uni.

[Loqo]

I dont think so, they could leave at 16 and go to college if they see a course which contains everything they want to do to pursure the career they want. My cousin left at 16 to go to building at college because the school didnt have many things that covered that. I know i will be staying till 18 and hopefully moving on to university. But i dont think it should be a law.

[Finkelstien]

Well in South Africa you are required to go through highschool until you are 18 years of age and I really think its brilliant. I don't see how 16 year olds are mature enough to handel a decision to leave something as important as a education.

The majority of 16 year olds don't even know what they want in life and are to preoccupied with just starting to explore elements that the world has to offer. So I don't feel a proper decision can be made.