What annoys you about state schools?

[NormaJeanBaker]

Just in the interests of balance...

I will not give up my state school is not a faith school.

Jump Jam.

I teach in Dorset.

oh God! course you are!...
sorry.am pidsed

pissed

lol Ingles.

Fair question.

What annoys me about state schools are:

• they sold all their playing fields to the independent schools;
• they don't control their own curriculum based on the needs of the mix of the children in the school;
• the good behaviour of the pupils but the inability of the school to get rid of those who don't want to learn;
• teachers who won't do extra-curricula activities;
• state schools are teaching to the test but not half as much as independent schools;

where do you suggest they get rid of the bad behaving children to zanzi?

class sizes and inability of some teachers - not all - to 'inspire' learning

My state school is set in beautiful grounds and has playing fields.

My state school has a curriculum dicated by the pupils not the other way around.

As I stated before our behaviour is excellent.

Extra curricular activities, you name it we do it and if we dont we soon will do. From sailing to ballroom dancing.

I inspire wheels.

many many uninspiring teachers in private system too

TWINSET - you are lucky to teach in such a wonderful state school as am i...we know many of these things are truisms tho.

twinsset - I am sure you do. wish you were a teacher at our local school.

What do you mean by "many of these things are truisms?"

Lalalonglegs - children from council estates don't have two heads. You weren't that appalling women on the recent TV documentary - the mother of the white, posh but dim girl on the same street at the black, intelligent poor girl on the council estate.

Not read all the threats but nothing annoys me about State schools!! I have always been perfectly happy with my own education and my choldrens! Education imo is a privilege and not a right!

noonki - Children not able to cope in a class of 30 should be taught in smaller classes with professionals trained to handle the behaviours. In other words, more resources on those children.

class sizes, inflexibilty due to lack of staff/money/government intervention, extra curricular activities (in schools where staff morale is low)

oh i thought lala was being sarky?

Do I get to mention my brand new state of the art classroom, our purpose built theatre, frequent trips abroad... i could go on.

And apparantly we are only good according to Ofsted so there are lots of beter schools than the one I teach at.

sorry TWINSET - the truisms are above

class sizes etc

wheelsonthebus I have smiled all day through my teaching day, I feel blessed to be in my job.

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