At the Weekly Independent news blog we believe that everyone should be entitled to their own opinion about the politics, economics, and events happening in the world today. Saying that we also believe that there is a massive lack of social, economic, environmental, and ethical responsibility in Great Britain today. This could be due to the general apathy that is running rampant in the country, but it is also shocking to learn that there are very few prerequisites to graduation from sixth form in this country.
If you look at most other western countries (particularly the Americas), their education system far outweighs the UKs, and it is a necessity to learn how their countries political and economic system is run just to graduate! Not to mention (in Canada) students need the equivalent of about 6 A levels and need to score at least 60% just to pass, most graduate with about 8 subjects. To get into a university place it is necessary to receive grades in the high 80’s or 90’s. When you then add in the fact that general final exams that are written at 18 are roughly the same difficulty of what UK universities offer in second year, it almost breaks ones heart to pay school fees.
So why is it that we are falling so desperately behind as a country? Why is the general mood if you want to get a good education you must go private? What has gone so wrong? If you ask me it is the lack of external governing boards. The government needs to get out of education, and let people who know what they are doing sort out the education system. Good education leads to good government, all of the politicians who are arguing like children at this point in time would do well to remember that.