Anyone in years 11 and 13 will be uncomfortably aware of the fastly approaching exam season. And will feel more than familiar with the constant questioning about their future. With all of this going on, it is difficult not to think about what comes next. How well prepared will I be for the future? Where am I going to end up? Will I be happy?
The UK prepares students to be specialists. Overtime subjects are removed as students head closer and closer towards joining the work force. For many it is a relief to be able to finally drop subjects that they don’t enjoy and feel weighed down by. After all it’s a perfectly human thing not to be good at everything and to have a certain area which you enjoy. So why doesn’t the rest of the world do this?
The American school system and other programmes such as the IB are vastly different. They are designed for students to learn about a wider selection of subjects from languages, to STEM, to arts and more.
In theory, both systems sound great. On the one hand students are able to focus on subjects that they enjoy and work towards a career or goal which they really resonate with. While simultaneously discouraging students who want to take longer figuring out the kind of path that they want to go down. For many it opens up more specialist opportunities, while for others it actually closes a lot of doors. But on the other hand you have students who are able to explore multiple options. They are able to gain insight into a variety of things and built a foundation with variety. However, this limits students who struggle greatly with subjects and holds back those with educational difficulties and needs. Surely the solution should be that students should be able to pick between the different courses?
Unfortunately this is not usually the case. It seems like a great option but it’s very difficult for schools without proper funding to role out something like this and in every country there is a strongly preferred system based on universities and that countries workforce. There is currently some debate in our government as to whether to change the system by which we’ve been operating, to extend numerical literacy. This is an important question to consider, it seems more and more that technology is becoming the future and we need to get on board with that. But irradicating the choice completley would change how we understand our system today. It’s true that things need to be changed. But change is ultimately difficult and should not be taken lightly.
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