Реферат: Обучение в Англии

  Discussion.

                  EDUCATIONin UK.

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  * THE UKEDUCATION SYSTEM.

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  First i'd like to criticize John Major'sposition about that a good educa-

  tion is not necessarily the key of success inBritish life.As  far as  i'm

  concercerned i fully disagree with  it.As far as Mr.Major is concerned  i

  suppose that he did not pay great attentionto his  school-life: A school-

  leaver at the age of sixteen Mr.Major evenclaimed a recent television in-

  terview that he could not remember exactlyhis academic qualifications we-

  re.While the head of the goverment show ittheir nonchalant attitude towa-

  rds the education all British political partiesare now  talking about the

  education issue very seriously indeed.In factin recent  years the subject

  has risen to the very top of politicalagenda.In the year 1989-90 spending

  on education consumed 14% of all publicexpenditure in  the UK.And  as far

  as our country's spending on education areconcerned — they are less  then

  1.5% of the whole public  expenditure.As  far  asour  primary schools are

  concerned they are not offering thesub-standart  teaching in reading etc.

  The tests showed that  the average Russian school-child is 4-5 yearsabove

  his or her American or Englishcontemporary.Just the 9-class middle educa-

  tion is enought to enter a good foreignunivercity.As far as private scho-

  ols in UK are concerned i think  that they are useful from  one side  and

  useless from the other.The costs are veryhigh.If i had 3000 pounds i  wo-

  uld not spend them on my education inschool.perhaps i would spent them on

  the education in any univercity but not inschool.Nowadays in Russia a lot

  of private and independent schools wereopened.I suppose that they influe-

  nce better on the moulding the personalitybut the  level of education  is

  lower than in primary comprehensives.As  far as education  is concerned it

  must be free of charge from the state or anybany or company.I also suppo-

  se that it must be compulsory  and every boy and  girl MUST have a primary

  education.But the school must  accept pupils on the  selective basis  with

  reference to aptitude or ability.In the UKchildern are accepted to school

  on non-selective basis but it is not correctto my mind: intelligent,good,

  bright pupils must study with lazy  andsilly? No.  Lets take the Soviet

  education system as example.There veryschools for bright children with  a

  foreign language  from the 2nd form and  school for silly  and lazy with

  techers,who are always ill.