'Drop-outs'
Friday, May 7, 2010,8:11 AM
The research suggested that some young people developed a typical sense of failure, often due to the school's emphasis on measuring success by test results.
Findings suggest that this can result in feelings of anxiety and fear which can lead to students dropping out of the education system.
The report said 1 in 10 was so disillusioned that they were considering leaving education or training.
It pointed out that the traditional system of education was seen as the most important, with vocational training and apprenticeships not sufficiently promoted as alternatives.
It said :" Schools are looking to see if pupils fit into the system and can perform well. If pupils are not able to cope with this, the current set-up rarely provides for them. They are all too often left on the margins and neglected."
Hpwever, the poll suggested 95% of youngsters felt they were doing "very well" or "fairly well".
A spokeswoman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families said :"We will be consulting on statutory guidance this year, and challenging stereotypes will be a key principle.
"New quality standards came into force last year which set out the services that local authorities should deliver, including challenging gender-stereotyping and traditional ideas of learning and work."
Girls 'hampered by failure fears'
,7:40 AM
Girls have a greater fear of failure then boys despite outperforming them at all stages of school, a report said.
And these worries could seriously affect their chances of succeeding in school and work, the Equality and Human Rights Commission study claimed.
It also suggested girls often aim for careers reinforcing gender stereotypes, such as teaching, childcare and beauty.
A government spokesman said all children should have access to good quality impartial careers advice.
But some 94% of the 1,000 English teenagers surveyed for the report said they needed better careers advice.
The Commission's report suggested 1/5 of young people had not receieved one-to-one advice, and did not understand how to achieve their desired goal.
It said despite girls' success at GCSE, 3/4 of women still ended up in the 'five Cs' of employment- cleaning, catering, cashiering, caring and clerical.
This was partly due to stereotyping of subject choices at school, and school staff consciously or unconsciously encouraging boys and girls to seek what they perceived to be gender appropriate subjects.
The report for Britain's equalities watchdog looked at what factors affected children's chances of succeeding in education. It found that although a child's social background was the biggest determinant of whether they would succeed, gender also had an effect.
Some 46% of white working class girls feared educational failure, compared with about 1/4 of white middle class boys.
White working class boys and white middle class girls were equally fearful of failure on 38%.
Children from poorer backgrounds tended to be less confident of success generally.
OMG !!....latest news!!.... : World's 2nd OLDEST GRADUATE !!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010,5:52 AM
It's said that a 94yr old GRANNY is graduating from a university in USA.
She became e world's 2nd oldest graduate.
That granny lives in Chicago. And after graduating from high school 78yrs later, she finally managed to complete her studies in uni.
She is graduating next mth from e university she's currently studying at.
It also mentioned that she's been thr both WWI & WWII, divorced twice, and she've witnessed America changed their president 15 times !!
( That granny have 6 children (!!) & 40plus Grandchildren (!!) ) WOAH~ she's really something, no doubt about that ;)
Lastly, she said that she's interested in almost everyting, be it recipes or studies...
OOOomygosh !! ...hard to believe. But if she can do it, so can I......i'll shall try my vry best :D
my very 1st post :D
,5:34 AM
hahahas....tis is my first eva post on tis blog :D
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