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Originally Posted by RS8MB0R8
(particularly in the schools that I went to) where the teaching staff focus primarily on those of higher academic ability in order to fulfil these students' potential whilst almost ignoring the fact that half of the class are not given the attention and guidance they need to excel themselves. It creates a massive gulf between those of differing abilities and may also be a cause for the increased levels of truency and delinquency amongst teenagers if their needs were not met satisfactorily in their younger years (that's my theory btw, and not scientific fact!  ) |
that's incredibly true. i wonder if it's a phenomena only experienced in the UK. I was a amsart arse in school so i'm not complaining but looking back it was definetely a case of: k this mob could make it to uni with some help lets do all we can (turns round to "idiots") have they not dropped out and started signing on yet?