Обучение в Англии

  Discussion.

                  EDUCATION in UK.

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  * THE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM.

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

  tion is not necessarily the key of success in British 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 attention to his  school-life: A school-

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

  terview that he could not remember exactly his academic qualifications we-

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

  rds the education all British political parties are now  talking about the

  education issue very seriously indeed.In fact in recent  years the subject

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

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

  as our country's spending on education are concerned - they are less  then

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

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

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

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

  tion is enought to enter a good foreign univercity.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 very high.If i had 3000 pounds i  wo-

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

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

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

  nce better on the moulding the personality but 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 any bany 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 UK childern are accepted to school

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

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

  education system as example.There very schools for bright children with  a

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

  techers,who are always ill.