LOmpit the family for “Peace”
LOve Many in Peace with Integrity and Trust
Education
The head of the school should
be given free rein to run their school, to counter balance this parents and
teachers should have access to a
phone line and a complaints book anonymously, if requested to report any
shortcomings to the local authority, if the complaints reach a critical level
the local authority should investigate the matter and bring the two parties
together and hopefully resolve the issues without referring the issue to the
courts, see below.
All should be cover a)
learning a trade/hobby something of interest to the child i.e. sport, acting or
craftwork etc. b) an objective/questioning mind, c) spiritual and psychological
support as well as literacy, mathematics etc.
The assumption that teachers
know best should be a given. The objective must be giving those being educated
confidence and a questioning mind. All forms of propaganda must be avoided
including religious practice of all sorts.
What
is Education?
In today’s world many things
have changed the education has not evolved to the same extent. The accumulation
of knowledge is not as important as it was as ‘The Facts’ are often just a
click away. Facts only happened in the past!
Scientific facts are based on actions
undertaken which consistently produce the same results.
(these
results are based on probability, e.g. If you throw a stick in the air, there
is a 99.99999% chance it will fall to earth and worth a bet! But a unforeseen circumstance could happen, like a bird grabs
the stick for it’s nest) This
is true for all scientific facts, where everything over approx. 99.9% is called
a scientific fact!
The concentration should be on
the following-
A. The skills and/or support
required to reach their full potential from the students
point of view.
B. The understanding of rhetoric
and how it can be used to manipulate opinion.
C. The skill to analyse
situations separating opinion from fact.
D. Life skills including how the
government works, the law and personal finances.
E. The appreciation of the arts.
F. To encourage a questioning mind, (i.e. why do
we need? )
G. An understanding that all
human beings are equal and deserve understanding and love.
H. An understanding of the Constitution
of the society in which they live and other societies in the world.
I. An understanding of the judicial/tax
processes of the society.
J. To learn the difference between want and
need.
K. The importance of the quest to
seek the truth.
The role of the State
To provide lifelong education
based on the opinions outlined above.
Nursery school phase, (where
social skills and cooperation are the main basis, learning together where asking questions etc is encouraged
The Primary phase Reading, writing
and simple maths, as well as sport and play
The Junior phase access
knowledge, how to assess and evaluate information. History and Geography.
The lower senior phase, General
Education including the study of the major religions (including its beliefs and
rituals, but NOT worship)
At the age of 16. They can:-
1. Specialise in a limited number
of academic subjects to be defined by the central government. (A levels)
2. To embark on vocational training,
i.e. Plumbing, Art, Drama, Dance, Creative Writing etc. Provided by the Local
Council.
3. Under go 3 month’s work experience/apprentice
with a private employer, this will be unpaid.
4. Take on a full/part time work.
Every citizen will be entitled
to 5 years of post 16 years of FREE education/training
with recognised establishments.
The university/for the pursuit
of knowledge.
Special colleges to teach
specific skills, from plumbing to medicine.
The teaching of religion is responsibility
of their parents and their community.
Further
Education
University should be available
to all based on ability alone to encourage excellence, no cost should be
involved as potentially this will benefit the society and if they earn more
this should be reflected in the tax system see taxation.
Also it would keep the best talent in the society they
were educated instead of going elsewhere therefore not paying the charges for
their education. Many people are
brilliant at mending machines or programming computers where they can learn the
skills on the job and this should be encouraged.
Apprentices
should be encouraged by both private and public industries.