General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Some good points made in this topic but if the education system in the Uk is like in Aus then it is in need of a long overdue overhaul but the wheels turn slowly for the decision makers.

The biggest changes in the last 2 decades have been in information technology and the schools are lagging behind woefully. Kids today can do more on the net than the teachers. They can virtually do their homework by 'cutting and pasting'.

The whole classroom environment should be more geared up with technology, the kids have it at home with their ipods, mp3 players, palm pcs, laptops etc then they go to school and go backwards?? The kids now do things quick and fast, 2 clicks and they have got the answers, they are not tuned into the sit and listen to me for an hour kind of teaching so we need to adjust to that for them.

That is just one part of education but it is huge. Keep the kids interested, keep up to date. Less holidays? Try telling that to the Teachers Unions.