"schools cannot succeed where support at home is missing" Jeez!! Talk about stating the bleed in obvious....... The problem is that for several generations, in millions of British homes, that support has been missing, and many parents can't understand the concept of supporting their kids. I teach science (online) to hundreds of young Chinese students. The attitude of their parents, especially their mums to study is absolute dedication - some will sit in on my classes to ensure their offspring are attentive, they request the lesson video to go over it with the child after the lesson, they clammer for me to send homework questions before the next lesson. When I taught in-class in Myanmar, it was the same parental attitude >> support their offspring because education is a means to better one's life. I was never a teacher in the UK (I was a space scientist). As a young student at grammar school in Leicester, I found science rather boring, because the relationship between the text book topic and the 'real world' was never demonstrated. So in my second career as a teacher in south-east Asia, I try to close that gap. (Next week, we're making bombs using common kitchen ingredients lol!). But I also understand that many kids would do far better in their life if they followed a vocational route (mechanic, plumber etc). Everyone's brains work differently. I studied hands-on electronics for 4 years at technical colleges, working for Radio Rentals and repairing TVs. That vocational background helped me immensely when I went on to higher, post-grad education. How to solve the problem of parental lack of support? Sadly, in this modern world, many parents have lost the plot, happy (like their offspring) to watch Tik-Tok all day). A lost generation - NO - 2 or 3 lost generations....
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