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Advantage of Home-schooling (7)
- Some parents decide to educate their children at home
- some families live in isolated areas with poor transport
- Other parents are not satisfied with local schools
- Parents can respond to what their children need and how they learn best
- One-to-one lessons allow much faster progress
- The child can work at his or her own pace
- Discipline problems are avoided by home-schooling
Disadvantages of home-schooling (9)
- Most parents do not have the time to educate their children at home
- One parent would need to give up work
- School subjects are normally taught by up to ten different teachers
- Most parents do not have necessary knowledge or resources
- Private tutors are expensive
- Children will miss out on the social experience that school offers
- At school, children learn how to get on with each other
- Home-schooled children may lack social skills
- Schools offter a better overal educational experience
Bad behavior in schools :causes (7)
Bad behavior is due to a lack of structure and discipline
- There are too many children in some classes
- Large classes are difficult to manage
- Many disruptive students come from an unstable family background
- Other parents are too lenient and spoil their children
- Some children are used to getting whatever they want
- Schools can do very little if they are not supported by parents
Bad behavior in schools : solutions (9)
- Schools need a clear code of conduct
- Schools need a clear set of rules about behavior
- They need to create a positive working atmosphere
- Teachers must have the power to punish disruptive students
- Schools should remove difficult children from lessons
- Schools need to work closely with parents
- Discipline could be lacking at home
- Parents must support the school rules
- They should take responsibility for their children's behavior
Corporal Punishment : Opinion (5)
- Corporal Punishment is not a good idea
- Physical punishment is a way of controlling children using fear
- This does not promote trust between adults and children
- Children who are punished physically may become shy or resentful
- Corporal punishment creates an atmosphere of fear and anger
Single sex Education: Advantages (5)
- Some people believe that male and female students should go to separate schools
- This often for religious or cultural reasons
- Discipline problems might be avoided by separating boys and girls
- Boys and girls may learn in different ways and have different needs
- Student at single-sex schools often get better exam grades.
Single-sex Education: Disadvantages (5)
- Separating boys and girls is unnecessary
- It is unhealthy in terms of children's social development
- Many coeducational schools are extremely successful
- A mixed-sex environment is more representative of real life
- Coeducational schools provide children with better social skills for adult life
Advantages of streaming (grouping children according to ability ) (6)
- Some schools separate students according to their academic ability
- Teachers can work at the right speed for their students
- Teachers can plan more suitable lessons
- High-level groups may progress faster
- Lower level groups can benefits from a slower pace
- Some teachers and parents support streaming for these reasons
Disadvantages of streaming (7)
- Grouping by ability may have a negative impact on students
- Children do not want to be seen as less intelligent than others
- Streaming could damage students' self esteem
- They may lose motivation
- Students from wealthier families tend to be better prepared
- Children from poorer families may receive less support from parents
- Mixed ability classes encourage everyone to achieve their potential

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IE 5-2

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EDUCATION

Updated

11/1/2016, 9:18:38 AM

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