What's the Point of School?
How the current education system is failing to prepare students for the real world
by JP Ay
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Pub Date 24 Nov 2020 | Archive Date 28 Dec 2020
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Description
Primary school, secondary school, college/university and then what?
Does your academic performance really define you?
From the perspective of a current student at the University of Oxford, What's the Point of School raises questions about the UK education system and how it is failing to provide students with the real-life skills that they need for their lives beyond academia. How it guides students onto a set path through life using an outdated education system desperately in need of reform. How the concept of rote-learning for specific exam questions is doing more harm than good and limiting students' mindsets.
What's the Point of School contains an overview of the flaws in the ways several major subjects are taught at school, and highlights the skills and topics NOT taught in school, with each chapter comprising a series of key points.
It's time to reconsider whether the current educational system is fit for purpose in the 21st century.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | WHAT5TH3P01NT |
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Featured Reviews
Y. S. S, Reviewer
What's The Point Of School by JP Ay looks at the weaknesses of the present educational system - how it fails its students at what matters most.
Written from the perspective of a student, the book discusses how the modern-day school curriculum cares only about grades and fails to give pupils what they need to thrive in the world of work.
THINGS I LOVE
The fact that the author is a student lends a unique perspective to the book. The problems of modern education are well-documented, however, this book approaches it practically and explains what students can do to make the best use of their formal education.
I love the book recommendations at the end of the chapters. They are valuable for anyone seeking to learn.
DISLIKES
None.
Many thanks to Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd for review copy.
