A Socialist View from Outside the Box

In Australia, as is the case in most developed Countries we have a system of both Private & Public Education. As a result what we have is the development of 2 Educational mindsets (or classes) of people through Education. The Privately Educated Upper Class and the Publicly Educated Lower Class. If we had a single system of Education we would see a single class of development through generational levels – and a potential increase in work ethic as a result.

Its not fair that a child (who didn’t choose the “class” in which they were born) should be denied the same benefits as given to Privately Educated Students especially when the Government funding for those schools is potentially on par with Public Schools who don’t see anywhere near the income from levies compared to Private Schools.

While there remains a system of both Public & Private Schools we will continue to see the generational differences in work ethic between social classes… Public Education is the only truly fair system of Education because it is about EDUCATION regardless of social or income status.

Within Schools both Private and Public in Australia the wearing of a Uniform is encouraged… in addition to recognition of the individual school the uniform prevents the incidence of fashion wars between students.

In other words All students are expected to wear the same uniform so they all fit in. One isn’t forced to feel different to the other based on something as simple as fashion…

Philosophically if we had half a school dressed in a Uniform and the other half dressed in regular casual clothes it would be like splitting the class of people between Private & Public Schools. One is always going to feel more superior than the other and this will flow on through work ethic in adult years…

© 2011  Eric J. Smith

Like any profession teachers and teacher aides have to work within standards and procedures set out by the department.

In Australia, while the marking procedures have gone through several changes, the overall system remains basically unchanged.

Albert Einstein was quoted as saying “I never teach my pupils. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn.

However, this can only work if the same conditions are reflected outside the school environment.

As Parents we also need to take an active role in this. Teachers are not babysitters.

Going from a labouring job to manager, my salary would probably double.

A teacher is in charge of 20 or more students (Primary school), yet their salary doesn’t change. In fact, teachers are in management positions and probably being paid as labourers.

Teachers have been dealt an unfair hand in the media recently. The Education department (system) are the ones rocking the cradle, because like any government based department, they rule the roost.