Comments on: Think of the weans, for fucks sake. http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/think-of-the-weans-for-fucks-sake/ Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jack http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/think-of-the-weans-for-fucks-sake/#comment-545 Jack Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:10 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=781#comment-545 There's an SSP public meeting straight after the demo, which is in the City Inn, just across from the SECC. speakers: a primary teacher a secondary teachers’ EIS rep a school student & a parent fighting school closures Richie Venton (Save Our Schools Campaign organiser) ALL WELCOME - exchange experiences in fighting cuts! There’s an SSP public meeting straight after the demo, which is in the City Inn, just across from the SECC.

speakers:
a primary teacher
a secondary teachers’ EIS rep
a school student & a parent fighting school closures
Richie Venton (Save Our Schools Campaign organiser)
ALL WELCOME – exchange experiences in fighting cuts!

]]> By: Jack http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/think-of-the-weans-for-fucks-sake/#comment-544 Jack Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:06:11 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=781#comment-544 Hi Laura, I don't think 20 to a class is idealism, I think it's what's been proven to be needed as a stepping stone towards a decent education for all. If school rolls are falling like you say, then why isn't there the space to bring this about? Even if you are right, then maybe we should be building more schools? I went to a high school that covers a few medium sized towns and a large rural area, and that was really overcrowded. There's been a need to build another school in the area for years. I think if there's a suprlus of teachers it's because the government is wasting too much money on things that are totally usesless (bank bonuses, WMD etc.) and not spending enough on employing teachers. Can a society really have too many people working in education? For me '20s plenty' is just the beginning of how I'd like to see education dramatically expanded beyond what it is now. It's always going to be working class kids that suffer most from cuts and lack of staff, because people don't want to work in schools in their areas. What this means is that whole generations are not given the chance to develop themselves fully and do everything they're capable of in life. We want to change that. Hi Laura,

I don’t think 20 to a class is idealism, I think it’s what’s been proven to be needed as a stepping stone towards a decent education for all. If school rolls are falling like you say, then why isn’t there the space to bring this about? Even if you are right, then maybe we should be building more schools? I went to a high school that covers a few medium sized towns and a large rural area, and that was really overcrowded. There’s been a need to build another school in the area for years.

I think if there’s a suprlus of teachers it’s because the government is wasting too much money on things that are totally usesless (bank bonuses, WMD etc.) and not spending enough on employing teachers. Can a society really have too many people working in education? For me ’20s plenty’ is just the beginning of how I’d like to see education dramatically expanded beyond what it is now.

It’s always going to be working class kids that suffer most from cuts and lack of staff, because people don’t want to work in schools in their areas. What this means is that whole generations are not given the chance to develop themselves fully and do everything they’re capable of in life. We want to change that.

]]> By: laura http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/think-of-the-weans-for-fucks-sake/#comment-543 laura Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:55:32 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=781#comment-543 i totally get your point and i agree that our education is seriously important BUT school roles have fallen in scotland, which partially accounts for the fall in teacher numbers and also there have actually been a surplus in teahers recently that are, lets face it, past their sell by date. also, in many many schools there is simply not enough room for twenty to a class we shouldnt confuse idealism with lack of realism thanks, laura i totally get your point and i agree that our education is seriously important
BUT school roles have fallen in scotland, which partially accounts for the fall in teacher numbers and also there have actually been a surplus in teahers recently that are, lets face it, past their sell by date.
also, in many many schools there is simply not enough room for twenty to a class
we shouldnt confuse idealism with lack of realism
thanks, laura

]]> By: Jack http://ssy.org.uk/2010/03/think-of-the-weans-for-fucks-sake/#comment-542 Jack Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:50:04 +0000 http://ssy.org.uk/?p=781#comment-542 SNP government backtracking on their promises to reduce class sizes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8548303.stm SNP government backtracking on their promises to reduce class sizes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8548303.stm

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