School system is not good for business
The reality, sadly, is very different.
I find myself among the chaos of everyday secondary school tuition, trying to absorb as much information as possible. Odd how so many of our most successful entrepreneurs never went to secondary school.
From day-to-day conversation with fellow students, I find that a lot of them had little or no career aspirations. Either they fall victim to the “I won’t get enough points” attitude, or they just don’t care. I believe this is near the root of the problem with disruptive behaviour in schools.
A lot of students care little for the subject at hand at any given time and so act in a troublesome manner.
Why? Because they weren’t given an adequate choice of subjects to suit their needs or the proper guidance to make an informed decision during subject selection.
If students were given sufficient career guidance they would understand how to realise their potential, whether as carpenters or presidents.
It would allow them to be more focused in all aspects of school life, allowing them to set and achieve goals, thus leading to lower levels of disruptive behaviour.
As students seem to be getting more and more troublesome, we need to look at how to reform our education system and find ways to inspire them.
Cathal O’Neill
4 Highfield Ave
Dublin Road
Arklow
Co Wicklow
