Firstly, all students need to take the compulsory subjects such as English and Maths. Most people find these subjects boring but I believe that doing these subjects will equip students with skills they may need in future jobs; even if the subject is not required for the job. Jobs such as an accountant, requires Maths as a subject needed to be taken, but also by having a GCSE in English gives them the skills to write reports at the end of each month. I think that this is important in education up to the age of sixteen because everyone needs to be able to be equipped with skills for when they leave school for work as they will find basic skills like how to persuade and inform in letters.
Also, you should allow the students to get some social time as well in school hours. If a child is made to work for several hours on end, they will lose concentration and not do as well in exams. I think that by giving the students some time to socialize, they will be prepared to work in lessons and achieve well in exams. This is essential in education as no child can work hours on end and expect to do well in their GCSEs, they need a balance to talk to friends and play games to feel refreshed and wanting to do work. In numbers, the majority of people who had a balance between social life and education received better results than people who spent all their time working; this is why I feel that this is important.
Finally, there are many subjects that a student can take for GCSE. These include: History, Geography, Art, French and more. However, different subjects open different jobs for student, such as History opens jobs like a journalist and a consultant. Some subjects open more jobs than others. Geography opens many different jobs for instance accountancy, geologist and much more, whereas studying Art only allows the student the chance to become a painter. By helping the students to pick subjects that open many jobs to them will also be useful to them when they leave education. I believe that it is important to choose a good range of subjects to allow pupils to have skills useful to all types of jobs.
In conclusion, I think that education is very important as it decides where a child will go in the future and by helping them pick subjects that they enjoy but also useful to them will really benefit them when they go off to find jobs.
Yours sincerely,
Artica
