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That Schools Want You To Know so much that I am making you a part 2.
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10 - Starting things off kinda saucy, I don’t mean to freak you out, but….a lot of your
teachers are doing it.
There are countless reports of teachers having affairs and getting into relationships.
A lot of people meet their significant others at work, and it is no different for teachers.
Depending on the size of the school, I would bet at least two of the teachers at your school
are dating.
I know in my primary school, the head master and one of the teachers were having a long
term affair!
9 - A Lot of Schools have Gang Problems It was reported by the National Centre on
addiction and substance abuse reported that 45 percent of American High Schools have gangs
or gang members on their campuses.
Gangs often bring outside violence inside schools, posing threats to other pupils.
A lot of people think that schools need to do more about gang culture, offering help
and support to pupils who are exposed to organized crime… but the reality is, most schools
are trying to disassociate themselves with
8 - Schools Cause Mental Health Problems Over the past few years, there has been growing
media attention surrounding the rise of mental health issues among school children.
In the UK, it is reported that 46 percent of girls age 11-21 have needed help with their
mental health.
Meanwhile, doctors have reported a 68 percent rise in self harm among younger children.
British news publication, the Telegraph drew a link between the pressure and stress of
the education system on the younger generation and this increase in mental health issues.
The problems is, not many schools have comprehensive mental health programs in place to deal with
the rising issue.
7 - They Don’t Know How To Handle Social Media
These days, more than ever, kids bring factors from their external worlds into the classroom.
Almost all teenagers have smartphones and are active on social media sites like snapchat,
twitter and instagram.
This is a world that teachers will be less familiar with than the students and a lot
of schools don’t yet have proper measures in place to monitor social media and the effect
it is having on productivity.
On top of that, schools have shown time and time again that they do not know how to properly
manage cyber bullying.
6 - One in Ten Schools in the UK AND in The USA are failing
Whether or not this is actually the case, several different reports and studies on both
countries suggest that 1 in ten schools are failing.
In the UK, it is thought a quarter of a million pupils were attending a failing school.
Worryingly, in the states, according to Pysc Central, 30% of students fail to graduate
high school across America.
Not good.
5 - Schools Don’t Always do Proper Background checks
While teachers are subject to extensive background checks, not all people that work on school
properties are.
The school bus drivers, the janitors, contractors, kitchen staff, in many places, these people
are not subject to the same rigorous checks.
In the UK, vetting blunders led to the employment of Ian Huntley as a Janitor at a school in
Soham, where he murdered two 10 year old girls in 2002, despite having been reported to police
over sexual assaults on 6 occasions.
4 - Schools are Killing Creativity Some people theorize that schools don’t
nurture creativity.
Arts subjects are being scrapped in many UK institutions, with many people worried that
creative subjects will be phased out altogether one day.
3- You are not always being taught what you should be
The National Curriculum decides what is taught in schools in the UK and in the United States,
curriculum is largely decided by individual states.
Either way, people don’t always agree on what should be taught and what should be.
For example, in Canada and the United States, people think that children are not adequately
being taught about Native American History.
Whether or not you agree with this is irrelevant – the issue is, who really gets to decide
what children learn and should they have that responsibility.
This considered, let’s move on to our number two…
2 - Some People Think School’s are Brainwashing You
I’m not sure about this, but the dialogue is definitely out there.
The problem is that both sides of the political spectrum are concerned that schools are brainwashing
their children.
In the UK, six academy schools have been flagged as a radicalization risk.
The problem is that children are very impressionable and some institutions are concurringly using
that to suit their own agenda.
Finally, at number one…..
There have been 279 School Shootings in America since 2013.
This is an average of about around one a week.
While we may be led to think the issue is being tackled, it is still obviously a big
problem in America.
Two thirds of schools in the US conduct active shooter drills, however this still leaves
a third unprepared.
Also, many argue conducting drills isn’t tackling the real issue; the fact a pupil
at the school may be plotting a mass murdering spree without anyone knowing.
SO…..there we have it….
That was the Top 10 Secrets Schools don’t want you to know part two…..did you know
these already?
Are there any secrets I should know of?
Let me know in the comments section below.
For now, I am your Most Amazing host, Rebecca Felgate….
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