#british education system

[aithusarosekiller]

Why is sending off a ucas form so terrifying 🧍 like what

Knowing you didn't lie about anything but still being terrified that they're gonna tell you that you did

I hate it

[twasjane]

There's one issue about why teachers are striking that I haven't seen come up, but it's probably been discussed- it's that morale in education is kind of in the toilet. Definitely amongst support staff, but given that teachers are leaving the profession in droves I imagine they're not having a good time either. The kids we're supporting are still traumatised. They're struggling to recover from the pandemic in the same way adults are. Like us, they never got a chance to recover, to talk about their feelings, to relax, play, create in order to come to terms with the shit we all just went through. They were just expected to get back to work like the rest of us. It resulted in a lot of anger, sadness and violent outbursts that we, the adults in charge, have seen the brunt of. There's been articles about education staff getting slapped, scratched, bitten, punched and otherwise assaulted on a semi-daily basis and whilst that's always been the case to some extent- I'm probably not the only one who thinks it's worse lately. The kids aren't to blame here- neither are the parents in a lot of cases. Its the fact our government dropped the ball on this pandemic so badly, the reverbs have hit mostly ordinary people like a lump hammer. Especially vulnerable people- like young children. They have big feelings and no where to truly express them. If it were up to me, we'd abandon lessons all together and replace the curriculum with a lot of time to play, draw, create, sing and... talk about stuff. We'd install soft play inside and let them just climb. Get out trampolines. Send them up the climbing walls. Organise football matches. Whole day PE/exercise sessions. Hold gaming tournaments. Art sessions. Singing. One to one therapy. But no- our capitalist hellscape won't even let the children rest and come to terms with what they lost in the pandemic. Time, experiences, certainty... relatives. It's hurting them and in turn, its hurting us. AND WE'RE NOT EVEN PAID ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THIS SHIT.

[dr-george-ordell]

SNIPPET OF CH 2 - "Hold Your Horses, It Only Gets Worse!"

[pebblegalaxy]

The Decline of the Indian Vedic Education System: How Foreign Invaders Contributed to Its Demise

It is important to note that the question of how G.W. Luther and Thomas Munro destroyed the ancient Indian Vedic education system is a complex and contested issue. However, there are some historical accounts that shed light on their actions and their impact on the Indian education system. G.W. Luther was a Christian missionary who arrived in India in the early 19th century. He was known for his…

[northlight14]

Speaking as someone who was constantly late to school, I think punishing kids/teens for being late to school is stupid. Like, I get it. When they’re older, they can’t be late to work and stuff and they need to understand that. But majority of kids/teens are getting to school via their parents or someone else driving them or hell the school bus which is also driven by an adult. So when a kid arrives late and gets punished for it, all that’s happening is a child getting punished because the adult responsible for getting them there on time wasn’t successful. That’s not teaching the kid anything, that’s just annoying. Especially when, as a kid I was always ready on time and it was my parents I was waiting on and then in detention I’d be expected to write down a “what will I do better” that didn’t apply to me because I didn’t do anything wrong

I get that sometimes it will be the kids fault but I feel like those cases are few and far between and punishing a kid for the adults in their life is just counterproductive

[nekrosmos]

Sat down to eat my lunch during A Difficult Day, saw your tags and omg. 🥺

:3c When I tell you I'm fighting for my life against the tumblr tag system because I have so many thoughts about your fics and I can only leave 30 tags CNZPFNZPX. Let me yap tumblr >:(

Hope your day gets better bud <3 I'm gonna fistfight the entire british educational system to give you a break, watch me.

Have a little angry looking Nik, he also will fistfight someone for you.

[lonelylesbian2]

I remember when I was younger people would ALWAYS make fun of me when I talked about my family because of what I called them. My family is Indian (punjabi to be exact) so I was subject to LOADS of mockery anyway. But when we did family trees in primary school I got laughed at so badly and so many people told me I had the 'wrong' names because my maternal uncle wasn't called 'mama', that was what my mother was called. When I tried to explain that that's what I called them in my culture I got told I was wrong. 8 year old me thought that my family tree was supposed to be filled with my family. What they were called to me. 8 year old me got told I was wrong. My teachers gave me sheets to fill out with 'uncle' and 'aunt' and 'grandma'. I grew up like that and when I was 10 years old we went to go and visit my mums family in Delhi. I called my mothers mum grandma. Now, when I visit I'm older, now I call my mother sister 'mausi', I call people who aren't related to me closely but are still very close 'mausi'. Because that's my culture. I am an only child but I have people I call 'didi', I have people who call me 'didi'. My older relatives call me 'beta'. I am not their daughter, but that is our culture. Now, I don't let anyone tell me what I can and can't call my family. Because they are mine. Now when people ask who's visiting, i tell them my 'chacha'.

I hate that I ever let anyone tell me my culture was wrong, that I had to leave my blood and roots behind in favour of what other people knew. But I was young and that was the reality of it. Everyday, my heart goes out to the little 8 year old girl sitting at the dining table, wishing she could change the colour of her skin and the blood in her veins.

[jjxkiaraxpopexcleoxjohnbxsarah]

When a British writer writes an American fic:

[eddieintheocean]

I decided to ask around on all the fish/ocean blogs I follow: how do you learn more about the ocean?? I love the ocean and I really wanna learn more about my favorite sea creatures and beyond but I have no idea how to get started. Are there documentaries or shows your recommend? Books? How do you go about doing research for fun (the American school system has failed me, go figure)? How do you even remember it all? I crave to learn but where I could possibly start is as vast as the ocean itself.

i think i replied to this ask on someone elses answer too, but ill repeat what i said

i usually go looking on wikipedia for something that seems interesting, or google scholar

and then what you do, after finding something that seems interesting, is go either to the reference list, or the "cited by" and you can go on an endless rabbithole of similar papers about one or two topics

as to remembering it all. uh. the answer is i dont really

i often have to refer back to notes and things, i dont really know any scientific names or anything past the ones i put effort into and made flashcards for

most academics are generally focused on one niche topic, its very very hard to Know Everything about Everything. if you find one or two topics you find interesting to begin with, you might start absorbing knowledge

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The British Columbia government is opening to all ages its tuition waiver for those who were in foster care in the province.

The program was launched in 2017, waiving fees for people who had been in care from the ages of 19 to 26, but starting next August, that restriction will be eliminated.

To be eligible for the program, students must be studying full or part time at an undergraduate level at a B.C. public post-secondary institution, the Native Education College or one of 10 approved trades-training providers.

It also allows for as much as $3,500 a year to cover educational expenses such as textbooks, internet costs and computers. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[hussyknee]

Not given: "I'm Scottish/ Irish/ Welsh and want to dig that motherfucker up again so we get to kill him too."

(Saw a USAmerican scientist on Twitter who only just found out who Oliver Cromwell was and baffled that everybody else knew. I'm boggled at the US's insularity from the rest of the English-speaking world.)

Please reblog.

[lamentationsofasinner]

i am losing my shit

tell me why all i've done today is organise my flashcards on gizmo and do my sparx maths using gauthmath???

i literally have my first mock tomorrow and i know like three quotes for an inspector calls

i'm so fucking cooked.

[pupyuj]

I MISS YOU 😞😞

WE MISS YOU TOO OUR FAVORITE LOSER 💔💔 come back to us soon bitch goon central is in shambles sugar is losing her mind, jade’s crying every second, v’s personality did a 180, i’m as pretty and cute as the day you left us, keer’s getting even more violent as minutes go by-

[aggressiveguitarnoises]

i have media studies exam (although mock so its fine) that i didnt study for so im gonna force myself to practice by applying barthes narrative theory to season 1 hannibal (vaguely tbh cuz its the whole seasom but ok)

hermeneutic codes(how do u even pronounce this omfg) :

enigma codes, they are def crucial to this show as each episode raises more and more unanswered questions as the audience continues watching the show, questions like who is commiting the crimes, is will ok, does he know how fucked up his clocks are, is crawford fucking stupid, is abigail ok, what the hell is hannibal doing, why are they using cat guts for strings, are the dogs gonna live oh my god please can the dogs be okay for once

usually done by leaving cliffhangers for each episode

it drives the audience forward and interests them so they continue watching the show to find out the answers to their questions

its also a convention to use hermeneutic codes for horror crime shows like hannibal

Proairetic codes:

action codes, the actions done to drive the narrative forward, previous events drive other events into action. ngl this one is fucking stupid to apply i dont get if i ever apply it correctly

in hannibal, proairetic codes tie a lot with hermeneutic codes as the actions of the characters raise questions for the audience questioning their choices and makes the audience wonder what will happen next. the action creates tension and makes the audience wonder how the created problem(if there is one) will be resolved. for example when hannibal lecter called abigails father to inform him that "they know" and that fbi is on the way. this drives the narrative forward as then the audience wonders how the characters will react and wonder how the actions will affect the story. this action ended up with abigail becoming an orphan and their suspect dead, creating a few side plots and introducing new characters. this constant tension created by each action drives the narrative forward and engages the audience to continue watching the show

semantic codes:

connotations, things associated with something, the deeper level meaning of a symbol. this one is hard yet so easy cuz theres literally SO many of them

they basically give insight into the plot and characters, building personalities and maybe even starting the deep questions the audience will have

for example, for hannibal, hes quite sophisticated, the semantic codes for that would be how he wears suits all the time, his overall style and his acquired taste. those things connote sophistication, wealth and even control and power (especially the suit and his high respected position as a psychiatrist)

but another thing that can be derived from things like how hes always careful, always has a cloth that doesn't leave any fabric fibres, how he doesn't use anything digital, only physical things like journals to leave no traces, the fact that hes literally eating his evidence lmao, his knowledge and experience of human anatomy and mind connote that hes a careful, experienced, ambitious man and prob(definitely) is a serial killer

symbolic codes:

it has such an easy concept that its literally confusing to understand. its basically symbols, binaries, a thematic/structural device, but it's basically about themes and contrary signs specifically, which is ig why its kind of difficult to understand since its specifically binary symbols

some symbolic codes in hannibal would be life vs death, clearly a reoccurring theme with all of the crimes happening, good vs bad, murderers and their victims, health? both physical and mental? stability? work vs personal life? idk its so hard to pin point it even tho its so easy and common idk

a better example woukd be the bad vs good binary used in star wars with ghe colours of light sabers

Cultural codes:

literally cultural and social conventions, knowledge that comes from the outside world of the text, specific connotations used

example, FBI for crimes and america, religion and faith, the whole fbi units especially medical, even Christmas is a cultural code as its a celebrated event of certain social and cultural and religious conventions

bruv i cant think of any more examples even tho i know theres so many

hope yall enjoyed my silly analysis of hannibal as my media studies application practice if u read it all xx

[laurenfoxmakesthings]

So, I've started reading the first book in Adam Diment's spy series. I mean, after hearing about the author's story, I was pretty damn curious. And, well...very 'everyone's felt that before, right?'.

[impossiblyizzy]

‘I can speak fourteen languages, as long as they’re English’ I am SCREAMING