Replying To Tadhg2020: "The flaw in the " system" as you put it is not so much the system itself but this idea or belief that all you have to do is engage with the system to benefit from it. How do you convince the uneducated that education will benefit them and/or their children? They dont value education and, as importantly, the society in which they consider home doesnt value education either. Their parent, or the grandparents, dont value it, their friends dont value it etc etc. Yes they can be proud of the one that " went to Trinity" and still not value education. So the " system" is at a disadvantage in these areas from the off. Many kids only go to school for as long as they have to and for as long as their parents can get introuble if they dont. These kids grow up in a completely different culture to ours. They can spot something is wrong a mile away. They know when the council are coming for their horses before the council hit the estates. Their street smarts are exceptional even though many struggle to read or write. There is no easy solution as the system as you call it is designed for a society that wants to engage with it and not for those that dont. Its designed to benefit those that engage and value it. These people dont and its generational. They dont believe its for them or that they can benefit them. They fear it as it takes them from their community and comfort zone. How many of us would embrace anything that we fear as much as that?"
One of the better observations so far in this particular thread.
Replying To GreenandRed: "What has 2 lads on a podcast talking about their lack of opportunities years ago got to do with the educational system in 2026?"
Do you genuinely believe that there is equality of opportunity in this country? Do you believe things in Mayfield are really any better than they were 20 years ago?
Replying To GreenandRed: "What has 2 lads on a podcast talking about their lack of opportunities years ago got to do with the educational system in 2026?"
If you dont get it then I cant explain it to you. Have a good day.
Replying To Viking66: "Do you genuinely believe that there is equality of opportunity in this country? Do you believe things in Mayfield are really any better than they were 20 years ago?"