I was very surprised and, to be honest, disappointed when I searched for the Spain’s results of the OECD for the last few years; I thought they would be much better than that! In Spain, there is a high number of people who do not graduate in the educational level of the ESO and therefore an unwillingness to be educated. It is obvious that we ought to think on another education system if we want to improve not only our qualifications but also our knowledge.
Firstly, to combat this failure should be a short-term goal, in which a possible solution could be the development of vocational training programs. We all remember the LOGSE law of 1990 in which it was said to delay the age of starting a Vocational Training from 14 to 16 years and this contributed to the decrease of early school leaving. As a consequence, the new law LOMCE proposes to choice what you want to study at the age of 15.
Moreover, in Spain the investment in education is much lower than in other countries. However, I want to point out that our education system is teaching us to be the more productive we can in the future and not to be better persons on every account of life. In addition, I don’t think all this is because of the teacher’s level since they have to follow the guides given by the government as well.
In brief, I think changing our system of education is urgent as this is a problem which concerns every person in our country. Personally, I would remake the system by letting each person choosing the subjects to study in order to avoid the disinterest and lack of motivation present nowadays.
A very good article, Ivanna, very balanced and accurate. Thanks, dear.
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