British Educational System... debates part II

My classmates, Evelyn, María Teresa and Rodrigo, continued presenting the debates. Their topic was the British Educational System, something that was new, at least for me... because I had no idea of what this system was about.

The classmates gave a little review about the topic, exposing the characteristics and how it works in England. What it caught my atenttion the most, was the fact that the public schools in Britain were actually considered as private ones. It was weird to hear it backwards because we tend to relate the concept of public with the goverments and politics.

They also talked about the boarding schools, which are very common in England and students seem to be very fond of them. This type of school led to the debate topic in the class. We had to decide if signing up children in these schools was a good choice, due to the fact that children most of the time grow alone and away from their families.

I was part of the against group but we could never decided our answer to the topic, because in my opinion these types of schools have more advantages than disavantages. Why? because children start developing their independence since they are little kids and start growing up with strong values and principles given at school... the fact they do not live at their homes, it does not mean they are going to turn out different, but I think they gain more confidence beign out there by themselves. Their families are always going to be there, but it is very important to grow up in confidence and beign able to solve our personal issues by ourselves.

Apart from the debate, I think the topic was very interesting... all of my classmates had the chance to talk and express their opinions. The groups was very clear in their ideas.