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1. What do you think is the most important thing about your education?
   
To get high scores in school tests and exams (1)
To do well enough to keep my parents and teacher happy (0)
To learn ways of getting on with other people better and how to protect the world and make it a better place for all to live in (-3)
To prepare me for getting a job when I leave (0)

 

These days, students are continually being tested and are under great pressure to get good scores, grades or levels. This pressure to do well for ourselves, our families and teachers, and so we can compete in the 'job market', can distract us from the more important lessons we all need to learn. It is essential that we learn ways of getting on with other people better and how to protect the world and make it a better place. Treating people and the planet with care and respect will reduce our impact on the earth and reduce our footprint.

Do you agree? Add your voice to the debate on this issue

Did You Know?

  • The cost of achieving education for everyone in the world over the next ten years would cost only half the amount spent on toys each year in the U.S.
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