It isn’t just schools - behaviour in universities isn’t stellar at the moment. The fees system has helped create a lot of entitlement (students assume they’ve paid for the pass), and a lot of students have missed that key formative experience of how to learn in a group due to COVID disruption.
What is interesting is even international students are acting out, which suggests a problem beyond the UK’s awful living conditions. What is notable is that students are (measurably) weaker in terms of basic ability when entering university, and the resulting frustration from this may explain some of their part in this tragedy.
Honestly the first set of students coming in at undergrad after covid that I had were simultaneously wonderful and also felt about 2 years behind where they usually are socially. It was a bit of a struggle getting them to properly sit down and think. They did absolutely thrive when you got them going though (with some kinda more experimental pedagogy) so I do still have hope.
I’m sure this isn’t just a UK problem, I’m sure many countries are reporting worsening behaviour in parents, which filters down to the children. I know it’s been a problem for a while where I am!
It isn’t just schools - behaviour in universities isn’t stellar at the moment. The fees system has helped create a lot of entitlement (students assume they’ve paid for the pass), and a lot of students have missed that key formative experience of how to learn in a group due to COVID disruption.
What is interesting is even international students are acting out, which suggests a problem beyond the UK’s awful living conditions. What is notable is that students are (measurably) weaker in terms of basic ability when entering university, and the resulting frustration from this may explain some of their part in this tragedy.
Honestly the first set of students coming in at undergrad after covid that I had were simultaneously wonderful and also felt about 2 years behind where they usually are socially. It was a bit of a struggle getting them to properly sit down and think. They did absolutely thrive when you got them going though (with some kinda more experimental pedagogy) so I do still have hope.
I’m sure this isn’t just a UK problem, I’m sure many countries are reporting worsening behaviour in parents, which filters down to the children. I know it’s been a problem for a while where I am!