School leaving age raised from 15 to 17: thoughts? (1 Viewer)

[sinophile]

The NSW govt. is raising the school leaving age from 15 to 17. Personally, I think this is unwarranted. Students are being forced to stay at school for longer than they want to. That means the significant chunk of idiots who would normally drop out are now being crammed into schools, putting a strain on already overstretched resources.

 

[0hNivlek]

One of the best days of my school life was when all the feral students signed out at the end of year 10...

 

[Laika_]

wah wah wah

 

[youngminii]

One of the best days of my school life was when all the feral students signed out at the end of year 10...

Is that 'cause they bullied you?

Just kidding

@OP: Personally I don't give a shit, because it doesn't affect me.

 

[Laika_]

hahahahahah suckasssssssssssss i finished schol 6yrs ago muvabitcheds

 

[LordPc]

I agree its a waste, but with the current economic conditions, a lot of school leavers are probably going on the doll, so it might be a lot more effective to redirect the doll money into schools.

i do feel sorry for those of you that will have to endure another few years of loud mouth idiots

 

[samthebear]

meh. i'm already in year 12 - wont affect me but i do feel sorry for everyone else who has to put up with loud mouthed crass drop-outs for a few more years.

 

[0hNivlek]

Is that 'cause they bullied you?

Just kidding

@OP: Personally I don't give a shit, because it doesn't affect me.

It's cause some of them smoke and pee on the toilet floors! Like at each others feet. LOL.

 

[youngminii]

It's cause some of them smoke and pee on the toilet floors! Like at each others feet. LOL.

..My grade still has them ==;;

 

[jellybelly59]

It's cause some of them smoke and pee on the toilet floors! Like at each others feet. LOL.

LOL yes i h8 the smoking. Jeez im expecting to get lung cancer from all the second hand smoking that im doing went i go pee.

 

[iRuler]

LOL who cares? Not like it'll affect u in any way, the more the lower rank they get which will push you up, get over it...

Btw, changing in 2011, so won't hurt you or me.

 

[sinophile]

LOL who cares? Not like it'll affect u in any way, the more the lower rank they get which will push you up, get over it...

Btw, changing in 2011, so won't hurt you or me.

That's fairly useless, because increasing the volume of dumb students isn't going to reduce the difficulty of gaining ranks at the higher level. Especially when those dumb students are going to be disruptive and drag down the rest of the class.

 

[Mu5hi]

I agree its a waste, but with the current economic conditions, a lot of school leavers are probably going on the doll, so it might be a lot more effective to redirect the doll money into schools.

i do feel sorry for those of you that will have to endure another few years of loud mouth idiots

you know right that once the age goes up, it wont come down. Also there gonna go on the doll anyways, just delaying it another 2 years. Also most drop out level kids will be like oh only a few months left until HSC, might aswell stay.

i was under the impression that they're introducing a heap more schools that include courses where you learn a trade whilst at school (cant remember technical term for this). so it gives these people another option, rather than just dropping out


though overall, it really doesnt affect me, so my care factor is minimal.

Govt plans 10 years ahead, wait like 10 years.

 

[Timothy.Siu]

i was under the impression that they're introducing a heap more schools that include courses where you learn a trade whilst at school (cant remember technical term for this). so it gives these people another option, rather than just dropping out


though overall, it really doesnt affect me, so my care factor is minimal.

apprenticeship?

 

[sinophile]

Probably a better idea is to shunt all the otherwise dropouts to go to trade schools, because if they stay at a normal high school they're probably going to pick 'easy' subjects and just waste time.

The syllabus is going to be shit on, when people start complaining that the fail rates are too high, not knowing that its due to more dumb people rather than increase in content difficulty.

 

[scaredytiger]

VET courses?

 

[speedofsound]

i do feel quite sorry for the people having to put up with the dropkicks for yet another year.
however, many of the dropkicks in my grade decided to stay.

 

[Fortify]

smokers are so bad like so bad they shuld totally drop out in yr 9 like omg

smokers are jokers

 

[x.christina]

nooo now the riff raff will never leave us

 

[Failure_123]

The NSW govt. is raising the school leaving age from 15 to 17. Personally, I think this is unwarranted. Students are being forced to stay at school for longer than they want to. That means the significant chunk of idiots who would normally drop out are now being crammed into schools, putting a strain on already overstretched resources.

I completely agree that those losers staying are going to waste teachers resources as well as disrupting classes and ultimately pull your marks down (possible). But since it's not coming into practise in 2011?, it won't affect me. I just feel so sorry for the current 9 & 10. :mad1: