School-Related Problems

It is a sad fact that many of the problems endured by millions of children every day arise as the direct result of their being forced to go to school.

In some cases, schools are like prisons and suffer from all the social problems inherent in that sort of institution - bullying, drug taking, crime, depression and high rates of suicide.

These problems are not always confined to schools in deprived areas, they can also occur in prestigious private schools and in any situation where there are significant numbers of children who do not want to be at there.

In addition to these social problems, there are educational problems. These range from reading difficulties, dyslexia, problems with maths and failure to do well in secondary and tertiary education. Young people are often made to feel that they are themselves to blame for their failure to do well in school but a more constructive approach is to consider that it is the school that is to blame for not giving the child what they need.

The social and educational failures of school are closely linked. If children enjoy learning and feel that they are doing well, they do not become involved in self-destructive activities. This means that the solution to all these problems lies in exploring more enlightened ways of educating children.

Once children become victims of these school-related problems not only do they cease to experience freedom in their education, they cease to feel any freedom at all and their whole lives become overwhelmed by what they are experiencing at school.

The site now has sections on the following school-related problems and how they can be dealt with:

• Bullying
• Dyslexia

Sections on drug taking, crime, depression, suicide, stress and ill-health, examinations and maths problems will be added shortly 

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