Answer — Exercise 1
7 - Making a difference·Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Work in groups. What do you think the following people worry or complain about when discussing schools and the education system?
Answer
parents
- quality of school
- not enough homework
- children’s grades
- long summer holidays and lack of childcare
teachers
- pay
- support and resources
- kids’ (lack of) discipline
- class sizes
students
- too much homework
- bad grades
- unfair rules
- uniform
politicians
- exam results
- comparison with other countries (PISA, etc.)
- teacher unions being too strong
- teachers teaching the wrong things
business people
- lack of skills or the wrong skills for their business