Education
For each question, what divides the two sides and the best argument of each, without caricature.
- Should parents be free to choose the school?The school in your neighbourhood has a bad reputation.
- For or against repeating a year?Repeating a school year should be more common.
- For or against school uniforms?Compulsory school uniforms…
- Should private schools be publicly funded?Private or faith schools funded by the state…
- Should grades be scrapped in primary school?Grades should be abolished in primary school.
- Should disruptive pupils be excluded?A pupil disrupts the class all year long.
- Should higher education be free?Higher education should be free for everyone.
- For or against selective university admission?Selection for university entry?
- Should schools focus on restoring authority?The priority for schools should be restoring authority and discipline.
- Should teachers be paid by results?Pay teachers according to their pupils' results?
- How should colonial history be taught?Colonial history at school…
- Should schools be free to hire and fire?Head teachers should be free to hire and dismiss their teachers.
- Should school prepare pupils for the business world?School should do more to prepare pupils for the world of work and business.
- Should pupils be steered earlier into manual trades?Guiding pupils into technical and vocational tracks…
- Can parents challenge what is taught?Parents object to course content (sex education, history, gender issues…).