{"id":22484,"date":"2022-05-26T07:16:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T05:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22484"},"modified":"2023-02-03T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T07:36:28","slug":"problems-with-school-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/05\/problems-with-school-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems with School Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools are supposed to teach our children about important lessons, and they do. However, there a lot of problems with school systems that completely contradict this goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the internet, many people say that schools are bad for us, even though these claims are partly justified, it feels like an extreme way of interpreting the problems with most school systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to find out more about some problems with our school system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"6 Problems with our School System\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okpg-lVWLbE?start=22&#038;wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does the phrase &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">churn out<\/span>&#8221; mean, &#8220;In fact, thought leaders from around the world agree that the current system of education was designed in the Industrial Age, mainly to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>churn out <\/em><\/span>factory workers.&#8221; Use the phrase in your own sentence.<\/li><li>What does the expression &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">run deep<\/span>&#8221; mean, &#8220;And this Industrial Age mentality of mass production and mass control still <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>runs deep<\/em><\/span> in school.&#8221;? Use the phrase in your own sentence.<\/li><li>What does &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">rote<\/span>&#8221; mean? &#8220;Most of the learning that happens in school today is not authentic, because it relies on memorization and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>rote<\/em><\/span> learning.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you agree or disagree with the problems mentioned and discussed in the video? Talk about your thoughts.<\/li><li>Besides the problems mentioned in this video, what are other issues with school systems?<\/li><li>What are some issues with the educational system in your country?<\/li><li>In your own opinion, do these problems outweigh the positives of school? Explain your stance.<\/li><li>If you had the power to do so, how would you try and fix these problems?<\/li><li>What problems did you have at school as a student?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Schools are supposed to teach our children about important lessons, and they do. However, there a lot of problems with school systems that completely contradict this goal. 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