Reputation, Reputation, Reputation...

Why is it that schools only care about their precious reputations? They treat certain students in particular ways in order to show themselves in a good light; for example, if they believe that a student will be successful publicly, then they treat them like royalty – show them off to the public and make them feel as if they actually care. However, that leaves the rest of us at a loose end; it leaves us feeling belittled and left out – it leaves us believing that we are not worthy, as if we are just not quite good enough.

Schools just focus all of their attention on the students that ‘need help;’ meaning that they end up ignoring those that they think will succeed – just to realise that those left alone are working their butts off, independently. Whereas, the ones that are receiving help are being spoon-fed information, so that they think that they have earned their grades … but have they? Really? Their teachers have essentially done the work for them; causing them to get good grades even though they haven’t actually done anything.

It is pathetic that schools only care about their reputations and not about the lives of their students… to them it is a job, they have an idea in their head, and they will do anything they can in order to achieve that idea. Meaning that us, as students are suffering for their benefit – the education system is completely messed up; the priorities of the education system are skewed and yet again, we are the ones struggling.

Teachers should actually care about their students; they shouldn’t just focus all of their attention on their reputation and allow others to suffer for their benefit. It is completely selfish! It is about time that they got over themselves and began to realign their priorities – providing all students with equal opportunities and promoting the idea of meritocracy. Students should have to work for their grades, they should not be handed good grades on a plate – it is completely unfair and quite frankly, pathetic.

Students deserve equality of opportunity and teachers that actually care about them and their futures; not teachers that ignore them and only pretend to pay any attention when they are under the pressure of OFSTED.