The Education System: Far From The Fountain of All Knowledge

There are many countries in this World that would look on the UK as a shining example of how a national education system should work. However, these nations will not be presented with the full picture on how this system is actually working; as it enters the second decade of the 21st century.

In short, the UK education system is not working as it should be. Tens of thousands of children are failing to reach minimal standards of knowledge and indeed, there are many that even struggle to learn how to read and write properly.

The Government are doing very little to address this ongoing problem. Yes, in the typical Labour party style, they have thrown plenty of money at the problem over the past twelve years, but they are totally inept at managing to turn this bad trend around. (more...)

The Benefits of A Good Knowledge of Insurance Policies

How many of us just purchase herbs and then file it away in a folder without checking through the terms and conditions of the policy? I would imagine that would be most of us then!

When you sit down and consider the amount of money we actually spend on some policies, this can actually transpire to be a very foolish thing. You may have secured a policy at a bargain basement price and may not realise that some of the elements that you had thought were covered automatically, may not be.

It’s like everything else in life, you only tend to get what you pay for. It’s exactly the same with insurance; if you’ve managed to get a really good price - there is usually a good reason behind it. (more...)

Formal Education To Commence From The Age of Six!

A recent and thorough investigation of the education system in England and Wales concluded that it was believed to be more prudent for children to officially enter formal education from the age of six years; instead of the age of 5 as it stands at the moment.

This would actually bring things more in-line with the rest of most Western European countries and is not quite as big a ‘shocker’ as you may think at first.

It is widely believed that children are able to gain far more knowledge through the enjoyment of playing at this age and that it is extremely difficult and even counter-productive for children to be taught in a formal classroom, so young. (more...)

The Vast Difference Between Education Systems Around the World

Why is it that depending on where you are born in the World, this will have a massive knock on effect on the level of education you should expect to receive? You can see how many people in the third world would definitely feel that this is very unfair!

However, the difference really does not just stop there. Even within the richest countries of the World, there is still a massive contrast in the level of education that person can expect to receive; and as always, it is all a matter of how much money there is in your family and what background you were born in to.

Education systems in both the USA and UK are pretty despicable in this regard. Poorer neighbourhoods will always see lower performing schools and it will definitely be the case that less pupils will go on to tertiary education when they leave. As for as joining the top universities (e.g. Oxbridge), well, these types of pupils can pretty much forget it as the doors are rarely open to people from more deprived backgrounds. (more...)

Knowledge Is Power and Security

There is an age old saying that knowledge is power, but in today’s increasingly competitive society, security is another element that needs to be added to this. But why is this?

It goes without saying that the more knowledge you acquire in this life, the more able you will be to adapt to other things. So, instead of placing all of your eggs in just one basket, having a knowledge of other aspects of life will enable you to switch to other means in order to make a living.

All-in-all, this will inevitably mean that you will be able to feel more secure as you go through your life. It’s a well known fact that the more intelligent a person is, the better they will do at school and then university and that will translate into higher paid roles of employment a little later on. (more...)

Finding the Energy to Continue to Study

As new terms have started in many universities up and down the country, eager young students will be making the most of this new studying experience. Gone are the days where they were under the strict regime of the secondary school, now they will experience more leniency and freedom than they have ever known before.

This is one of the additional pressures that see many students usurping the energy they need to get them through their university years. Yes… they will start off with all of the best intentions in the World, but the most fundamentally important thing will be for them to ensure that they keep this indefinitely; or at least to see them through their degree course.

Being away from home for the first time and also entering adulthood and being allowed to go into a bar and drink legally is, by far, the biggest distraction for students. At the end of the day, they find it immensely difficult to devote all of their attention to studying when they can be out enjoying themselves every night. (more...)

The World’s Exploding Population: It Cannot Continue!

As the planet has already experienced the total population having past the 6 billion mark, how far is this figure going to rise before we start to take action? As the population is set to increase still further, this is a very worrying trend and the planet will not be able to sustain many more people.

We are already running out of resources for the population that already exists. Moreover, the fastest rates of increase are being recorded in the poorest regions of the World; where many people lack the basic knowledge they need to work their way out of their poverty.

Western countries are actually witnessing decreases in their population trends and if it were not for the mass migrations that continue to transpire from the third world, these countries would actually realise a decrease in the future. (more...)

What Is The Best Holiday Park Like

The first holiday park was founded by Plato in Athens in 387 BCE. It was the obligation of the teachers and students at the academy to question the rules, laws and morals of society.

Although they do no meet in an olive grove, the Pontins holiday park serves a similar function, except of course they have many complaints about them and so we debate the role of business in the modern world.

The founders of the believe that business is the most influential institution in the modern world and that with great power also comes responsibility. (more...)

Recycling for the Future

Over the past few decades recycling has become a kind of ancient religion — something most people blindly follow but don’t really understand why. So, in the next few paragraphs we are going to attempt explain why recycling is so important.

To begin with, recycling reduces global warming. As most of our leading scientists freely acknowledge, the Earth has entered a warming phase due mostly to man-made pollutants. And the fact is that making products from scratch releases more CO2 than recycling does. For example, producing new items made of metals like aluminium creates 90% more CO2 than recycling does, which is why we should always recycle our aluminium cans.

Another material that should always be recycled is plastic. Why? Well, did you know that it takes twice as much energy to burn plastic as it does to recycle it? Or how about the fact that it takes double the amount of energy to make paper rather than recycle it. (more...)