"The eleventh hour, leaving something to the last possible moment, not unlike what I did during this assignment. Why did I do this, was I too busy playing Pokemon go like the rest of my 'lazy generation' Of course I was but this was not why I didn't want to write it, I just didn't want to give up my holiday time, yet I still had to do it not because I wanted to but because I need this grade it is for precisely this point that the Australian education system needs to change. The Australian education system focuses on getting grades and those who aren't able to get them are shunted aside. Not only have the systems in place failed to secure a reputable national standard but the ways the systems are implemented have created mass problems for the mental health of students. " 2) Since the first international testing by the OECD Australia's average education scores have consistently fallen. The average Australian 15 year old is as smart as the average 12 year old in Singapore in maths.By setting a low minimum standard, the education system impedes the need to reach levels on par with …show more content…
where the vast majority report stress from school as the main cause. More urgency has been been placed on achieving a higher mark than your peers than the desire to pursue knowledge. A fun learning environment replaced with strict working conditions unsuited to a developing mind. Homework allocated to students already burdened with co-curricula and assignments rather than allowing students the vital time needed to socialise and relax.It is these methods that have created environments in classes that focus on drilling information into students rather than allowing them to enjoy aspects of each subject and have caused growing rates of mental illness. I myself was immensely interested in science yet a few bad marks and a teaching style Not suited to me was enough to make me despise the subject for years, I'm looking at you