AMERICAN HOMESCHOOL TEACHERS REACT! 8 Ways British and American Education Systems Are Different

[@Kari_B61ex]

I'm pro uniform - No bullying, no having to purchase the latest expensive fashions, no worrying about what you're going to wear that day. Most schools these days have new/used uniform sales at the end/beginning of the school summer term.

[@METALFREAK03]

problem is the uniforms are expensive nowadays and they often change them so you HAVE to buy new ones each year. But yes, much better than no uniforms.

[@KissMeWhereIWee]

Where the fuck did you live?! Wowww, you havent a clue on this front love.

[@northnsouth6813]

Also uniforms lend to a 'team feeling/togetherness' with pride in your school.

[@phaudraig]

Both my primary and secondary school required uniforms - and I can absolutely say that bullying still happened. I was hospitalized twice before the age of 10. Kids just find other reasons to victimize someone. I don't think uniforms cause bullying - they just don't make a difference.

[@roban28]

@@METALFREAK03 School uniforms are only as expensive as the schools make them. I went to a primary, middle & high school (a very, very long time ago) and the uniform was grey or black shoes, grey or black trousers, white shirt and grey or red jumper. The only official thing parents had to buy was the school tie. Ah Woolworths - their school trouser always came with a patch for the inevitable whole we put the knees!

[@zaftra]

pro uniform, you'd get confused fighting with kids from the next school if you didn't.

[@lilyliz3071]

And the local shops wouldn’t know which school the shoplifters came from

[@carlgibson285]

If you want to see comparisons between life in the US and the UK I highly recommend the channel Girl Gone London. She's an American who moved to the UK and she doesn't mind other channels reacting to her content so long as they give her channel a shoutout and link to her original videos.

[@dawnfishwick861]

Love watching her video's

[@jamesaston2031]

Yes she's excellent, and really has a great understanding of both cultures

[@vaudevillian7]

And leave at least 10 days since her video was uploaded. Seconded though, she’s brilliant

[@NataliePine]

She definitely appreciates a heads up too

[@Thnsrd42]

Before changes were made in 2016-17, education in the UK went like this: Ages - 3-4/5 Nursery School - Voluntary Ages - 4/5-7 Infant School - Compulsory - 7-11 Primary/Junior School - Compulsory - 11-16 Secondary/Comprehensive/High School - Compulsory Ages - 16 -18 College/Six Form - Voluntary - 18 - University (Uni) - Voluntary It was straightforward in my opinion. Now school leaving age is at 18.

[@KissMeWhereIWee]

No, no it isnt. Catch up.

[@KissMeWhereIWee]

Read back what you wrote.

[@tedstorno3783]

That the English Education System not the UK's, and nowadays the school leaving age is still 16 axcept in England.

[@tedstorno3783]

*except

[@Miss_Beehaven]

Uniforms are a great idea, you can pick up a pack of 5 generic white polo shirts from Asda (Wallmart) for £7.50, 2 pack trousers £7, 2 pack sweatshirt £5. No labels, no bullying because some families are unable to afford the latest Nike etc

[@rossshepherd9836]

ASDA isn't owned by Walmart.

[@blueridge7838]

Not anymore, Walmart sold Asda a few years ago.

[@belindakennedy5828]

I liked wearing my school uniform 😀

[@Rustee42]

In England, school uniforms are meant to level the students so no one can be singled out for being poor. Unfortunately school uniforms are ridiculously expensive, which defeats the principle as poor parents struggle to afford them.

[@AlienNationLiveEvents]

I'm 67. In my secondary modern/comprehensive school years, say early 70's I witnessed almost daily one lad bullied, beaten and cruelly mentally tortured because the blazer he wore for years was frayed at the cuffs with sleeves short as he outgrew it. His tears have never left me with him crying it wasn't his fault, but his mum and dad couldn't afford new. Uniform is not the simple solution to avoiding bullying or magically levelling the field.

[@claregale9011]

​@@AlienNationLiveEventskids can be cruel , I was bullied at school for being too quiet . It affected me in my adult life as well my self esteem was severely damaged

[@joepiekl]

And it doesn't make a difference anyway, because it then becomes about what shoes, football boots, bag, jacket, etc, you have. When I was a kid, you had to have Kickers shoes, Adidas Predator boots, a Helly Hansen jacket, etc. Kids will always find something to separate them. Most of Europe seems to manage fine without uniforms.

[@davidorourke3630]

Totally agree. The school headmaster of my middle school in SW London left the decision up to us pupils wether or not we wore the uniform. Which of course meant there was no financial pressure on parents that did not have the money to pay for them. Particulary as there so many families with 2 or more children attending the same school. Thank you Mr. Boaitt for not putting my parents under that added stress😊👍🤝

[@plonchyvideos7456]

In my school (in the 1970s), if you couldn't afford a uniform, the school would provide one. This was usually a uniform (blazer, usually) that belonged to a previous pupil that had left the school at 16 and the parents donated it to the school for this purpose. There's no reason all schools can't do this.

[@peterbabicki8252]

In my school in the UK we had uniforms _(shirt, trousers, shoes, blazer and tie)_ and our ties had a different colour band on them to signify which year _(grade)_ you were in. If you were there as a sixth form or college student you had more choice in your wardrobe, but it was still smart/business/office attire.

[@speedyreedy4878]

It makes a big difference, You feel a sense of belonging and fierce Pride uniforms are a great leveller.

[@benharris144]

I grew up living in a few different countries. I went to school for most of my early years in Texas, a couple years in Bahrain and New Zealand, but then did my last few years of school in the UK. One thing I immediately noticed about teachers in the UK was that they were much friendlier and definitely treated you more like a pre-adult rather than a child needing to be disciplined. Many of them were happy to be called by their first name and would engage in friendly conversations. The schools I went to when I lived in Texas were *very* rough though, so that might have been part of why they treated students they way they did. There was also no uniform in year 12 and 13 in the UK school I went to, but there was uniform requirement before that, though it seemed pretty loose. Years 12 and 13 were so relaxed, it could hardly even be compared to what you see in many American schools. Days were scheduled into 5 "periods" and it was common to have 1 or 2 "free periods" (where you literally just had free time; no obligation to be anywhere) in a day. Sometimes, depending on the classes you took, it was possible to even have 3, 4 or 5 free periods in a day.

[@Maureen-g2c]

I was at school in the 60's in Australia. Average class size was about 40. Teachers had very little problem with discipline, they had an instrument known as a CANE. Worked wonders!!!!!!

[@tick999]

In Vietnam they use a piece of wood the size of a cricket wicket but more square to give them a dead leg

[@TheBunzinator]

As was I. The problem I had with the cane, was partly that it was quite brutal, but mostly because it would be applied pretty indiscriminately by some teachers, sometimes on the basis of a mere suspicion. One deputy head I recall was particularly sadistic. And I don't remember ever knowing, or caring for that matter, which students came from poor or wealthy households, due to the uniform policy.

[@Maureen-g2c]

@@TheBunzinator Sadistic teachers would have been a problem, luckily, I never came across one. I only got the cane once, and I deserved it, plus it taught me a lesson that became very beneficial much later in life. NEVER SIGN SOMETHING WITHOUT READING AND UNDERSTANDING IT FIRST.

[@kamelionify]

When I was in school back in the 1770's Teachers had to have multiple skills, including ballistic blackboard eraser launching, parabolic sneaker application, Use of rulers as a knuckle reddening tool, being able to shout at, belittle and embarrass students for talking to their neighbour and general all around child abuse, all in the name of discipline. We didn't need students to bully anyone, the teachers were already doing it while telling us that school days were the best time of our life. Occasionally there were absolute gems who could teach in an engaging and fun way who never needed to resort to the above measures because we loved those lessons and wanted to learn and do well.

[@annicecooper8105]

Gosh ! I think you've been out of the schooling system even longer than Lawrence 🤣🤣 did you have to take your own quill and ink back then 😉

[@kamelionify]

@@annicecooper8105 Stone tablets and chalk :D

[@annicecooper8105]

@@kamelionify 😂🤣

[@grenvallion]

That search feature has been there since I can remember. I can't remember a time when I haven't searched within a channel to find specific videos.

[@METALFREAK03]

It's relatively new...around 2010 :)

[@grenvallion]

@METALFREAK03 only 15 years then. I think the main thing is it's not on mobile. So it's not seen very often.

[@METALFREAK03]

@@grenvallion as you get older decades are mere months :) Yeah I don't have it on mobile, not sure how people see videos on such little screens.

[@gyesbug-Terry]

I was in secondary (high) school in the 80's and for me the uniform rule was a godsend. Back then the school uniform was simply black trousers/skirt, white shirt/blouse and a black v neck jumper which could be purchased from anywhere. The only thing that was compulsory was a school tie which had to be purchased from the school. As we were not well off i would not have been able to wear the latest fashions or designer clothes so would have stood out like a sore thumb because the majority of the kids were from a more affluent area so their parents were able to afford them. It was definitely able to help me to blend in with the other kids and avoid the inevitable bullying for being one of the 'poor' kids. It's unfortunately now just become a way for the school to generate revenue because they only allow specific uniforms that cost a fortune to buy. On a different note I 100% agree that homeschooling is the way to go, children are being brainwashed in schools by staff who have their own agenda and deviate from the already poor standards we seem to have now.

[@francislaverty9262]

I am from an old education system (as I am now retired) where I went to a Boys only Grammar School built in 1561, we wore a specific uniform though it did not help with the education merely helped identify what school you went to. The subjects taught were determined by the State, so specific books were on the curriculum (though as a Grammar school we also had to learn Latin). Looking at the American system, individual states determine what needs to be taught but individual schools can modify this to suit their board of governors. Seems the American way has lent itself to a high number of self serving (not in any way professional) teachers using the system to teach inappropriate and unsubstantiated 'facts'

[@METALFREAK03]

How you wrote this, it seemed like you were born before 1561. But I get you Francis.

[@davecleggett9371]

Ditto. Though the 'snob' factor of Grammar School education has now largely disappeared thank goodness.

[@jockeyladjockeylad8492]

& on the Seventh Day God said "Yeah, look, at some stage 'science' is going to come up - I'm going to need you to mostly ignore it, the people who are going to use my name to keep you under their thumb are not in favour of you asking lots of pesky questions - they would much rather you hover just above 'wild superstition' & remain as dumb as the hole in a Cow's arse - it's going to be much easier for the programme. So then, just to recap - Science bad, blind unquestioning acceptance good. Oh yeah, just remembered - don't have kids with your immediate family members, it will cause all sorts of problems. I'd explain further but we'd be straying into 'science' again. Thanks for listening." I'm fine with God in education - but we need to leave religion out of it.

[@davecleggett9371]

@@jockeyladjockeylad8492 🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant!

[@joandsarah77]

If you are planning on homeschooling be sure to search out local homeschool groups and co-ops. Homeschool kids don't need to always be at home. There is plenty of opportunities for them to get out and listen to a teacher who isn't you. Church kids clubs, swimming, dance, gymnastics, girl guides or Scouts are other opportunities. I say this as a mother who homeschooled for 20 years. Also be open to having other kids over for play dates, especially during the school holidays. Oftentimes parents are needing care for their kids at this time and for your kids its an opportunity for more social time. A lot of people would ask how I had time, but homeschooling itself does not take that long. School classrooms waste so much time due to as you saw, the teacher has to literally herd kids with no discipline. It's anyone guess how much is being learnt in that chaos.

[@RNTV]

We've been homeschooling for nearly a decade now. You give a lot of great tips here for people who are new to it! Thank you for the comment friend.

[@gazlator]

In my youth, the school "years" only began numbering in the first year of Secondary School education; so age 10/11 was First Year, then age 11/12 was Second Year, and so on up until the Fifth Year (or "Form") when O-levels - precursors to the GCSE - were taken. Those continuing their education beyond to A-levels then joined the Sixth Form.

[@PerryCJamesUK]

That's how it was when I was at secondary in the 80s.

[@EleonoreWang]

We have NEVER had uniforms in Norway - but we have to dress according the weather - and children are outside playing in all kinds of weather down to minus 9 Celsius.

[@StephanieGerrard]

Lost in the pond is accurate and informative and fun. I went to a Grammar school in Wales..I had to pass an exam called the 11 plus to get into the school. I loved it👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@carolineskipper6976]

In England 'Nursery school' (3-4 year olds) is not compulsory, and then Reception Year (4-5 year olds) is compulsory - actually, compulsory school age legally starts in the term (semester) after they are 5, but most children start school in September if they are going to be 5 before the following September. If they don't start then a) they may not get a school place in their area, as the school will be full and b) they will always be playing catch-up with the children who did start in September. Education in Reception Year is a mix between free-but-carefully-structured play and formal learning in whole class/ group/ individual sessions. by the end of Reception most children will be able to read (very) simple books independently, write simple sentences independently, and do simple maths using numbers up to 10 or 20 at least. The curriculum is obviously far more complicated than that- but that's an outline. Standard class sizes in English Primary Schools is 30. If it's any less, it's seen as a luxury! Classes for the youngest children will have a Teaching Assistant for most of the sessions in addition to the teacher. State funded schools in England all have to adhere to the National Curriculum - which is so stuffed full of content there is literally no time to go 'off script' to add in extras. Having said that, there is opportunity to choose a specific topic through which you might deliver whatever skills and knowledge you have to include.

[@claregale9011]

Hi Guys , I always say schools not a fashion show its a place of education .you know its somewhere your attending to be taken seriously if your rocking up to school in a tie and blazer . Mine started Nursery school aged 2 yrs couple for of hours 5 days a week which is pretty much the norm, again it's preparing them for reception aged 4 yrs and a bit of structure 😊

[@EclecticInstinct]

Scotland Stat Scjools :- Primary School P1-P7 then High School S1- S6. No middle schools.No Sixth Form Colleges. 7 years at Primary approx (5 - 12) and 6 years at High School (12 - 18). Very simple. Nursery from 3-5

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

Yeah, I've seen this video before and it always gets on ma goat. :)

[@Tcelly]

Best way to do it

[@PaulSands-v1c]

and i still cant figure it out.

[@ChongBoy1]

Just started to watch your content and so far loving your honesty and frank comments. Nice job guys, looking forward to your content in the future.

[@watchreadplayretro]

I love that at 5 minutes in his camera decided to focus more on his bookshelf for a while than on him :D Thanks guys, always fantastic reactions

[@mishkatown8625]

During my time at school in England (back in the 1600s), after your first year in secondary school you took a test to see if you were smart enough to go to Grammar School. Generally, grammar schools are state-run schools that prioritize on academic achievement.

[@PerryCJamesUK]

The 11+ exam. We were the last borough in London to have them in Bexley. A few of the smart kids went to grammar school the rest of us went to secondary.

[@ma.7583]

​@@PerryCJamesUK They still have grammar schools in Bexley. This is because whilst it's the London borough of Bexley, it's actually in Kent and Kent has quite a few grammar schools (32)

[@PerryCJamesUK]

@@ma.7583 I didn't know they were still going!

[@annicecooper8105]

1600's ?? 🤣🤣

[@eddiec1961]

I loved that reaction especially how much quicker Jess picked up on things.

[@R3ED3R]

My secondary school isn't even there anymore, it makes me feel old

[@dalj4362]

Well said Mike! You totally got the uniform thing. I came from a poor family growing up and there's no way my family could afford the latest fashion for me to wear. I used to hate non-uniform days because I knew what was going to happen. When you have a uniform policy in place, everyone is equal.

[@JohnAnderson-ss9vn]

when i started school in scotland in the 1950s class sizes could be as much as 50

[@ltsecomedy2985]

Growing up in the U.K. in the `60`s, I started school at 4 1/2 yrs in what was then called Infants School. Apparently, I enjoyed the 1st day, however, it was when I realised this was not just a one-off visit, that I became unhappy. On reaching 7 yrs I was promoted to what was then the Junior School part of the same building. I took my 11 + exam & was unfortunately sentenced to a further 5 yrs of what was then a High School for Boys. Where we reverted from the wonderful new invention of the biro pen, to a wooden stick with a nib which we had to dip in an ink-well. (I think they had recently updated from the quill pen). In my 3rd yr we moved into the new Comprehensive School & were reintroduced to a mixed school environment, by melding together with a Girls High School. We moved on to Fountain pens which still involved ink problems. At 16 yrs old, the long wait was over, I was finally given my release papers. (Cue Mel Gibson as William Wallace.....Freedom !!)

[@Jeni10]

Mike, you’re right, that’s part of the reason we wear uniforms to school (in Australia too), it’s a great leveller so the kids from poor families are dressed the same as everybody else. There are also ways for some parents to sell their kid’s uniform when they’ve outgrown it, much the same as text books when a child steps up a grade. The other thing uniforms do is give students a sense of pride in their school, if the teachers and staff choose to respect that aspect of their school life. This is more evident in private schools such as Catholic schools, where the mission of the school is to teach kids both academically and spiritually - with high moral standards and being aware of their school’s reputation, not in an arrogant way but through leading by example.

[@Quidzyn]

If you're interested, education attainment levels in the UK and USA are currently very similar. The UK had a PISA score of 1483 in 2022. The USA scored 1468. The highest ranked country was Singapore with a PISA score of 1679.

[@LiverPools-ib5fv]

Singapore because those score are private schools with millionaire parents. Their curriculum comes directly from the west. They don't take a percentage from a whole range of colleges like the west where many are poor

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Regarding the whole middle school thing, I'm a substitute teacher in Denmark where we have pupils/students from the ages of 6 - 16 all in the same building, and so I get to work with the whole gamut of age groups. I completely agree that something changes once age 13-14 rolls around. The most important thing for keeping the class disciplined and motivated and to gain respect as a teacher up to that point is to be consistent: Introduce the kids to routines and keep them, always respond the same way if someone misbehaves, etc. This is unfortunately the best you can do when there are 20+ kids in the same room all with different educational needs. When they reach the age of 13-14, they suddenly start to form their own in-groups and out-groups (words like cringe begin to be used), and so it becomes a difficult game of trying to identify the groups, not pick sides and still be respected. My pet theory is that this is the age where the kids' behaviour starts to become affected by their childhood trauma and where neglect starts to show. It's also the age where confidence begins to matter in their social circles because up until that point, all they'd have to do was trust in their parents and teachers. Unfortunately, it's also the time where your confidence either skyrockets or plummets, so a lot of kids compensate to fit in, which often leads to confrontative behaviour towards their former authority figures. Just my pet theory of course. I also make it sound a lot worse than it usually is. Most pupils are really nice, at least individually, ;)

[@StarmanNWC]

17:46 that’s typically the time where hormones kick in, emotions ramp up and you haven’t learned how to process them yet. As a teacher I find that 12-14 year olds are some of the hardest to teach.

[@kingfisher_man]

I started secondary school in 1981. At the time, the school was terrible and had gang culture... skins, punks, mods etc. In 1982 we had a new headmaster, who was brought in to improve the school. The first thing he did, was introduce school uniform. This way, all the kids were dressed the same. It eradicated gangs, and stopped the rich kids, picking on the poor kids about their clothes. As everyone had to wear the same. I hated this headmaster, because he was so strict and gave me many detentions. But looking back now. He did a good job of cleaning up the school.

[@Aaron-kw4vq]

In the area of the UK I live, kids are able to attend Nursery from about 6months through to the point at which they are legally required to start State School (which is usually the beginning of September in the acedemic year they turn 5 but can be later in some cases). Some Primary schools do have pre-school nursery’s attached where pre-school kids can attend and these are generally limited in the time the kids attend per day, where as in private Nursery’s kids can attend from 7am in the morning through to 6pm at night, 5 days per week - though most don’t! The point being, Nursery is not part of the UKs school system legal requirement for attendance, where unless home schooling is taking place, kids in England start formal education at 4/5 in Reception year (although much like Kindergarten in the US it’s more learning through play). What wasn’t explained at at all in the video, is why we call years 12 & 13 (16-18) Uppper and Lower 6th… It’s because back in the day, Secondary education (11-18yrs) we used to start the year numbering again at Year 1. So by the final year before the then leaving age 16, was Year 5 in the old numbering system. The optional 2 years when you did A levels in preparation for Uni was therefore Year 6, Upper and Lower, denoting the fact that by this point you were no longer part of the rest of the school.. in fact, many people did, and still do, leave the schoold and do these years at ‘Sixth Form College’ before then hopefully going on to their University of choice.

[@tonyhoughton6857]

I went to an English school and never had to wear a uniform

[@Jeni10]

Here in Australia, we have K, 1 to 6 which is Primary school, then 7 to 12 which is Secondary or High school. A private school sometimes has both Primary and Secondary school students all attending the same location, just a separation in buildings and schoolyards. These are usually called colleges and are often attached to a Church on the same property. I never noticed any difference moving up from Year 6 to Year 7, I was with the same students just in a different building. The transition was seamless. I don’t remember any bad behaviours because we got punished just as we always had been, but by Year 7, we were able to discipline ourselves most of the time, by just behaving properly, with the same expected at home.

[@chrisnuttall8353]

I'm anti uniform. The argument that is stops bullying is rubbish. It did not stop me from getting bullied, nor others that faced the same fate.

[@RNTV]

I'm sure it doesn't completely eliminate it. I suppose you would have to go to a school with uniforms for awhile then without to truly see the difference.

[@chrisnuttall8353]

@RNTV I see your point but unfortunately that is not an option in English schools. The only school I did not have to wear a uniform was in my Infant and Junior school and as that was over 40 years ago, rules have changed so you now have to wear one there as well. Loving the content guys.

[@rodneywooltorton866]

School uniform hands down looks good allowing children to look smart teaching them early to take pride in their lives

[@MyBigMouth]

To clarify the terminologies of Tests and Exams, in the UK we have both, but Tests are usually for just testing knowledge and skills, whereas Exams are used for actual grading. But in relation to age grouping, times have changed as back in my day, you could leave school at 16, whereas now it's 18. However, that was when we still had proper apprenticeships if you were going into trades jobs, but these days they want you to go to college to learn it there, and end up racking up huge student loans, and get a bit of paper that says you can do it, until you actually go out to work and realize you were taught next to nothing and will end up learning more in the first week of a job than an entire year of college, which means you've just put yourself into huge debt for nothing. /mini-rant

[@sjbict]

Take a look at this "Denmark's Forest Kindergartens" very interesting

[@JEFF-ft6qm]

^^^^This^^^^

[@SteveSimcock]

Average class size in a high school (secondary school , 11 to 16) in England is 30. I’ve been retired 6 years so it could have changed.

[@isuckatguitar6252]

Here in Hong Kong the government/state schools, classes are typically 35 students but I've been in classes with nearly 40 students, they wear uniforms, it's largely based on the UK system, most offer the local HKDSE qualification which is similar level to A-levels & some of the top local schools offer either A-level or IB courses. Behaviour is generally good I think because most parents here really make their kids accountable for their studies & also support them with extra tutoring if they need it, some of the lower ranked schools have issues like anywhere else.

[@barryfreeman2914]

I did not have any of these experiences because in the early 1960's our schooling finished early. At the age of 14 my schooling finished and I went 3000 feet underground working in a coal mine. Our university education was in the University of Life which at the end of the day prepares you better to deal with the vagaries of life.

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

Our kids PUBLIC school says a prayer at the beginning and end of school assemblies. They told the dept of edu to pound sand and found the loophole

[@BrianMac2601]

Scotland here, i dont understand the American school thing and the english school thing, maybe things have changed since the 80s.

[@pureholy]

The national curriculum for England is available to view on line. Note that religious education is compulsory and includes teaching about all faiths, even in faith based schools. All schools in the UK, both state funded and independent are regularly inspected, for their academic performance, health and safety, safeguarding and what is called ‘value added’ meaning all the extras they offer like pre and after school clubs etc. Failing an inspection has serious consequences. This is currently a controversial topic after a head teacher committed suicide after a bad inspection result in just one area.

[@jacobreisser8034]

Our three kids were taught by my wife and I until they were eleven and started secondary school. They could read and write by the age of five, by eight they were fluent in English, Hebrew and Farsi. They were ahead of the other kids in their first year at secondary and all went on to university. I have friends who teach in England, they all say it's a nightmare just keeping kids interested, they have an attention span of flies and are attached to phones constantly. Quite often the parents are feckless and don't appear to care about their children's education.

[@Gillie51-bl8su]

I'm Pro uniform. Everyone wears the same, with only minor variations. Most of the time, you have no idea which of your class-mates' families are well-off, and which have had to buy second-hand uniform because they can't afford new. Apparently it gives you a sense of identity and contributes to a 'school spirit'... and also, when you're on a school trip and get separated from the group, it's easy to reconnect you. I gather that US schools do a similar thing with cheerleader uniforms and letterman jackets, etc. I'm envious of today's schoolchildren with such low class numbers. I've just checked my class photo from the top year of junior school. Exactly 40 pupils in the class. I think that's why they call it the 'baby boom'. Not enough available schools or trained teachers for the abruptly increased number of children who needed to be educated...

[@raystewart3648]

Try teaching 48 in each class as it was at my School (8-11) 48 Students, but back then teachers could drag kids out of the room, ban them from entering and even use the cane on a few. The latter died out around 1990 in my school and teachers touching students (dragging them out of the class room) stopped when I was about 15 (1991)

[@omegasue]

I think uniform is good in a few ways: You’re representing your school: I was proud of my school, set in beautiful grounds, and run by dedicated teachers. We had inspection of uniform every day. It lessens bullying: No he has it wrong: children these days got to preschool. Then later start primary education in reception age four and a half

[@derekhodgson9709]

Scottish education used to be extremely highly thought of around the world. Since the SNP (Scottish National Party) came to power it has got steadily worse. We fell so far down the international tables on education, our government took us out of them

[@rennielesmurf]

I always hated school uniforms, and as it didn't include shoe makes and hand-me-downs, it didn't stop any clothes based bullying.

[@chrisharris5497]

The search feature has been there forever, they have redesigned the pages so you now don’t have to scroll right to find it, it’s now just visible I’ve got no children do I cannot comment on anything other than my own experiences but when you consider the knowledge that people who went to school on the 70s and 80s and I think it’s fair to say that a high percentage of kids who go to school now know bigger all, I don’t see that changing much when they are in their 60s and my point is this, there was difference in approach to teaching children, one approach encompassed all students and those students learned. A massive problem I feel in today’s education is that kids don’t want to learn, they all want to be instagram and tik tok famous. If a child does not want to learn then no approach is going to change that

[@silkmaze]

First off, I am pro-uniform. It stops bullying, but also encourages pride and loyalty in and to the school. I went to a public (private) school. We only wore uniforms. The only day we could wear casual stuff was Sunday. We had a formal uniform, a Blazer with the school's crest on the top left pocket, and a casual one, instead of a blazer we had a sports jacket. Thankfully, the colours were navy blue, blazer, and navy blue with lighter blue mixed in, to make it look more casual. There were other public schools in the city, Edinburgh, one of which (Loretto), had a bright red blazer, another school (Fettes College) had a blazer that had pink and brown vertical stripes.

[@jca111]

Been able to search on a channel for at LEAST a decade.

[@RNTV]

Oh wow. I use the mobile version 99% of the time. I guess I haven't used the desktop version enough. I literally just noticed this feature 😅

[@kevinporter3212]

Bullying still happens around uniforms. There are the kids who get brand new uniforms every year and kids who get worn out hand me downs.

[@maskedavenger2578]

I started primary school aged 5 in Liverpool England , wasn’t at school more than an hour before I got into a fight & lady teacher slapped me for punching other kid on the nose . Attended junior school from aged 7 until 11 , more fights , got slapped , caned & hit with ruler . Same thing at High school from aged 11 to 16 we had to fight to stop others trying to bully us . We did have some very good & fair teachers ,but we also had one or two who were sadistic & should never been allowed in a classroom .

[@jens6767]

on the schooling topic i would recommend: Robe Trotting - Danish Schools | Foreigners React to Education in Denmark vs USA and UK greatings from germany

[@davedixon2068]

In the 60's when I was at junior/primary and senior schools class size was never less than 33 and went as high as 38 and there were 3 streams in each year.

[@RBernsCarter]

English schooling is NOT always 2 tier, Primary and Secondary. Where I grew up in Bedfordshire, 3 tier schooling was the norm. Primary School for ages 4-9, Middle School for ages 10-13 and Upper School for ages 14-18 I pretty much put this comment on every video I have seen on this subject 😂.

[@NiallBradley-pg6ge]

I went to primary (elementary) school in the 1970s: there was no school uniform. Uniforms in primary school became ubiquitous towards the end of the 1990s as children were coming to school in more and more expensive, branded clothing. Secondary schools have had uniforms as long as I can remember.

[@tridentuk6885]

Schools here, especially Secondary and Grammar schools (across the UK) have 'preferred' providers of various things like school blazer badges and especially sports gear, and they get a kick-back commission from local smaller providers. You can get a black blazer and trousers, and a white shirt, but good luck getting that sponsored rugby or hockey top from Tesco or Asda that we're told we have to take part in, or you get mocked. Even the teachers. Last time I turned up to my Grammar school I was in full military uniform as I was invited for some Assembly thing, and we arrived in a Chinook. I asked one of the teachers who had since become the head teacher to take the piss out of my uniform now. They did not. I joy rode my granda's car to school at 15, I was a nightmare. It was fun to joy ride the wokka onto the rugby field 10 years later as an absolute fuck you.

[@estranhokonsta]

Just a note. The youtube channel search exist for years now :)

[@Rokurokubi83]

I only noticed the channel search thingy just earlier today, was going to recommend another video to a different reactor, but found they’d done it last year.

[@GrimReaper-1]

Uniforms are great except when companies and shops significantly profiteer from sales. My senior school British daughter was asked if she knew English while speaking fluently in proper English (the clue is in the name) to her American principal, DOH!

Uniforms are brilliant, everyone is equal. I have just retired from a school where uniform was enforced and school shoes had to be black with no logos etc, our pupils looked very smart although a deprived area.

[@danielleeskelton]

Uniforms can have their down side. My daughter has been sent home numerous times from school because they kept complaining about the length of her skirt. In the end we gave up and made her wear trousers.

[@petertyson4022]

Been sent home a few times to change into uniform school uniform. It's was the shoes that kids used to take the mick. It used to be 16 that you could leave. Then it was up to you if you wanted to stay on to 18...back when I was going to school in the 60s.We had Nursery school.( 3 year old) . Then infant school (4- 6). Junior school( 7- 10). Then you go to high school or if you have a bit more better education. Grammar school. you can be sent to attend a mixed, girl or boys school. ( 11- 16). In the 6th grade. You can wear whatever. Can stay at the two mentioned school for 2 years ( 17 - 18). Which is classed further Education.. But I left when that came about. 🎓

[@patrickholt2270]

Tradition is strong in areas where there's a strong feeling of right and wrong or sacredness. That's why, I think, we still have relatively archaic toilets as standard, instead of the higher tech options Japan famously has for instance, with built-in bidet functions etc. People have a strong sense of right and wrong about what a toilet should be and what happens in there from early childhood potty-training. I think it's the same kind of thing with schools and school uniforms. Right from the start, in the early 19th century when private schooling began expanding to meet demand from bourgeois parents for the same kind of educational advantages that the ancient boarding schools had given to the aristocracy with schools founded by the church a thousand years ago as charitable foundations with scholarships, the brand new schools immediately draped themselves in phony claims of Tradition, with an audible capital "T", to suit parents' ambitions. Even though there has been mandatory state funded secondary education for everyone since the 1930s or so, that valuing of 'Tradition' continues. Another factor is the fact that secondary and high school kids use public transport to get to and from school, the same buses and trains that commuting workers use during Rush Hour. Having the kids in their uniforms gives the adults visual warning that they are going to have to endure loud kids in their space during the journey, and to seat themselves accordingly, as far away from the mass of schoolkids as possible.

[@paulhenley]

Having an autistic child with sensory issues, i feel the amount of effort required to try and get them to wear uniform exhausts them before even getting to school. It would be alot easier if there was no uniform.

[@RNTV]

There should be exceptions to any rule, but overall I think it would be beneficial to most students.

[@veryvarley6706]

I learned all the animal noises on day 1, everything else was extraneous.

[@russellfrancis6294]

Don’t ever say math over here .🤣 A private school is so called because the parents use their private finances. To fund their child’s schooling. State schools are so-called because the government/ taxes pay for the school . In Britain. State refers to the nation state, as opposed to the federal states comprising the United States. Thanks for watching this I enjoyed it.

[@patriciacrangle8244]

As a wife of a school principal a daughter in Iaw of a deputy head mistress &now 2 grandchildren now teachers The grading system is the A levels we take in sixth form are equal to the first year in American University level My great granddaughter is 5 is she in year 2 she is reading and just had her first maths reading writing tests

[@user-lo7es6gw1x]

Who remembers fights between schools on the last day before summer holidays in the uk?

[@interghost]

I understand why people feel the need for home schooling, but I feel those children miss out on the biggest part of going to school... life skills and experences with children of your own age. If you think of all the most interesting stories of your life a lot of them come from your school years! BUT... I understand in the US there is a LOT of brain washing and pushing of agendas going on... so I get it!

[@RBernsCarter]

But if you are only ever exposed to what your parents think and believe then that is just another form of agenda pushing. Kids are more likely to be well-rounded and critical thinkers by interacting with other kids from different homes and different backgrounds and being in a position to discuss things with those different people and challenge and question what is being taught to raise debate and promote thought. Plus, teachers in schools SHOULD (although obviously it is not always the case) be open to more scrutiny from a higher number of parents, school boards, educational boards, councils etc

[@interghost]

@@RBernsCarter All very true also!

[@AJD09FB]

I promise this isn't a loaded question, but rather a genuine one. Have you found, or do you think that you will find, that there are limits to your own ability to teach certain subjects in a home-schooling environment? Presumably, you are not experts on all of the subjects that your children will have to study in order for them to have a well-rounded and complete education. Even if you adhere strictly to the curriculum, there must be gaps in your own knowledge, to the extent that you are also (re)learning these subjects with your children. How do you go about explaining topics that they have difficulty grasping, if your own knowledge is incomplete or flawed? (And perhaps you may be unaware that your own understanding is only partial, or flawed.) Do you hire tutors for that purpose, or do you have your children research it on the internet? Also, how do you teach subjects that have a practical component to them? - Especially subjects like chemistry, biology, and physics where you may not own the necessary experimental materials already, or they may be very difficult and/or expensive to acquire, and the associated experiments hazardous to perform if supervised by someone who is not a subject-matter expert. I imagine that there must be certain hard limits and trade offs in the two approaches to pedagogy. Is it a temporary approach, until you have instilled the importance of critical thinking and self-learning, or do you intend to continue beyond that? What drawbacks have you found in taking this route, thus far, and how were they overcome/mitigated?

[@RNTV]

@AJD09FB I appreciate the genuine interest, friend. Our sons are 13 and 15 years of age currently, and our oldest is getting into those tougher subjects like chemistry, biology, and physics. I'll go back a bit first, though, before I get to that. We have been homeschooling since they started school, so things have changed and evolved over time. When they first started, I (Mike) signed up for some college courses myself. While I was focused on Business Management, I chose electives that I thought would help me in teaching my sons. I took a writing class, a history class, and a psychology class. They have most certainly helped along the way-especially the psychology class, I'd say. There were, and still are, times when I find myself refreshing my knowledge of what they are learning as I attempt to teach them. At times, it definitely feels as if we are learning together. We’ve come across subjects, like history for example, where I wasn’t familiar with a certain topic they were learning. We have the freedom to take a deep dive into those particular topics. We’ve gone off course and watched documentaries, checked out books, and even used KZbin as a resource to learn more. For the most part, when it comes to things like science or math, the curriculum we pay for is very good at explaining things to them. I’m just there to help guide them and keep them on track with a lot of subjects. They are both very adept at mastering new concepts. The program we use also offers online tutors, and we have utilized them at times when needed. As they’ve gotten older and the subjects have become more complex, we’ve had to change things up a bit. It was a lot cheaper before they hit high school. Now, many of the subjects provide a shopping list each semester, essentially for materials. Things might be a bit different in the UK, but in my high school, you had the option to choose certain classes. I never took a class that involved dangerous experiments. I did, however, take woodshop, where we used power tools regularly, and an automobile mechanics class. I’ve done the same for my sons. They are very comfortable with power tools and can do just about everything I can when it comes to working on a car. They also built their own PCs this past year. As far as extracurricular activities go, they are both very passionate about stop-motion animation currently. They’ve spent a lot of time learning the ins and outs of that over the past two years. I hope this answers your questions. I’m here if you have any more.

[@AJD09FB]

@@RNTV Thank you for taking the time to respond. And for taking my questions at face value, as they were intended. I can appreciate the commitment that you have put in to ensuring that your boys have a quality education. It is impressive. It may well be that the UK science curriculum is a little ahead of those used in US schools more generally. I guess I was thinking about my own chemistry lessons, in which chemicals had to be used in a specific order, and in specific quantities, or else a reaction might go wrong or get out of control and a mixing flask explode, or a cloud of toxic gas be produced inside a fume hood, etc. And later, when I studied Chemistry at A-Level (16-18), when a large component of the course work was an individual project, exploring a theory that was of interest to each particular student, and which involved students researching, designing, and performing their own experiments in order to test that theory. Some of those did have the potential to be highly dangerous, if performed incorrectly, and each of us had to write a detailed safety assessment, and methodology, before we were allowed to proceed to the experimental stage. It may be that you are only now approaching the point where those sorts of considerations may prove problematic, or it could be that the curriculum that you are following is much more theoretical than how these subjects are taught in the UK. Out of interest, what kinds of practical experiments have you done with your kids while they've been studying science? Have you had to purchase chemistry sets, microscopes, etc, or has it been more about the fundamental principles, and less about the lab skills and practical side of things. (That could be misread as judgemental, but it isn't meant to be.)

[@pamelsims2068]

Two grades per school is mind blowing. You just get used to a school and off you go somewhere else. Crazy.

[@Nevyn515]

They don’t remove the right to dispense punishments, it just makes sure adults working at the school aren’t allowed by law to physically assault your children. And home schooling is harmful to kids. The education itself has a major function before college of being meant to socialise children so they are not developmentally and socially stunted by the time they reach adulthood. If your entire social circle is your parents and then after “class” whoever happens to be nearby if they haven’t already formed exclusive social groups and let your kids join in. How are your kids meant to know how to function in groups and with people of different backgrounds if you have had 0 contact with anyone except your own parents before being college age with your personality firmly established? Social media? The internet? TV? Pornhub? And that’s assuming home schooling parents aren’t dumb and actually give a crap if their kids can read or write or run around causing vandalism? There’s a real risk your kid(s) will have real difficulty in later life. Of course your kids chose to go back to home schooling. They were home schooled, had no social abilities, were sent to a school as the new kid with no social skills, didn’t know how to fit in, then immediately ran back to their safe space with their tails between their legs instead of learning how to interact with other people that didn’t involve Twitter/X. And absolutely no, parents should absolutely not have any say whatsoever in what their kids are taught. Do you want kids to be taught that aliens built the pyramids, the earth is flat, the government is going to getcha guns and the UN is the illuminati coming to enslave you deciding the curriculum for kids, or do you think it’s better for those illiterate mentally ill parents not to be able to decide what “facts” are taught to kids in schools in place of real ones? Can innumerate parents decide the school must now teach 1+1=11 in math class, and in science class that all science is pure nonsense and the world is magic and facts are opinions and can become different if you wish hard enough?

[@RNTV]

Your comment is filled with assumptions that are completely unfounded. You are free to your opinion, but you are just flat out wrong with everything here, so keep in mind these are your opinions and not fact.

[@ChelseaPensioner-DJW]

Try a review of the Finnish school system, you will be amazed.

[@ymtonemanlaer4088]

What is the song in your intro called? I tried to shamzam it but nothing came up.

[@essoteric]

It's "Mafs", innit?

[@19Paul91]

Do you get individual subject qualifications in US high schools or just a general high school diploma? Also in University we select 1 topic to study for 3 years, but I think in the US you have minors and major topics?

[@isuckatguitar6252]

Wow, English schooling is a bit different from Scottish schooling. We just have P1-7 & S1-6. No sixth form college, I don't think? Been living in Asia for years so maybe it has changed.

[@jamiemacdonald6899]

I don't agree that uniform prevents bullying. Kids still wear expensive shoes and coats, they see the car their peers get dropped off in, the distinction of which kids have money and which kids don't isn't prevented by uniform. One benefit I do see is that it reduces distraction.

[@LiverPools-ib5fv]

Have you ever lived in the US ? The most materialist place in the world. I don't think you have a scoobie

[@Robmc0381]

To be fair primary schools have a teacher and an assistant teacher per class so its 2 staff to handle the class

[@jeffshive3147]

Now I'm confused about what makes up the UK. On KZbin there is a video explaining this, but if memory serves (and it increasingly doesn't), that video stated that Great Britain was made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK added Ireland to that set. But this gentleman put it differently and he should know. Now I need to Google around.

[@Theresamarie-y8b]

The Republic of Ireland? Nope.

[@nbartlett6538]

Northern Ireland is not in Great Britain but it is part of the United Kingdom.

[@DUNFERMLINEBOY1]

I believe in England each school is responsible to its local county council which in turn is responsible to the Secretary of State for Education Mayors have come into the equation in recent years as well I cant say for sure because I am Scottish and live in Scotland and as he said Scotland has its own devolved govt and the education system is entirely different to England with Scottish schools they too are responsible to local councils who are in turn responsible to the Scottish Education Secretary and the Scottish Govt

[@longshanks90]

I went into year 7 (11yro-12yro) in 2001 and it was always 7-11 but now loads of schools do years 12 and 13 which we took from the states as most kids me included leave unprepared to start life at 16 rather than 18

[@robertday1671]

Hi will it still be awhile before y'all react too Ferlin Husky ( Wings of a Dove )? It's an old live black and white video version from the Grand Ole Oprey.

[@darkbydesign1031]

not sure what he's on about in the uk we had Nursery, Junior school and high school which was 1st 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th year when u left at 16 to get a job, we never counted any years before high school ever

[@IanDarley]

100% Education, NOT indoctrination.

[@NiallBradley-pg6ge]

In England, if you teacher everything on the curriculum, there is no time left to teacher anything outside of the curriculum.

[@NiallBradley-pg6ge]

P.S. My son went to (paid) private (public) school. I'm not sure it is such an improvement.

[@davidswan4083]

I'm against uniforms on principle as they force individuals into a stereotypical box labeled "schoolchildren". The (Posh, independent) school where I worked had no uniform, only a dress code. I am also concerned about homeschooling (Except under unusual conditions, eg chronic bullying) as parents lack the breadth of knowledge to teach to even GCSE / "O" level, let alone "A" level. And can you set up chemistry / physics / biology labs at home? These subjects are (Or should be) very lab heavy. Modern science equipment is expensive, often specialised, and possibly regulated by H&S, eg work with radioactive sources in physics.

[@cliffordjones9226]

I refuse to wear a cap and tie for the first 12 months at secondary school, the school wouldn't let me take part in and school activates, which taught me a valuable lesson, how petty school teachers were, left at the first opportunity.

[@UCOOLJULES]

A uniform makes people look the same i.e. uniform. That way the richest kids can sit next to the poorest kids, and nobody can tell the difference. It's an attempt to remove class and wealth barriers from school. And it works, more or less

[@isuckatguitar6252]

The most famous public school in England is Eton College, very expensive, very elite 'high school' where boys attend and board during term time from 12-18. It's produced something like 18 UK prime ministers, both Prince William & Harry went there & many aristocrats send their kids there. Pretty nuts & it's what we call a public school & if I met someone who told me they attended a public school, I'd assume they came from a wealthy family.

[@cvs8545]

Poorer children are sometimes looked down upon or even ostracised because of their their clothing in a non-uniform school.

[@pepelemoko2820]

Hey you are not from here so don't stress too much about "Britain or the UK". Decent people will give you a pass for being unfamiliar. It may help to remember that "Britain" and the "UK" are both geographical locations, they are not a country a race or a culture. The individual countries of Scotland, England, Wales and northern Ireland are countries with their very different cultures, people and histories. But as I said, don't stress it dudes.