EJ53
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In the UK, children must be a minimum of 5 years old before they can formally attend school.....and there is only one annual intake, for all those who are that age on the first day of the first term in each school year.
So, let's suppose we have two children......one born on Ist September 1993 and the other born on 31st August 1994......both of whom started school on 31st August 1994, the first day of the school year in which they were aged 5......Thus, these two are in the same school year/educational class and being taught at exactly the same level despite having an age gap between them of 12 months.
Then, let's assume both children have an IQ of 100 and that this is the average for the class/year/annual intake......So the younger child will always be at the bottom of the class and the older at the top, despite the fact that both are "average".......(although the apparent difference will gradually reduce as the children get older)
Now......the problem with this here in the UK is that neither children nor parents are advised of this in-built bias......So, by the time they leave school, younger children are viewed as below and older children as above the true academic average of their particular school year......Which influences the career opportunities available to them.
Clearly, this is a serious flaw in the Educational System that has not been adequately addressed since before I started school some 55 years.....But, my question to forum members is "Do you raise this issue when producing astrology analyses on children still at school" and, if so, how do you advise the report recipient to deal with it?
So, let's suppose we have two children......one born on Ist September 1993 and the other born on 31st August 1994......both of whom started school on 31st August 1994, the first day of the school year in which they were aged 5......Thus, these two are in the same school year/educational class and being taught at exactly the same level despite having an age gap between them of 12 months.
Then, let's assume both children have an IQ of 100 and that this is the average for the class/year/annual intake......So the younger child will always be at the bottom of the class and the older at the top, despite the fact that both are "average".......(although the apparent difference will gradually reduce as the children get older)
Now......the problem with this here in the UK is that neither children nor parents are advised of this in-built bias......So, by the time they leave school, younger children are viewed as below and older children as above the true academic average of their particular school year......Which influences the career opportunities available to them.
Clearly, this is a serious flaw in the Educational System that has not been adequately addressed since before I started school some 55 years.....But, my question to forum members is "Do you raise this issue when producing astrology analyses on children still at school" and, if so, how do you advise the report recipient to deal with it?
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