'Broken homes' comment

 

I agree with this article to a certain extent, I feel that a dysfunctional family could have detrimental effects on how a child learns as most of what they learn is from their parents. Children are more likely to mimic a parent rather than a stranger or teacher they’ve met for the first time. So if a child has not been given any guidance on the correct use of language, they will not have a base for them to start developing their acquisition of language. In the news recently there has been word of Teresa May looking to introduce more grammar schools in the UK, a school which requires termly payments, there is as little as a 10% chance of attending a private school if you’re working class. Pragmatically, private schools offer better education, have a heritage of prioritising education and achieving better grades than state schools. However I disagree that private schooling achieves those aims effectively as state schools are becoming increasingly competitive in terms of grades. The article states that children of dysfunctional families “Never caught up on education and tended to become drug addicts.” I disagreed with this statement as felt that not all children from dysfunctional families give up on education, some that have had a tough life are willing to work hard as they don’t want to end up with a dysfunctional family of their own when they are older.