The School system is flawed and should be changed

I'm not entirely sure if this is country specific and I'm not fully aware of education systems in other countries. Anyway, in the UK there are already reforms being made to the education system, such as the scrapping of GCSEs to challenge students on a more academic basis rather than just mere fact learning, and making exams linear based rather than module in order to make exams more challenging (which I disagree with as it creates a huge workload in a short space of time). That being said, there are also qualifications available to students where academics is not their forte, which is through the use of vocational qualifications that tend to be focused on a specific career interest that that student may have at the time. Whilst they are equivalent to GCSEs, there are also vocational qualifications equivalent to A-Levels.

I do agree that the education system is flawed, speaking as an A-Level student myself, and as it is unfair that some students are at a disadvantage than others, it could be argued that that is just a part of life in general. It's also true that the tests students are tested on are extremely crucial to employers looking to hire, namely in English and Maths.

I do also think that the education lacks practical life skills, such as learning how to finance, and I also agree that there could be room for improvement in terms of creativity, in which students could be more inspired. I also disagree that over a year's worth of work is tested into a small time frame of over an hour in one single day, which makes exams seem to appear luck based, especially if a question comes up in a subject that you are not strong in. It's a shame that the government also wants to scrap coursework and put restrictions on the availability of retaking exams so that students cannot have a second chance.

In conclusion I think there is certainly room for improvement in education, but I suppose in a society where competition in academics is common, it seems unlikely that schools will reform to focus on everything rather than just academics. There are also alternatives for those students who do not excel in academics, which does add breadth to the school system.