Preperation

Small Towns in Europe; Sharing Innovative Practices

Erasmus+ Partnership meeting in Høyanger, Norway

26th os Sept – 1st of Oct 2016

 

Why do I go to school?

…from education to work life…

 

//do I know what I want from my future//should I study more//do I need to study//what will tomorrow’s job marked look like//which qualifications

areneeded//what will be expected from me//how can my school help me be prepared

for my future work//what is my future work//why are students dropping

out from school//what motivates me//

what are my strengths//

 

 

The fourth partnership meeting in our project took place in Høyanger, Norway, at Høyanger Vidaregåande Skule (Høyanger Upper Secondary School). 25 visiting students together with 9 teachers meeting up with our 18 host students and the staff at school; to discuss, debate, write and listen to the theme “Why do I go to school?”

Background

The entire 3 years project aims to build a more sustainable future for young generations of students, mostly located in small towns, and share innovative practices among the 9 partner schools so as to help improve the quality of education, lifestyles and uture working opportunities for our students. The different concrete objectives of the project lays the foundation for the meeting in Høyanger. Some of these objectives are;

ü  Promote entrepreneurship

ü  Reinforce links between education, youth and the world of work

ü  Promote professional development of staff

ü  Strengthen students’ confidence

ü  Reduce number of dropouts

ü  Foster equity and inclusion in education, and promote cooperation an dinteraction between students, teachers and schools across Europe

 

Our project “Small Towns in Europe; Sharing Innovative Practices” aims to increase the students’ self-awareness on their own future and how they are all citizens of a common Europe. The teachers are also challenged on their roles as teachers in a changing Europe and a constantly redefined take on knowledge, skills and learning. Through lectures, visits to businesses and innovative companies, cultural events, debates, discussions and workshops the theme at each meeting is carefully studied – so also in Høyanger.

Preperation

Pre-work

Before the meeting all involved students were asked to prepare for the theme/topic. Through prework we wanted the students to have done some thinking and contemplating prior to the meeting. As mentioned the heading for the meeting was “Why do I go to school?”, and the angle was the transition from education to work life. This again seen through the filters of; what will tomorrow’s job marked look like, which qualifications are needed, what will be expected from me and how can my school help me be prepared for my future work. Most students chose to write essays, individually or in groups, and some did questionaires and interviews. Their products were uploaded to the project website prior to the meeting.

Brief sum ups from some texts

            Some angles and questions the students discussed in their pre-work are seen in the subheading of this chapter, do I know what I want from my future, should I study more, do I need to study, what will tomorrow’s job marked look like, which qualifications are needed (…). The following are extracts from some of the essays written by the students;

A)     My intention of going to school is to gain my aims. I don’t want to be bound to someone else. Especially not to a man, who has a higher salary than I have. Even nowadays it is hard to be independent and to have a raised standard of living as a woman. But hard does not mean impossible, therefore achieving what I seek might need a lot of hard work.  The base of that, is a high education.

 

With a university degree, the salary you get, when you start to work, is much higher than the salary a person with a high school diploma gets. However, that is just one advantage of having a high education. So my intention of going to school is to be prosperous one day. Going to school and getting a high education helps me acquiring what I want. But not everyone has the same intention of going to school as I have.

 

B)     Schools give us a widespread basic knowledge. Even if we do not know everything about a subject, having some knowledge helps to be able to talk others, as they most likely not all have the same interests. Learning about many different subjects expands your vocabulary and makes it easier to link between different matters. There is also a chance that if the subjects are chosen right from the beginning, we might miss things we did not know we needed. For example, topography is not the most fun to learn, for most of us that is, but without it we would not even know what our neighbouring countries are.

 

Altogether, I do not think it is completely fair to say we will need everything we learn for our future, however we do need it now, to discover our interests, our likes and dislikes and to build up some basic knowledge. As is said ‘The future lies in the hands of the children’, I think this future is better off in the hands of children who know what to do with it, and in order to achieve this, yes, we do really need schools.

 

C)    Since I was little I have been totally sure that when I finish my studies I will work as a teacher. When I was 5-6 years old and I was at school I like so much going there. Every day I learnt new things, and because of this I started to think about how fantastic it could be being a teacher. During primary school I had some doubts about being veterinarian, but finally as always I decided that I wanted to work as a teacher in the future.

 

In secondary school I realized that my ideas were clear. The teachers suggested to us a new way to work: work in groups. At the beginning I didn´t like it, because I thought that my marks could get worse. Apart from that it seemed that my peers made use of my work, and in my opinion it was a waste of time. After a few months, the situation changed. I tried to change my ideas, as it was necessary to get better results. I started helping my peers understanding the theory that teachers had explained. I realized that every times they understood it I felt very well, so maybe I wasn’t wrong and teaching would be my work. At the last course of secondary school, I concluded that teaching is an amazing job to help people prepare for the future and also in their daily lives.

 

Last summer I have worked as a monitor with Sahrawi children. I taught them a lot of things, but during this week, they weren’t the only ones who learned something. Because of them I learnt to be more responsible, appreciate more what I have and enjoy every moments. To my mind, all of them are necessary things that we should remember always.

 

After having the experience working as a monitor, I decided that firstly I would like to study for early childhood education and then I will specialize in social education. A lot of people told me that working with children that have problems or diseases is not easy and that sometimes is hard. Although I know that this is true, I give more importance to the happiness that probably I will feel helping to these children having a normal or better childhood.

 

D)    One reason why young people drop out of Secondary School could be that there is too much work and they can’t deal with. One other reason might be the long school days and that the teachers sometimes make the lessons uninteresting, some students may fall asleep because the teacher is just talking for hours. These things can make the students tired of school so they leave and maybe take a year or two off.

 

One reason why they drop out of school could be the wrong choice may be due to the influence of the parents and friends. The parents might think that you would study the same things that they did when they were younger but you want to study something else and you chose what your parents said because you want them to be proud of you. Can also be own fault, if you decide to follow him just because you are best friends and after some weeks/months you realise that you don’t like this education and just drop out because you are so tired and bored of school.

 

 

 

Teachers were also asked to prepare for the meeting through reflection on their own practice. They were not asked to complete a product to be uploaded, but to discuss with their colleagues at home and contemplate on their own practice over the same questions as the students; but from a teacher’s perspective.

ü  Why do our students go to school?

ü  What will tomorrow’s job marked look like in Europe?

ü  How do we prepare our youth for their future?

ü  How do I as a teacher enable my students to make the right choices?

Participating students and teachers

 

Country

Student

Teacher

Austria

Mayrhofer Kristina

Strasser Lukas

Stockner Haanna

Peter Beham

Johann Söllwagner

 

Poland

1. Natalia Rymar

2. Angelika Wężyk

3. Daniel Mątwicki

Agnieszka Brons

 

Germany

  1. Sarah Arnold
  2. Sebastian Maak
  3. Ida Scheidt

ROLAND CASPAR

 

 

Denmark

  1. Amalie Christine Bagger
  2. Anna Sofie Leth Nymand
  3. Marie Tolver Nielsen
  4.  Laura Seierstad Legaard

 

Birgit Heinskou                    

 

Sweden

Viktor Johansson                       

Moa Lindskog                  

Oskar Koskela

 

Ulf-Peter Johansson

 

Netherlands

Nicky Voorneveld

Jochem van Klooster

Jasper de Jong

Jan de Heer

 

 

Basque country

  1. Eider Armendariz  
  2. Garazi Sendino      
  3. Estibaliz Ojinaga   

Idoia Pujana      

 

Italy

Acampora Annalisa

Callegaro Egle 

Previato Ester

Francesca Puchetti

 

 

NORWAY

Susanne Nilsen Aardal

Jon Ivar Davenport

Viktoria H Molvik

Lena W Nedberge

Jarle A Olsen

Thomas M Ruskedal

Tina Sleire Sandvik

Amalie R Selnes

Malin Leirnes

Magnus Frøyen Frivik

Ullebø, Ola

Skår, Kathrine Bondevik

Guro Austreim

Irmelin Gangeskar

Andrine Blikken Haukøy

Julie Vedvik Moen

Hanna Dåvøy Rørtveit

Kristense Bjørkhaug Bergseth

Erlend Skreien

Torill Thorbjørnsen

Kristin S. Råsberg

Jardar Trollebø

Bjarte Johansen

Daniel Longfellow

Lidvar Berge

 

…rest of the staff

 

 

Programme for the meeting

 

Monday 26th of Sept

Tuesday 27th of Sept

Wednesday 28th of Sept

Thursday 29th of Sept

Friday 30th of Sept

Saturday 1 of Oct

 

Students

Teachers

Students

Teachers

Students

Teachers

Students

Teachers

Students

Teachers

Students/Teachers

 

 

08:30 Official welcome at school

..and info about the week

Local bus from Høyanger 08:35

09:00 Innovation Camp

 

Arranged by JA

Guests: HYDRO and HAVYARD

 

PS: Place; SIVA building (unused factory building at Kyrkjebø)

 

Local bus from Høyanger 08:35

09:00 Lecture “The school of tomorrow”

 

Lecture holder:

Knut Roald

(University College of Sogn&Fjordane)

 

Lecture + groups

 

08:30 At school – attending classes (check list)

 

Some of you will follow your hosts, others will not (but your hosts will help you get to the right classroom)

At school 08:45

 

 

08:30 Auditorium Lecture

Innovation Norway

(w/Kristine Kopperud Timberlid)

 

09:25 Groupwork (same groups as Tuesday)

10:20 Sum up groupwork results (auditorium)

 

08:30  Auditorium Lecture

Innovation Norway

(w/Kristine Kopperud Timberlid)

 

Departure day

 

 

Host families bring their students to Nordeide in time for the boat.

 

The express boat leaves 08:50

 

 

 

Getting to know each other better

Tour of the school

Coordinator meeting

Visiting local business;

 

St Jean Wheels 09.15-10.00

(walking distance)

 

Tour of the school w/students

Short meeting about the week

 

11:00 Meet and Eat – w/Mayor at Community Hall

11:00Meet and Eat – w/Mayor at Community Hall

Ca 11:00  Served lunch at Kyrkjebø

(made and presented  by residents at Høyanger Center for Asylum seekers)

11:05 At school – bring your own trad. Norwegian “matpakke”

11:05 Lunch at school cafeteria or bring your own trad. Norwegian “matpakke”

11:05 Lunch at school cafeteria or bring your own trad. Norwegian “matpakke”

11:05 Lunch at school cafeteria or bring your own trad. Norwegian “matpakke”

 

Ca 12:00 Høyanger Industrial Museum

Walk&Talk

…a walk around Høyanger while discussing the topic (TASK1)

…return to school 14:45 and write down thoughts and ideas from W&T

End: 15:00/15:15

 

12:00 Høyanger Industrial Museum (w/guided walk . if weather is OK)

Innovation Camp cont.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ends around 15:00

(return to Høyanger by local bus, dept app 15:40)

Joining the Innov.Camp

 

 (and/or)

 

Coordinatormeeting

Making summaries from webpage into pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ends around 15:00

(return to Høyanger by local bus, dept app 15.40)

Mountain? - weather depending

 

 

Bad weather; attending classes and/or working on written product

 

Norwegian students: school as normal if mountaintrip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain? - weather depending

 

 

 

 

 

Bad weather; coordinator meeting and attending classes

 

Coordinatormeeting

Making summaries from webpage into pdf

 

 

 

Ends around 14:00

 

11:25 summing up the theme and thoughts on what tomorrow will bring (K.K. Timberlid)

 

11:25 summing up the theme and thoughts on what tomorrow will bring (K.K. Timberlid)

 

12:00

Summing up the week – helping the students with their finishing groupwork

 

End 14:00

(…IF work is finished)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ca 12:00

Summing up the week – groupwork (written product)

 

 

End 14:00

(…IF…work is finished!)

 

Meeting at school –

 

Making summaries from webpage into pdf

 

 

End: 15:00/15:30

 

 

 

Mountain trip?

Depending on weather

 

 

15:30

By buss to nearby town FØRDE

(eating, socializing and maybe bowling)

 

Return around 22:00

PS: long day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evening; boardgame and  movienight at school

 

(getting together)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA (to be announced)

Leaving Hotel 15:15 by bus

16.00 To local village of Lavik (guided tour, visiting a blacksmith and dinner)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA (to be announced)

 

 

19:30 Arrival Nordeide

 

 

Families picking up + HVGS staff picking up teachers

 

20:00

Potluck at school

 

19:00 Dinner Kaffe-telegrafen

19:00

Dinner Høyanger Hotel

Dinner Lavik Fjordhotel

1900: Dinner

Øren Hotel

 

Students/families bring food

 

 

Return ca 21.45

 

 

 

 

essays from the Netherlands

 

The importance of school

 

School is important for everyone, without exceptions. School is important because of several things. The first and utmost reason is the fact that we learn the basic skills we need for our jobs later. From writing to adding and subtracting to basic geography. We learn to write in order to express ourselves without using a single spoken word. We learn to add up our risks, so that we know when we should or should not do something. We learn where places are, so that we know where in our country somebody is from, or even from which country a foreigner is from and where that country lies.

 

We improve these three basic skills, along with a large group of others I have not mentioned, during the whole of our school career. In time we learn to write in different languages, learn multiplication and how to divide, and the basics of volcanoes and other processes in or on the earth. In the end we can solve hard math problems, are we fluent in different languages, and know everything about our earth. All this knowledge will help us in our life. While we work for our jobs, we can use all this knowledge to work more efficiently and do better at whatever interests us.

 

Another major reason why school is important is because it shapes us into the person we are today. We learn values here at school which we might not have learnt at home. We make a giant part of our friends at school and those friends have a major influence in the way we turn out. If we would have been born a year later or earlier, we would have had totally different friends and would be a different person altogether. We develop our social skills with our friends, and we learn how to handle difficulties with them. They help us find our taste of music, fashion and sometimes even help us finding our sexuality.

 

So school is very important and without it, we would not reach our full potential, which would be a waste of our possibilities. Without school, the cure for cancer might be stuck in somebody’s head without them knowing it. With school we can help them learn how to research things, and in the end have them reach their goal.

 

And as Edmund Burke once said: “Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.”

 

Jasper de Jong

 

4vd

 

 

 

 

 

Proof that you can do it!

 

When it’s June, it’s getting harder and harder to motivate myself for my schoolwork. The school year is almost over, the weather is getting better, although this period is the busiest of the year.  Of course I want to go out and swim. Everything is better than studying , but still I’m working as hard as I can, because a high school diploma is a good base for your future.

 

I think that a diploma on the first place shows which degree of work you can handle. This is important because they look at that in a job interview. Before you can talk to  the  personnel officer he sees your curriculum vitae first and your diploma’s are the most important part of it all. Probably they don’t even invite you for an interview  if you don’t have any diploma’s.

 

Secondly I think that a diploma proves that you have certain persistence and that you put effort in your work. If you can’t finish things, getting a diploma is very hard. So your diploma also shows companies that you can persist.

 

At last you learn at school certain skills like collaboration and summarizing. These skills you also need in your future.

 

Often you hear people say that the knowledge that you learn at school is also available at internet, a  calculator helps you to calculate  and the spell check on your computer makes sure you don’t make any spelling mistakes. I’m not sharing this opinion, a conversation in German is really hard if you need to check every word on your phone and a spell check does not check grammar.

 

Other people claim that you can make it without a diploma. An example is Richard Branson, the founder of the company Virgin. He stopped at his 16th with his high school education. At the moment his wealth is estimated at 4,6 milliard US dollar. This is an exception, not everybody is as lucky as Richard Branson.

 

Even if it’s June and great weather, I know I want to leave school with a diploma. So when I want to swim I think about this and I grab my books en study a bit more. With a diploma your future will be a lot easier!

 

Jochem van Klooster

 

 

 

Do we really need school?

 

A question asked by every student, every year. The answer usually given is: yes, because you will need this later on in your life. But do we? Will we spend our adult lives analysing poems? Or is the quadratic formula only useful in our classrooms?

 

In order to become good at something, whether it is a sport, playing an instrument or something completely different, you need to train. The same goes for your brain, if you do not practise you will have a hard time learning things later on in your life. If we would not train at all, further studies would need to be much longer in order to get to understand even the basics of mathematics, grammar and other subjects. The other option would be to stop education all together, however if we were to do this, there would be no-one to take on several jobs, we would have to live without doctors, scientists etc. This would stop our society from developing the way it does now.

 

Primary and secondary education are also there to give a basic understanding of all subjects. In this way, we know what our options are when we have to choose our profession. Without this opportunity we would choose based on what we think we might like, if it turns out this is not what we were looking for, it is nearly impossible to make any big career changes, as we do not know anything about other fields of study. Even though a fair portion of the subjects will not fit your interests, they will still be of use as you now know for sure it is not what you want.

 

Schools give us a widespread basic knowledge. Even if we do not know everything about a subject, having some knowledge helps to be able to talk others, as they most likely not all have the same interests. Learning about many different subjects expands your vocabulary and makes it easier to link between different matters. There is also a chance that if the subjects are chosen right from the beginning, we might miss things we did not know we needed. For example, topography is not the most fun to learn, for most of us that is, but without it we would not even know what our neighbouring countries are.

 

Altogether, I do not think it is completely fair to say we will need everything we learn for our future, however we do need it now, to discover our interests, our likes and dislikes and to build up some basic knowledge. As is said ‘The future lies in the hands of the children’, I think this future is better off in the hands of children who know what to do with it, and in order to achieve this, yes, we do really need schools.

 

Nick Voorneveld

 

 

 

 

 

Video Denmark

Why do I go to school? Observations from the Italian team

CULTURE: THE MOST INTERESTING AND REMARKABLE QUALITY OF A PERSON

by Ester Previato

Since I was a child, I have always loved to go to school. When I was at  primary school I considered all my classes and lessons as a  game, and everything was funny and easy for me. Since then, subjects have become more and more difficult every year I spent in my school, and every day I understand how many hours of study I have to do in order to get good marks. Nevertheless, if I had to choose my school again, I would probably decide to go to the same high school I’m attending now, or in any case, in a school in which you must study as much as in my institute. Studying is one of my favourite hobbies, and in my dreams it will become my future occupation: I would like to work in scientific or philosophic research, spending my time studying and trying to understand more about the world and the human mind. So this is the most important reason which explains my love for studying: culture. I strongly believe everything you learn in your life makes you more mature and more open-minded, and this is an important and usually necessary characteristic you must have for relating well with people. Furthermore, the more you study the more your critical sense improves, which is an extraordinary skill that is really esteemed in a person, principally in work experiences.

In my opinion, culture, both scientific and literary, is a strong point of someone’s personality. I consider it the most interesting and remarkable quality of a person. Culture can make you interesting, clever, smart, it also allows you to become more sensible, which is fundamental in situations in which you have to make up your mind quickly. But the most fascinating aspect of culture is its capacity to make you more sensible and more sympathetic. School prepares students to study or to work, but it’s really mortifying to be a great engineer but as profound as a puddle. First of all, everyone of us is a human being who has got a sensitivity, a nature that they cannot deny and which must be expressed and nurtured. Culture, school and education teach you how to become a worker, a citizen of your nation, but firstly they make you an honest, refined and polite person. This is why I go to school, this is why I love to go to school. And nothing will persuade me to abandon my books.

GOING TO SCHOOL CAN ALSO BE FUNNY AND INTRIGUING

by Egle Callegaro

Why do I go to school? I have thought a lot about this question. However I can’t exactly say why. When I was younger I had to make a decision for my future and even if I didn’t really know what I was going to choose, I needed to go to school for my future life. Later, growing up, Iunderstood that sharing experiences in a class with other studentsis fundamental for creating the person you are. Living with other people six days a week is necessary, you can make friends and you learn how to work in a team. I think that this is one of the great things about the Italian school system.  Indeed, you don’t  generally  change your classmates. In any case I didn’t leave school because I believe that it is necessary if I want a good job. Without a degree it is hard to enter the job market.  So if I want to be employed I have to study, it’s logical.But I don’t go to school only for getting a post; I’ve learned with the passing of time that it can also be funny and intriguing. I will never regret my choice.

I’m in the last year of a scientific high school, so it’s all focused on Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. I’ve been alternating academic lessons with laboratory , so I’ve gained a quite long experience and this is an advantage for me. Anyway ,the Italian school system is rather different from  other European systems. We usually go to school six days a week  (yes, also on Saturdays) and only in the morning: it is quite strange to go to school in the afternoon.  I’m quite proud of our skills and knowledge, indeed  we really go deep into lots of topics and Italian researchers are famous all over the world! Another important point is about tests: we don’t have only specific periods in which students take exams,  but we can have oral tests every week:  this way we need to be always prepared.

As for my future job, I have no idea of what my employment will be. I know that after high school I’ll go to University but I’m not sure if I will enroll  after my final exams. I might decide to join civil service and  go to Africa. My wish is to study interpretation and translation at University and maybe find a job in which I can help other people.

Now I can say that the most relevant reason I go to school is for creating my future. It can seem boring and worthless ( most of the time) but you really need culture and knowledge in your life, as Dante  said : “you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.” (Inferno, canto XXVI)

HOW CAN SCHOOL HELP ME WITH MY FUTURE JOB?

by Annalisa Acampora

Since I was a child my dream was to become a surgeon. I’m really interested in Anatomy and everything related with blood and organs. I’m curious about our body. I know that it may sound strange and pretty mad but that’s the truth and now that I’m about to finish high school, I understand that it’s time to roll up my sleeves and work hard to reach my goal.

But how can my school help me to reach it and get my dream job in the future?

It’s necessary to say that I go to a school which is specific for those who want to go to University and attend  a scientific course of study like Medicine, Engineering or Physics.

In Italy if you don’t get a degree you can’t find a good job and you aren’t be able to have an acceptable life.

My school’s timetable is full of Maths, Science and Physics lessons; we also have activity in Lab. This school gives us a complete preparation for University, we have all the skills for every course in the scientific field.

Everything sounds great but I must say that it’s  really hard work, full of sacrifices. I really hope to become what I want to be even if I know that it is a very long and full of obstacles course of studies, but I also know that I can do it if I want.

Fortunately, my family and all my friends support me so I’m really positive about my future and highly motivated. I won't give up if things go wrong or if I fail an exam; I’ll work harder next time to pass it because I’m aware that things can’t  always go the right way, it’s so nonrealistic. I think that sometimes we need to fall and touch the bottom to climb up again stronger and more motivated than before . My school has taught  also this to us: fall but stand up immediately.

I have to say that school isn’t only study, marks and exams, but it’s also made of relations with our peers and adults. We understand how to live with people from different countries and  different religions. School gives us also the chance to travel, visit cities like London or Amsterdam, meet people and discover many traditions and cultures.

School helps us face real  problems of life and understand others.

"School in Sweden?"

 Why do I go to school?

 

Why is school important for the future labor market?

 

In the Swedish society today it is important to have a Secondary School education. An investigation made by the Employment Service shows that the number of registered people without secondary education has increased. More and more people from this group are at risk of long term unemployment.

 

There are two main groups that do not have Secondary School education in Sweden:

 

  1. Those who have completed the nine-year compulsory school and then dropped out during Secondary School.

  2. The other group has come to Sweden from other countries, during the latter part of the Compulsory School.

 

In some countries there can be up to 40 % of the unemployed that have not completed Secondary School. In most cases these are people between 25 and 34 years old.

 

In order for Swedish young people to be able to compete in an increasingly global labor market in the future, it requires good knowledge of languages, programming and Information- and Communication Technologies. This is knowledge that one can get in school.

In our education to become electricians, it is required to be able to deal with computers, cell phones and other technical equipment. This equipment is used, for example, to program and get the alarm system and lighting system going. It takes knowledge to program the control systems used in industry, which control robots and machines.  

Reading of drawings is another important element that we can learn and practice in school. The symbols used in the drawings are international, which gives opportunities for work in other countries. An electrician also needs a lot of rules and laws in order to work safely. The electrical power is, which surely everyone knows, dangerous to deal with in the wrong way.

The profession of being an electrician has changed. We know people who took the course 20, 30 years ago. At that time, they definitely didn´t need knowledge in computing and programming. If we learn the new techniques, we have more opportunities to get good and interesting work in the future.

 

Victor Johansson and Oskar Koskela from Sweden

 

 

 

Why do young people drop out of Secondary School?

 
One reason why young people drop out of Secondary School could be that there is too much pressure on the students. Other reasons might be the long school days and that the teachers sometimes make the lessons uninteresting. These things can make the students extremely tired of school.

Another reason for dropping out of Secondary School is if you have chosen the wrong type of education. The wrong choice may be due to the influence of the parents. The parents might think you should study a certain type of education, perhaps because it is important that it reflects their values and social status.

Girls often choose certain types of education and boys other types, which comes from old tradition. It might turn out that the child was not at all interested in the education and when they discover that, they choose to drop out of Secondary School, or change to another type of education.
 

Some choose the same type of education as their friends, because it feels important to continue in the same class in Secondary School. Then they find out later that this education was not the right one for them. They might also drop out of school or change the type of education.

 

Moa Lindskog from Sweden