4) Is there a potential problem being stored up for people if 'education' is tailored to fit into their cultural and personal preferences?

In answer to this i think that, yes, there is very much a problem tailoring education but I do think that it is a good move. By tailoring education we are talking about making education different for different people. Therefore if people learn better sat at a computer then teaching may be done online. Or if certain people learn better in small groups then classes would be tailored to account for this. This way everyone will be educted to their liking. Therefore if they are comfortable in the environment which they are learning in and are able to understand what is being taught alot more efficiently then more children will go on to succeed. Children will learn more and, in turn, become more successful in exams and therefore there may be alot more children wanting to leave at 16. This is obviously a good thing for the future economy as it means future workforces are able to prosper. But the fact is that it is very unlikely everyone will be able to attain tailored education.

Firstly, the cost implications would be massive. It would most probably mean opening new schools and tailoring each school to a particular need i.e those which work well with computers will have a school dedicated to teaching through computers. Therefore is shcools like this were to be set up across the country, the government wouldnt be able to cope financially and would most certainly have to increase taxes considerably. However much of a good idea it is ,it just isnt possible. Secondly is the problem of manpower. At the moment teachers learn to a specific curricular and therefore aamny qualified teachers can therefore technically teach anywhere in the country. But if teachers had to be "tailormade" for each school then there may be the problem of not having enough teachers for each particular school. Many may only be interested in one particular way of teaching and therefore would only be qualified for that particular type of teaching. Thirdly, there is always this talk of trying to help different cultures to relate to each other. The only way I see this ever happening in the future is if different cultures are brought up together from a young age and the perfect way of doing so is havin culturally mixed schools. I do see that this could cause smaller problems such at lunchtimes (different cultures eat different foods) and holidays (different cultures have different religious holidays) but overall i think that the only way of conquering this cultural divide is to do anythings but have tailor made schools for specific cultures. It may just make the whole situation alot worse.