Leaving school at 15 - what about brain development?
Before you watch the video, discuss the following questions:
- What is better for a 15-year-old, to continue studying at school, or to move on to find a job?
- What is an unskilled job?
- What can people do to develop their brains?
Watch the video and answer the questions below:
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
- According to Dr. Martha Burns, why is school very good for the brain?
- Why does Burns say that at this particular moment finding a job is not a good stimulus for the brain of an adolescent?
- What are the examples that Burns gives of unskilled jobs?
- What, according to Burns, are good alternatives for teenagers leaving school?
- What are the two things, according to Burns, that brains benefit from?
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
- Do you agree with Dr Burns?
- What is a good alternative to school, in your opinion? Do you think teenagers should finish compulsory education before leaving school? Why/Why not?
