How does the school system work?
#32
Re: How does the school system work?
I was in the trendy year at school where they stopped teaching grammar rules. It was the same year where they taught us to chant tables answers rather than tables (9,18,27). As a result I had to use google for the 5 year olds homework because I didn't know what the grammatical terms ment.
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Re: How does the school system work?
I was in the trendy year at school where they stopped teaching grammar rules. It was the same year where they taught us to chant tables answers rather than tables (9,18,27). As a result I had to use google for the 5 year olds homework because I didn't know what the grammatical terms ment.
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Re: How does the school system work?
No, but it shows statistically that they are both shit, but the US is marginally pipping the lead as a nation in the slide of education.
Now we all know there are going to be locations where some schools are going to be world class here, but just as many that aren't...but as there's no national set curriculum, someone living in a poorer neighbourhood is going to be massively more hindered in reaching their potential than a kid living with well off parents in a great part of town, just considering educational potential.
Now we all know there are going to be locations where some schools are going to be world class here, but just as many that aren't...but as there's no national set curriculum, someone living in a poorer neighbourhood is going to be massively more hindered in reaching their potential than a kid living with well off parents in a great part of town, just considering educational potential.
Stats are all well and good, but they never tell the real story.
#35
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And they always will. A large percentage of the lowest achievers don't even seem to understand why they are low achievers, and that without support and encouragement their children will also be low achievers. As often as not, both parents and children see education as pointless because any one item learned at school is likely irrelevant in adulthood (I enjoyed chemistry, but still haven't found a use for my knowledge of the Haber process! ), but that a broad K-12 education is the foundation for most successful careers and occupations. Without that you're probable sçrewed and you're another generation condemned to poverty. ,
Last edited by Pulaski; Jan 21st 2014 at 4:24 pm.
#38
Re: How does the school system work?
Precisely. That, and teachers saying, "Oh they're poor, what do you expect ?" Bring back the grammar school system, the greatest tool for social mobility the UK ever invented.
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Re: How does the school system work?
Utterly woeful for both countries, who should be in the top 3 (along with Germany) in both.
#41
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I understand the point you're trying to make, but honestly - when you have to illustrate it by showing that (irrespective of the US's positions) the UK is still only 29th in mathematics and 16th in science, honestly I'd not have bothered myself.
Utterly woeful for both countries, who should be in the top 3 (along with Germany) in both.
Utterly woeful for both countries, who should be in the top 3 (along with Germany) in both.
#42
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Re: How does the school system work?
What did we do in the early 1900s when the US, UK and Germany basically ruled the sciences? Whatever it was, that's the answer, I suppose
#43
Re: How does the school system work?
I understand the point you're trying to make, but honestly - when you have to illustrate it by showing that (irrespective of the US's positions) the UK is still only 29th in mathematics and 16th in science, honestly I'd not have bothered myself.
Utterly woeful for both countries, who should be in the top 3 (along with Germany) in both.
Utterly woeful for both countries, who should be in the top 3 (along with Germany) in both.
#44
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Re: How does the school system work?
It would be a nice bragging point, but IMO nothing more. It is how the top, say, 20% fair in each subject/ discipline that would make a difference. Not everyone can be a multilingual Nobel prize winning Olympic gold medal athlete, but nurturing those with language, science, and sporting abilities (as well as other areas) would be most beneficial in any/ every country.
Eradicating religions and all other forms of non-evidence based living would certainly be a step in the right direction
Oh well, at least the UK still produces the best musicians, with the US a close second
#45
Re: How does the school system work?
Yes nothing like promoting science. We need more nuclear weapons, drugs like thalidomide, oil spills in the gulf, and all those good things
There have been no good bands since Led Zeplin btw
There have been no good bands since Led Zeplin btw