Originally posted by Mich the Tester
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostSome people do seem to believe that ejumakation is all about pleasing employers; I've said a few things about that in a longer and slightly unstructured post.
We have all seen products that look beautiful that don't work, they lose out to products that just work even if they are ugly.
Dyson's first vacuum was very pretty, it worked better than many other vacuums but it had issues. He changed the design a number of times to carry on competing. However an ugly vacuum would probably replace it if it proves to out perform it and its cheaper.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostI sort of agree that education should have more than a focus on just getting a job, however the people who are recruiting the school leavers are the Schools real customer. They want balanced and skilled people. They are saying they aren't getting that.
But this ´skills´ thing; what skills are we talking about? Business will always have to offer some kind of training to turn raw recruits into productive employees; I wonder whether some businesses are realistic in their expectations.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThat's not what your post says. It says
It does NOT say that 85% think it doesn't meet their needs. It does NOT say that 85% think it needs improving.
85%
satisfied
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contented; pleased.
85% want them to focus on these, this suggests that they believe its important and suggests they are not confident its good enough.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostIf they doubled it and gave out vouchers and placed the control in the hands of the consumer the savings in terms of crime, health and unemployment would be considerable.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post85% want them to focus on these, this suggests that they believe its important and suggests they are not confident its good enough.
If I'm reading the report wrong, which I concede I may well be, just post the page number and paragraph which suggests that 85% of CBI respondents say that they believe that primary schools are failing at teaching numeracy and literacy.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostDo they even care?
They are the customer they want a product that works, their survey suggests 85% of them think its doesn't or needs improving. Is it any wonder they are going to competitor?
How many CBI respondents recruit directly from primary school?Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThe survey summary says "Firms want primary schools to focus on developing literacy and numeracy (85%)".
How many CBI respondents recruit directly from primary school?
oh quite a few
CBI: too many school leavers 'underequipped for life' | National Literacy Trust
oh look even the teachers (under Labour) thought they were doing a bad job
17% of school leavers 'functionally illiterate'
Although literacy in primary schools is a key focus, the emphasis can be lost in secondary schools, according to the study, which revealed that nearly one-fifth of 16 to 19-year-olds have a reading age at or below 11. This means their maths skills are limited to little more than basic arithmetic - putting the UK at a higher rate of innumeracy than many other industrialised countries.In addition, 17% of 16- to 19-year-olds are functionallly illiterate, meaning they cannot handle much more than straightforward questions and would not understand allusion or irony.The study found teenagers' average reading scores had risen between 1948 and 1960 and remained "remarkably constant" between 1960 and 1988. Between 1997 and 2004, scores had "gently" risen and then plateaued. But they discovered little improvement in teenagers' writing between 1979 and 2004.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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