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Originally posted by sasguru View PostWhy is it that people can't use English fluently any more?
I've given up with the Maths part, I really don't expect people to have the slightest knowledge of Maths nowadays, even basic calculus which used to be taught at 16 pre 1990.
But really one should master one's native tongue at a minimum, shirley?
But there you go.
Happily my ongoing dementia probably means I won't worry about it for much longer anyway.
Ain't that inneresting, er, bro, if I might be so bold.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by TonyF View PostWhy would they do it at degree level when it's taught in year seven or eight at secondary school, seven years before the child starts university?
I've met quite a few people with GCSE maths who never touched it.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View Postthey've brought it back then I guess.
I've met quite a few people with GCSE maths who never touched it.
It certainly wasn't in the 90s when I was at high school - though it was in Scotland (along with CPU architecture and other fairly in depth topics) which made for a jarring transition between English GCSEs and Scottish Highers when we moved back north in '98Comment
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Originally posted by Snarf View PostThey've not brought it back - I have kids at high school now and its not on the IT curriculum.
It certainly wasn't in the 90s when I was at high school - though it was in Scotland (along with CPU architecture and other fairly in depth topics) which made for a jarring transition between English GCSEs and Scottish Highers when we moved back north in '98
It was on the NEAB GCSE curriculum in 1991 as well.Comment
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Originally posted by TonyF View PostWhy would they do it at degree level when it's taught in year seven or eight at secondary school, seven years before the child starts university?
Most of them have to take their shoes off to count up to 20.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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