On Dec 17, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Tony <tdale@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> That's right Dave. I will ask my 15 yo. When I was at school, I'm 55, geography was well taught. Not sure about now
When I was in school it was, but I'm 75 so that was quite a while ago. We also learned silly stuff like calculating square roots on a piece of paper with a pencil.
Some 40 years ago I was part of a group that met to set reasonable requirements for graduation from High School in Calif. Despite the best efforts of a few of us, the group set zero requirement in the area of science. How can we expect to understand a world with atomic power and bombs with no science background?
Math was the ability to maintain a checkbook, i.e. add and subtract. Sad, Sad, Sad. Now kids can't make change, and are lucky to know how to add and subtract without a smart phone.
Happy bytes, and nibbles, Dave Flory, Flower Mound, TX
Speak softly and study Aikido, and you won't need to carry a big stick.
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