tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post115938310539759938..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: The Educational State We're InCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1159695343076132112006-10-01T10:35:00.000+01:002006-10-01T10:35:00.000+01:00Someone that can't pass a maths test at 16 is not ...Someone that can't pass a maths test at 16 is not equiped to deal with daily life/ the complex world? Are you bloody serious? What kind of maths does one really need to get by in daily life that is not profession dependent? Give me concrete examples. Isn't maths a skill you can trade like any other? Would you likely think you had to know how to draw at a certain "essencial" level?<BR/><BR/>So I don't have a profession, but I manage to get in the illustration business I won't need any bleeding maths, not even basic addition. I assure you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1159523734357098332006-09-29T10:55:00.000+01:002006-09-29T10:55:00.000+01:00While I am not sure precisely what is entailed in ...While I am not sure precisely what is entailed in the official test, I think it does matter.<BR/><BR/>As Carlotta says, the level of this test is trivial. If it is representative, then someone who can't pass it is not equipped to deal with day to day life.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05961207257440117284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1159433737483366452006-09-28T09:55:00.000+01:002006-09-28T09:55:00.000+01:00No, not really. But that maths test was seriously ...No, not really. But that maths test was seriously easy and one would imagine that people would be likely to encounter problems they could not solve in this complex world if they couldn't deal with that.Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1159433097115468922006-09-28T09:44:00.000+01:002006-09-28T09:44:00.000+01:00Do you really want to argue in their terms, though...Do you really want to argue in their terms, though? Does it really matter if you have the expected literacy and numeracy skills?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com