Re:Could Someone Help Me Out With This?
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This all runs back to the root of all evil imo. Poor. Stupid. Slow. And above all... Stupid. Education.
100% of 16 year olds need to have learned how to read and interpret a bank statement, balance their income/expenditures/assets in order to forecast how financially secure they are, and need to understand the tax system and basic law so they know their rights and requirements to live in society without being taken for a mug by any old chap that threatens to sue simply because they are afraid of legal fees.
Instead, we are teaching 100% of 16 yr olds Pythagorean math theorems, Greek Mythology and 'How to Draw, Paint or Use Photoshop®'
Ask yourself, how many of them will leave and never speak the words 'Trigonometry' again, but still wonder why they are in debt up to their eyeballs because they keep using this little black card their bank gave them when they see something they like and haven't got any money in their pocket.
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This all runs back to the root of all evil imo. Poor. Stupid. Slow. And above all... Stupid. Education. 100% of 16 year olds need to have learned how to read and interpret a bank statement, balance their income/expenditures/assets in order to forecast how financially secure they are, and need to understand the tax system and basic law so they know their rights and requirements to live in society without being taken for a mug by any old chap that threatens to sue simply because they are afraid of legal fees. Instead, we are teaching 100% of 16 yr olds Pythagorean math theorems, Greek Mythology and 'How to Draw, Paint or Use Photoshop®' Ask yourself, how many of them will leave and never speak the words 'Trigonometry' again, but still wonder why they are in debt up to their eyeballs because they keep using this little black card their bank gave them when they see something they like and haven't got any money in their pocket.