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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
J... it doesn't make me any good at French....
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Originally Posted by Gavin
... Its amazing how much you need to know as an adult that you don't get taught at schools.
We had General Studies which was a step in the right direction, but not all that useful unfortunately.
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I agree, but would take that a step further and make General Studies the practical application of the academic subjects. So, you could have math (balancing a cheque account, working out mortgage or HP repayments, what does a 2.35% pay rise over three years mean to you), english (writing an email complaining about a bad service, filling in a job application form, explaining to a policeman a crime you just witnessed), history (search your family tree, find out about the oldest building in your town, or the oldest local by-law), science (pros and cons of energy saving ideas, how exactly does an internal combustion engine work, why does a pet dog need so many vaccinations), etc., etc.
If subjects were made interesting and practical we'd have a lot less bored kids in schools.