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**Damien** · 11-04-2017, 19:52

Well maths as an example can be very dependent on what you've learned before. If your teaching percentages and you haven't covered fractions then it might be harder. You'll struggle to do algebra without having done the basics of it.

Yes most people don't use the stuff they've learnt at school but the idea is to give a good enough grounding so people are prepared to use what they need to take the path they eventually choose when they leave. Most people don't use a lot of what they learned at school but the subset they do use will be different for each person.

I don't have that strong an opinion on this. I wouldn't have been bothered had he won. But I can certainly see the side of the argument that they shouldn't be taken out of school.

11-04-2017, 19:52	#25
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,910	Re: Father loses Supreme Court case over term-time holidays Well maths as an example can be very dependent on what you've learned before. If your teaching percentages and you haven't covered fractions then it might be harder. You'll struggle to do algebra without having done the basics of it. Yes most people don't use the stuff they've learnt at school but the idea is to give a good enough grounding so people are prepared to use what they need to take the path they eventually choose when they leave. Most people don't use a lot of what they learned at school but the subset they do use will be different for each person. I don't have that strong an opinion on this. I wouldn't have been bothered had he won. But I can certainly see the side of the argument that they shouldn't be taken out of school.