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jrhnewark · 26-09-2005, 18:36

"Master the periodic table"..?

What's there to master at GCSE? You learn the halogens, the alkali metals and the transititions. If you do triple award, you learn more about ionic and covalent compounds, etc.

Newtons' Laws. How many people actually know what they are? Few, I should think.

Step in the wrong direction, as far as I can see. I emmensly enjoyed the DNA and human genome side of Biology at GCSEs and thought it was very worthwhile, so genetic engineering is fine as far as I can see.

Healthy eating isn't a science, it's something monkeys can do. With all this waste of time with 'Citizenship' and 'PSHE', can't 'healthy eating' be covered in that?

We might have a lot of 14 year olds that know that racism is bad, but nobody's going to teach them who David Blunkett is.

Teaching? "Healthy eating" lessons sound more like spoonfeeding to me.

26-09-2005, 18:36	#8
jrhnewark Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,267	Re: Dumbing down science syllabus "Master the periodic table"..? What's there to master at GCSE? You learn the halogens, the alkali metals and the transititions. If you do triple award, you learn more about ionic and covalent compounds, etc. Newtons' Laws. How many people actually know what they are? Few, I should think. Step in the wrong direction, as far as I can see. I emmensly enjoyed the DNA and human genome side of Biology at GCSEs and thought it was very worthwhile, so genetic engineering is fine as far as I can see. Healthy eating isn't a science, it's something monkeys can do. With all this waste of time with 'Citizenship' and 'PSHE', can't 'healthy eating' be covered in that? We might have a lot of 14 year olds that know that racism is bad, but nobody's going to teach them who David Blunkett is. Teaching? "Healthy eating" lessons sound more like spoonfeeding to me.