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Originally Posted by Ramrod
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PUPILS at GCSE are to be allowed to abandon learning traditional †œhard⠃¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ science, including the meaning of the periodic table, in favour of †œsoft⠃¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ science such as the benefits of genetic engineering and healthy eating.
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My concern here is where it says "The benefits of genetic engineering" as if it's a propaganda tool...
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Originally Posted by jrhnewark
"Master the periodic table"..?
What's there to master at GCSE?
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The point is that students should get a grounding in *all* areas of knowledge. You might never use it in the future, but just because someone says they want to be a fireman or a doctor or whatver when they grow up doesn't mean that they won't ever need that information or change their minds and career path later on.
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Newtons' Laws. How many people actually know what they are? Few, I should think.
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An object will keep moving in one direction if no other forces are applied to it.
The acceleration of an object is determined by the force applied to it.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Edit: ADDENDUM - Damn, beaten to it by nffc!
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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?
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Monkeys may be able to do it, but monkeys don't have Mickey D's!!
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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.
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Just another bloody politician...!