Cut school leaving age to 14, says Sir Chris Woodhead - Page 2

**Hugh** · 03-10-2011, 21:19

What skills?

Perhaps clarity and punctuation?

**Maggy** · 03-10-2011, 21:24

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Maggy J. Not exactly skills but... You know like ermmm... knowledge which Is what I meant but it helps in future ...basic knowledge is needed in some point in life;-)

Skills such as reading,numeracy and writing?Well the vast majority of 14 year olds can read,write and add up.

It's just a few that seem to be unable to do anything but use text speech,spell or punctuate or string a sentence together.

XxAmazingStarxX · 04-10-2011, 16:59

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Skills such as reading,numeracy and writing?Well the vast majority of 14 year olds can read,write and add up.

It's just a few that seem to be unable to do anything but use text speech,spell or punctuate or string a sentence together.

What do u mean? Ermm people just use txtin cuz they can't be bothered to type ou whole words or uses up their character limits... They can Write properly...
And not just that other subjectscwould help...as Well ESP if someone wants to be a lawyer and children would be worse at making their mind up at a young age

**Maggy** · 04-10-2011, 17:12

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What do u mean? Ermm people just use txtin cuz they can't be bothered to type ou whole words or uses up their character limits... They can Write properly...
And not just that other subjectscwould help...as Well ESP if someone wants to be a lawyer and children would be worse at making their mind up at a young age

I think you can leave it to us educators to know when someone isn't academically inclined or when they are.If you are worried about late bloomers well at 14 there is still time for them to catch up if they do prove to have hidden academic abilities and inclination.

Plus the number of youngsters who can't differentiate the occasions when to use text speech and when not to appear all over the internet where it's not always necessary to count characters.They have become too lazy to use longhand.

devilincarnate · 04-10-2011, 17:37

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What do u mean? Ermm people just use txtin cuz they can't be bothered to type ou whole words or uses up their character limits... They can Write properly...
And not just that other subjectscwould help...as Well ESP if someone wants to be a lawyer and children would be worse at making their mind up at a young age

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I think you can leave it to us educators to know when someone isn't academically inclined or when they are.If you are worried about late bloomers well at 14 there is still time for them to catch up if they do prove to have hidden academic abilities and inclination.

Plus the number of youngsters who can't differentiate the occasions when to use text speech and when not to appear all over the internet where it's not always necessary to count characters.They have become too lazy to use longhand.

I know which one I understand at the first time of reading

XxAmazingStarxX · 04-10-2011, 18:03

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I think you can leave it to us educators to know when someone isn't academically inclined or when they are.If you are worried about late bloomers well at 14 there is still time for them to catch up if they do prove to have hidden academic abilities and inclination.

Plus the number of youngsters who can't differentiate the occasions when to use text speech and when not to appear all over the internet where it's not always necessary to count characters.They have become too lazy to use longhand.

Which teenagers, may I ask? which teenagers EVEN use cableforum?...if that's what you were referring to?

I don't think they use forums...

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I think you can leave it to us educators to know when someone isn't academically inclined or when they are.If you are worried about late bloomers well at 14 there is still time for them to catch up if they do prove to have hidden academic abilities and inclination.

Plus the number of youngsters who can't differentiate the occasions when to use text speech and when not to appear all over the internet where it's not always necessary to count characters.They have become too lazy to use longhand.

You're an educator...? Are you a teacher at which school?

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Except I know one person who used to use txt spk a lot ...shes been banned now though

**Paul** · 04-10-2011, 21:21

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which teenagers EVEN use cableforum?...

Quite a few over the years, including you.

XxAmazingStarxX · 04-10-2011, 21:47

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Quite a few over the years, including you.

Including ME?

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Quite a few over the years, including you.

Paul M, I signed up a few days ago...

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Quite a few over the years, including you.

How do you know my age , may I ask?:O

**Hugh** · 04-10-2011, 21:47

Bless.....

XxAmazingStarxX · 04-10-2011, 21:48

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Bless.....

???

**Maggy** · 04-10-2011, 22:21

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Including ME?

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Paul M, I signed up a few days ago...

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How do you know my age , may I ask?:O

We ARE moderators..

XxAmazingStarxX · 04-10-2011, 22:22

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We ARE moderators..

And? How do you know I'm a teenagers?

**Maggy** · 04-10-2011, 22:23

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And? How do you know I'm a teenagers?

How could we not?

XxAmazingStarxX · 04-10-2011, 22:24

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We ARE moderators..

And you got that wrong...haven't been around for YEARS?

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How could we not?

How could you? How did you get that information?

**Maggy** · 04-10-2011, 22:24

Really?You seem to know a fair few of us.