Is this what they teach kids these days?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:26 am
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... upils.html
This makes me seriously cross. OK, the guy is obviously a moron, but I know where he is coming from. Teaching kids how to catch speeding motorists? Seriously, they should be in the classroom learning Maths!
As a country, we are going to struggle to compete in the sciences and Engineering fields in the future. While the Chinese, Indians and Brazilians (oohhh errr) are spending 30 -40 hours a week on core Maths, Science and language, our kids are learning how to catch speeding motorists.
Actually, I am surprised the school was even open for the kids to learn how to use a speed gun, given the penchant for teachers to close the schools given the merest whiff of snow or for an inset day.
My own Daughter is off today (Teacher training......don't get me started on that) and was off on Friday and Monday because of an inch of snow in Rugby!
This makes me seriously cross. OK, the guy is obviously a moron, but I know where he is coming from. Teaching kids how to catch speeding motorists? Seriously, they should be in the classroom learning Maths!
As a country, we are going to struggle to compete in the sciences and Engineering fields in the future. While the Chinese, Indians and Brazilians (oohhh errr) are spending 30 -40 hours a week on core Maths, Science and language, our kids are learning how to catch speeding motorists.
Actually, I am surprised the school was even open for the kids to learn how to use a speed gun, given the penchant for teachers to close the schools given the merest whiff of snow or for an inset day.
My own Daughter is off today (Teacher training......don't get me started on that) and was off on Friday and Monday because of an inch of snow in Rugby!