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Originally Posted by bullseyebarb
Thanks, Ian.
My sister tells me that the curriculum is such nowadays that there is not enough time given to thoroughly address the essentials......reading, writing, mathematics, history, geography, etc., And the paperwork the teachers have to endure! Why did the government decide to change the old tried and true methods?
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I only know one thing, only history tells us where we/they whoever had to make the fatefull decisions at the time made mistakes, speaking now with the benefit of hindsight it is easy to apportion blame. What disturbs me is that the powers that be will never be allowed to rectify the mistake, as the educational standards are no longer required in this electronically assisted age. The sad fact is that many of our youth have lost the ability to think for themselves, what new barriers are now going to be crossed and at what cost?