Git.MKG wrote:Errrmmm ... that's "elementary entities per mole" Julie. As you know
Mike
Elements as in bits / things / items / bits of stuff / elementary entities. 'k?
Git.MKG wrote:Errrmmm ... that's "elementary entities per mole" Julie. As you know
Mike
http://boboffs.blogspot.co.uk/Millymollymandy wrote:Bloody smilies, always being used. I hate them and they should be banned.
No I won't use a smiley because I've decided to turn into Boboff, as he's turned all nice all of a sudden. Grumble grumble.
Graham, state education isn't compulsory in England. If your children reach school age and you don't want to send them to school, you simply don't. However, if you do send them to school and then decide you want to stop, you have to write and de-register. That said, parents are legally obliged to ensure their children receive a 'full-time' education which, in my opinion, means the majority of parents who send their children to school are breaking the law. As us home educators know, there is a vast difference between schooling and education.grahamhobbs wrote:
Taking the discussion in a completely different direction, the most exciting thing I ever heard about education was when state education was first introduced in thIs country in the late 19th cent, at first is was not obligatory and many people in the East End of London boycotted the new schools because they saw it as indoctrination, but a couple of teenage girls decided to set up their own school, inviting people to teach and give lectures. If the teacher wasn't any good they weren't invited back. the school was an enormous success and continued even after state schooling became compulsory, kids attending in the evening after the state school.
Judging by all your posts, Dave, your education was just fine - the grammar and spelling in your posts are fine and, as you seem to have had a pretty successful career where a lot of arithmetic's required, I'm guessing you came out with a good grounding in Maths too!pelmetman wrote:I reckon I was lucky to leave school without an education
Thanks Green Aura this is much better put than I could express, it's just that it seems that there has been a big swing back to competition in our society, everywhere you look, even TV programmes, everything is a competition, not only the Apprentice and Big Brother but even cooking programmes and You want to be a farmer. I think this is also happening in schools as well - league tables, Acadamies, etc. But as you say, there needs to be a balance, but I'd always favour a system that turns out kids that want to work for the common good than wants to 'beat everyone' and 'make money' (attributes of the highly paid and (until recently) highly respected gamblers in the city).Green Aura wrote: I think, Graham and Mike, that you're both posturing from corners but they're not mutually exclusive. There is a need for cooperation and competition. But I think the biggest emphasis on competition should be against oneself - to improve on our own endeavours.
This is so true!Green Aura wrote:But I think the biggest emphasis on competition should be against oneself - to improve on our own endeavours.
Unfortunatly the education industry can claim little credit for what education I did getGreen Aura wrote: Judging by all your posts, Dave, your education was just fine - the grammar and spelling in your posts are fine and, as you seem to have had a pretty successful career where a lot of arithmetic's required, I'm guessing you came out with a good grounding in Maths too!
Sounds like some Protestant Work-ethic inspired Hell to me....Sit down,Drink wine, Relax..........Susie wrote:This is so true!Green Aura wrote:But I think the biggest emphasis on competition should be against oneself - to improve on our own endeavours.