[R.A.W. Get it?
Reading, Arithmetic, Writing.]
Business leaders issue stark warning following OECD education study
"...An investigation by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development found that a quarter of adults in England have maths skills no better than a 10-year-old, a conclusion that also prompted a political row in which the Conservatives attacked Labour's record in government..."
["...Young people in England, those aged between 16 and 24, also scored 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy out of 24 of the world's developed countries behind Estonia, Australia, Poland and Slovakia. The OECD survey did not include people from Scotland or Wales, which declined to take part on cost grounds..."]
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/08/uk-economy-warning-oecd-education
Some thoughts upon this subject by, dare I say it, people just like us...
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/oct/10/3rs-oecd-english-literacy-numeracy
[In posting this thread I have ticked the box admitting that this
is about Politics, but then as I am convinced that everything to do with people is Politics, this is no surprise.]
Should we rush to blame the children? Fall over one-another to blame the 'other'? Freely admit that 'we' can no longer afford to educate children and the sooner 'we' start another shooting war the better?
Speaking of my own education:I was probably a bit dyspeptic, (but hey-ho, if it was good enough for Mrs. Malaprop its good enough for me. ) and hammered for it.
That Education has moved on from this is probably a good thing, but where is to go from here?
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.