Compulsory Maths till you’re 18.

All jobs require maths, even low paid employment. Everyone at my manufacturing environment has to use maths, sometimes with varying reliability but they all use maths. I use a maths that wasn't even taught in maths

I learnt touch typing on Friday afternoons growstuff. One term. Next term I did engine maintenance. Seriously. 🤣

I'll let you explain about Covid and associated graphs....

Growstuff how did you get to Covid on this thread??
Basic Arithmetic and basic English Grammar ! That is all I am promoting !

volver

I should have spent more time on English 🤣

interpretations of graphs on the Covid threads

Or touch typing. The "i" and "o" on my keyboard have worn off and I frequently get them wrong.

Great minds growstuff, great minds!

Snap Volver.

I should have spent more time on English 🤣

interpretations of graphs on the Covid threads

minniemouse

Growstuff, what makes you think I tolerate someone who can't interpret a basic graph? Most are self explanatory.

You might think so, but the evidence before our eyes, especially at the start of the pandemic (even on GN) showed that some people can't interpret them.

minniemouse

Growstuff, what makes you think I tolerate someone who can't interpret a basic graph? Most are self explanatory.

Have a look at the interpretations if graphs on the Coivd threads and you might reconsider that.

Someone who worked with me gave me a report he'd written about something. There was a graph in it, I asked him what it showed. He told me he didn't know but he knew I liked graphs. 🤦🏼

Norah

growstuff

I'm stunned by the number of posters who say they hated maths at school and would have rebelled.

I hated English Literature, but just got on with it.

Indeed. I obviously hated English, all of it. Still had to get on.

Do I wish I gave classes I hated a better go? Yes.

I didn't hate English Language. I did German, French, Spanish and Latin at school. Language structure was like a code to me - a bit like maths.

volver

There are lots of people saying how they have never used maths in real life.

I can confidently say that I have never missed not knowing how to lay bricks.

On many other threads, there are those who support the idea of compulsory cooking in school. I have never had a cookery lesson in my life, but I can cook and eat healthily. The reason I can cook is that I was taught how to read and do maths, so I can adapt recipes to different quantities. I also understand the basics of good nutrition because I know how many calories my body needs and the recommended ratios of macronutrients, so I can work out meal plans with the right number of carbs, proteins and fat. That's maths in action.

growstuff

I'm stunned by the number of posters who say they hated maths at school and would have rebelled.

I hated English Literature, but just got on with it.

Indeed. I obviously hated English, all of it. Still had to get on.

Do I wish I gave classes I hated a better go? Yes.

Growstuff, what makes you think I tolerate someone who can't interpret a basic graph? Most are self explanatory.

minniemouse

Don't get me started on basic English either !
TV is populated by presenters who are 'sat' here 'stood' here, 'done' this and that.
I cringe at the poor English!

So why does that make you cringe, but you tolerate people who can't interpret a basic graph?

Granless

A lot of people are not academics but enjoy the arts and sport more so, as did I. Me thinks that taught monetary basics are missing - budgeting, prioritising.
Sideways move: Many people today don’t know how to budget and don’t know how to put together a cheap healthy meal - all this comes with Math. Prioritising, well, mobile phone is the top of many lists! I read an article on a young who was struggling financially, he said that he had given up his mobile phone and Netflix. Well done to a sensible young man.

Frankly, the young man is going to find it very difficult to participate in everyday life without a mobile phone. I don't really understand what that has to do with maths.

Don't get me started on basic English either !
TV is populated by presenters who are 'sat' here 'stood' here, 'done' this and that.
I cringe at the poor English!

Yes, they'll have to go to college anyway.

Callistemon21

Anniepa

Am I missing something here? How can there be any objections to any sort of education?? It will not be A level type maths - no doubt skills to help with life eg banking, paying bills etc.

But what if they have left school at 16 and are in work which does not need maths? Will they have to go part-time to attend compulsory Maths lessons once or twice a week at college or school?

In England, young people can't leave education completely until they're 18.

I suspect even many of those in apprenticeships will find they have to do some maths related to their work.

Ah! I've just seen your next post. No need to explain.

minniemouse

It is basic Arithmetic that needs to be taught, nevermind Maths!
I was taught both in the 70's. Scottish 'O' Grades in both and I can honestly say that after 40 years working in finance, I used Arithmetic every day but cannot recall ever needing Algebra, Trigonometry, Binary etc etc.
Teach everyone basic Arithmetic and it will set them up for life ! Or Logarithms!

Logarithms? Why?

I mean, never used Logarithms either

I'm stunned by the number of posters who say they hated maths at school and would have rebelled.

I hated English Literature, but just got on with it.

It is basic Arithmetic that needs to be taught, nevermind Maths!
I was taught both in the 70's. Scottish 'O' Grades in both and I can honestly say that after 40 years working in finance, I used Arithmetic every day but cannot recall ever needing Algebra, Trigonometry, Binary etc etc.
Teach everyone basic Arithmetic and it will set them up for life ! Or Logarithms!

I would have hated it OP. Myself and three others somehow managed to persuade our fearsome headmistress to let us drop maths entirely as we were so bad at it and instead spend that time concentrating on the subjects where we had a cat in hells chance of doing better. We'd somehow fallen through the cracks when it came to our times tables and it was too late to make up for lost time.

We were trusted to spend the time in an empty classroom to do coursework for our CSEs instead. Obviously we chatted a bit as well but we were immensely grateful to have the maths worry taken away. I wouldn't have minded being in a remedial class for the dreaded sums without the stress of an exam but it wasn't available.

Well I’m glad I won’t have to do it!