A big part of the problem is the education system. As an example, I went to a Catholic school and whilst the sex was fantastic, there was one year where I did 5 hours of RE a week (including a mass) opposed to 3hours of maths.
Why are kids not taught politics and about real life finances - mortgages, interest rates, inflation, loans, taxes, VAT etc.? You know real things that will become apparent in your life as opposed to a load of old shite of no use to anyone.
Old-Dutch Why are kids not taught politics and about real life finances - mortgages, interest rates, inflation, loans, taxes, VAT etc.?
I do wonder this myself. I’ve worked with relatively bright people in the past who turned out to be financially illiterate and have gotten themselves into all kinds of bother as a result.
It should be mandatory - in a curriculum that all kids have to learn
It’s literally part of the national curriculum and has been for years!
Force them to watch the Martin Lewis show
I didn’t have any classes on it Dave and the school I went to is one of the best ‘grant maintained’ schools in the county based on GCSE and A-Level results.
There was no PSE - we got Religious Education
Yeah but it should be assessed. It should be something you have to study and learn - not a fucking side-show that kids switch off from.
Old-Dutch Same here. Can’t remember Father Gogarty teaching us anything about compound interest tbh.
I bet you can still remember the smell his knob cheese though eh, Mono?
mono-stereo Compound interest was done in about Year 7 Maths anyway, you were just listening to your Warren G tape
Old-Dutch cleanliness is next to godliness.
Hahaha. I was taught that too.
They got something right with their curriculum
bosstrabs The only thing I remember about year 7 Maths is when my mate Mike farted and the entire class ended up being sent out.
mono-stereo Great japes. Our Maths classroom had windows onto the corridor running all along one wall of the classroom. Whenever any lad walked past they would do the walk that would make it look like they were descending some stairs that weren’t there. This happened almost every day for a whole school year. Hilarious & Co.
bosstrabs AN EXECUTIVE
And this is an area where you’re being obtuse and misleading - it’s not fully an executive in the sense it usually applies in a nation state; you’re overestating how much power they have. The European Council and the Council also in effect have significant, or even dominant, executive powers.
bosstrabs Whenever any lad walked past they would do the walk that would make it look like they were descending some stairs that weren’t there.
Lol, the old classic. Can’t beat the raw bants from school. Our classroom doors had small square glass portholes at door handle height, it was so year heads and such could peak in and check without having to disrupt the class, every now and then a cock & balls or arse cheek would appear squashed up against the glass. Great days.
Honestly wouldn’t surprise me that it’s not all a coincidence
