#1 2015-10-12 20:12:50
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The Philippines are on to something.
Last two years of high school are a pointless waste. Ask Johnny Rotten.
Wasn't an option in my day, or I'd have bailed in heartbeat.
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#2 2015-10-13 03:05:05
Hey it's a Catholic country, who need education and birth control?
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#3 2015-10-13 06:30:30
Emmeran wrote:
Hey it's a Catholic country, who need education and birth control?
That's what compulsory national service is for.
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#4 2015-10-13 07:28:43
Funny, because the English just went in the opposite direction. Up until about 2 years ago, school was compulsory until 16. They have now raised it to 18. The plus side is that the additional 2 years can be used either for studying for A levels, or for vocational training. They've actually put a lot of resources to expand vocational options. Also, you can't just get out of school a dog straight on the dole anymore.
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#5 2015-10-13 12:28:53
XregnaR wrote:
Funny, because the English just went in the opposite direction. Up until about 2 years ago, school was compulsory until 16. They have now raised it to 18. The plus side is that the additional 2 years can be used either for studying for A levels, or for vocational training. They've actually put a lot of resources to expand vocational options. Also, you can't just get out of school a dog straight on the dole anymore.
No jobs. Plain and simple. Most of my friends sat A levels, but really, so many took their O levels and went to work.
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#6 2015-10-13 13:14:56
My eldest is 1/2 way through her GCSEs, and is looking at colleges over there to do her A levels. I don't remember school being so interesting...
Dusty, you describe the path chosen by many (if not most) Brits up until about 25 years ago. Mainly to do with their economy finally recovering from WW2 I think. The way my wife describes it, getting past O levels was really more about surviving the process than actually learning something.
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