"johannes" wrote in message
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'Mike' wrote:

"brian mitchell" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote:

And the "Mathematics"? ;-(

This would have to be a long, off-topic conversation on culture and
education, but the mindset which promotes knowledge as a matter of
value-free, abstract technique --such as mathematics-- may not be the
mindset that kids now in primary school need to best cope with the
conditions they will meet as adults. Those spoof questions rather
neatly
characterise the issue. It's a changing world.

Brian Mitchell

So you feel that these other issues are more important than Maths?

What you call Maths Mike, other people call Numeracy. Mathematics is
deeper
and more abstract.

Shall we simplify it for you and say, the capability of adding £3.27 and
£17.46, even when written down, without a calculator?

""THAT"" is the point I am making.

Kindest regards

Mike
ps. should you have difficulty in grasping what I am getting at, please do
not hesitate to come back to me and I will try to simplify it even further.


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