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That'll teach them
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How did you do the cyclone? After hours with a cool hairdryer?
No, in Bangladesh, if there's a cyclone, the land floods, so if they rolled a six on the dice, I flooded their seed tray (unless they'd bought insurance earlier.)
That usually led to a partial or complete loss of the crop, just like in real life.
It was 'fun,' but not everyone went home with smiles on their faces. They remembered though.0 -
I suspect a school could teach financial stuff AND citizenship. Maybe spend less time on SATs tests.
In Finance and Citizenship Year 2 GCSE do you learn how to bribe immigration officers?
IT'S ONLY A JOKE - SO NO RACIST JIBES PLEASE!I am a Mortgage Consultant and don't like to be told what I can and can't put in a signature so long as it's legal and truthful.0 -
No, in Bangladesh, if there's a cyclone, the land floods, so if they rolled a six on the dice, I flooded their seed tray (unless they'd bought insurance earlier.)
That usually led to a partial or complete loss of the crop, just like in real life.
It was 'fun,' but not everyone went home with smiles on their faces. They remembered though.
That's not Educational, that's being cruel :rotfl:I am a Mortgage Consultant and don't like to be told what I can and can't put in a signature so long as it's legal and truthful.0 -
I remember when SATS first came in. Sons school boycotted them.
He left anyway (aged 8) and after only a year, parents were then judging all the schools by the SATS scores.
SATS weren't so bad until they started publishing the results. For us this led to quite an influx of pupils from 'across the river,' whose parental contibution to their child's 'better' education was to read the tables in the local paper and then send son/daughter on an extra long walk each morning. I exaggerate, of course, but you get the idea.
From a professional point of view, I found some of the tests dubious in their content and effect, particularly in the early years. In science, I soon realised it was the kids' English that was often being measured too, so like every teacher I spent more time teaching 'the language of the tests.' This certainly improved scores, but at the expense of real science practicals, which were then under heavy time pressure from other subjects too. It was a bit of a disaster and I felt bad about it, even though our Level 4s were in the 90%+ region.
Though I had similar thoughts about English, I think the National Curriculum worked much better for maths, or perhaps I was just rubbish at teaching it before!0 -
Ian_Griffiths_Halifax wrote: »That's not Educational, that's being cruel :rotfl:
Yes. One main idea was to suggest that life in some parts of the world is less equitable than it is in the UK. 'Cruel' is certainly the reality for many, but it is hard to put tht across to 10 year olds without preaching.0 -
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Ian_Griffiths_Halifax wrote: »I tell mine to run up as much debt as possible in as short a time as possible, then declare your self bankrupt. The trappings of this lifestyle are such that every few years you get a brand new sofa, tv, clothes, fridge freezer, dvd, latest tv games, and you get some lovely holidays.
I hope the advice you give your clients is less cynical than this.
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thriftybabe wrote: »My children are given pocket money if they do jobs around the house. They also save their pocket every week and when it comes to school holidays they take it out and pick a toy that they would like. They are only 6 and 4 and only get £1 but I am trying to teach them value early. Not sure if this is too young but I thought the earlier they learn the better.
I am 100% with you on that. :T :T :T...............................I have put my clock back....... Kcolc ym0 -
My ten year old girl understands the role of banks and what they do with your money. she understands that debt is evil and all debt should be avoided.
she understands about money being printed and hence being produced out of thin air but takes great pride in her savings and shows her passbook to everyone..she has
three thousand pounds that she has saved herself..It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.0
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