Tesco boss raps school standards

Mr_Matey

The question is, are schools going to improve this and should they be expected to? What you're complaining about is poor customer service, which is not the domain of schools. Manners and decency should mostly be coming from the parents.

If what you say is true abaxas, then Tesco should be happy that numeracy standards are falling. More suckers to scam!

Oldernotwiser

Mr_Matey wrote: »

I'm not sure why the Tesco boss cares if staff can calculate the area of a trapezium, analyse a Shakespearean play or determine the results of a chemical reaction. .

If you think that these are the sorts of areas covered by many students at GCSE then you're very mistaken!

kabayiri

Funnily enough, he could be both :-
a) right
b) a t***er for expecting skills for peanuts.

After all, isnt that the supermarket way?

This country doesnt need masses of semi-skilled people. It just needs a decent handful of the next true entrepreneurs/gifted types.

Oh to have the next Bill Gates to start up in the UK; or the next Google; or Twitter or Facebook etc.

These people bring real value added. Having a polite graduate discussing your cable bill in a local call centre? Hmm, nice but paltry.

Really2

I would say this is some point towards where business's run schools (Academies), and perhaps they want to get in on the action.

Teschool anyone.

1echidna

I have absolutely no sympathy with him just as I mistrust ever improving exam results. Things are in all probability much as they have always been although what is taught has probably changed quite a lot in this day of pocket calculators and computers.

"A poor workman blames his tools" comes to mind

kabayiri

Really2 wrote: »

Teschool anyone.

I can see the curriculum now :-

this week :- basic maths; how a penny profit on a base price of 20p for a bunch of bananas really does add up to £1.19

next week :- how multiple choice exams always start with "are you ... a) satisified shopper b) overjoyed c) ecstatic with your purchase"

week after :- how to read your P45

kabayiri

1echidna wrote: »

I have absolutely no sympathy with him just as I mistrust ever improving exam results. Things are in all probability much as they have always been although what is taught has probably changed quite a lot in this day of pocket calculators and computers.

"A poor workman blames his tools" comes to mind

Very true.

In the old days, staff could probably only misprice a handful of goods in a day.

Now, with the advent of 'puters and tinternet forums, one staff member could shift many thousand LG plasmas at £19.99, all before lunch.

Mistakes at the speed of light Such is progress.

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

As a teacher I get fed up of listening to this sort of rubbish. I won't be shopping in Tesco again (it's an awful store anyway) and I'll be suggesting to my colleagues they do the same....

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

CLAPTON wrote: »

Well he would say that

I believe he pays just above the minimum wage .... but presumably wants graduate level shelve stackers

Yup most of his staff will be in receipt of tax credits

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If you think that these are the sorts of areas covered by many students at GCSE then you're very mistaken!

Oh yes they are! In fact the area of a trapezium is covered at primary! Shakespeare has to be covered by the age of 12. Both are compulsory.