Scandal of 400,000 teenagers studying for ‘useless courses’

purch

A lot of exams arent even about remembering facts if its mostly multiple choice its luck. They cant remember the actual keyword, but if its in the multiple choice it jogs their memory (hopefully)

As long as you can work out what the answer isn't, then they are a piece of cake.

silverchair

purch wrote: »

As long as you can work out what the answer isn't, then they are a piece of cake.

Exactly! This is an example of an exam for a core subject too( or what used to be classed as a core subject prob change again under Condems)

snowqueen555

My degree was mickey mousish, I would've done something else if I had a chance to do it again!

The problem is that at 18 many people don't know what to do with their lives.

mostlycheerful

Yes, since the 1970s that I know of, a lot of people have been saying that a lot of "education" is a pile of pants, a whole buncha crap. Just an utter waste. Non vocational. Totally ridiculous. No use. Useless. Of no use in the real world. Crass, inane, absurd, superficial, redundant, idiotic, nonsense, stooopid. Etc.

Stuff that you just look up yourself in a book in a library if you ever want to know about it. Which, of course, you don't. Or these days a bit of wikinumptypedia and googliciousness tells you everything and a whole lot more than you could ever want or need to know. Or put to any use. Ever.

Yes indeed.

Good thread, Pastures, ta.

property.advert

During the Bliar years everyone was encouraged to go to university and everyone with a garden shed could be a "centre of excellence" for learning. Now we have no plumbers or electricians (trades which could easily provide an income of £50k+ within a couple of years) and we have replaced them with kids with degrees in things like kite flying and surfing. Then we wonder why they have no jobs ?

University has to remain for the upper intelligence levels, it cannot be fed to all as when so diluted, the content is meaningless.

RJP33

property.advert wrote: »

During the Bliar years everyone was encouraged to go to university and everyone with a garden shed could be a "centre of excellence" for learning. Now we have no plumbers or electricians (trades which could easily provide an income of £50k+ within a couple of years) and we have replaced them with kids with degrees in things like kite flying and surfing. Then we wonder why they have no jobs ?

University has to remain for the upper intelligence levels, it cannot be fed to all as when so diluted, the content is meaningless.

Agree with all of this, there is nothing wrong with leaving school or college at 16/18 and going into a vocation.

Where the last government went wrong is they assumed it’s in everyone’s best interest to go to university. Unfortunately that makes it unaffordable for the nation who pays part of the cost (hence the tuition fees change) and also dilutes the value of degrees to the point where even remedial jobs in some companies have a degree as a pre-requisite.