tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post1027313006807065616..comments2023-12-21T06:35:36.624-05:00Comments on Recursivity: Poem Banned from British Exam SyllabusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-36159872582724222572008-11-03T03:56:00.000-05:002008-11-03T03:56:00.000-05:00Be fair Takis, the very recent abolition of SATs a...Be fair Takis, the very recent abolition of SATs at age 14 is a step in the right direction. Also your use of the term "Britain" is slightly suspect since different educational systems are in use in different parts of the UK.Garkbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234102759650383703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-26362446948276847512008-10-31T13:59:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:59:00.000-04:00Control of Education in Britain is a deep problem ...Control of Education in Britain is a deep problem nowadays. It goes far beyond the banning of the poem you mentioned. Do you know that thinking is, essentially, discouraged in many schools and universities? What I mean by this is: Pupils, students are spoon-fed, are being taught to memorise rather than understand, in all subjects, including Mathematics! Teachers and professors alike turn a blind eye to the decline of education. They prepare, for instance, exams which are either trivial or almost identical to past years' exams, to make sure that students pass. And guess what? Pupils, students, and their parents (with exceptions) love it. The difference with the US is that, in the UK, everybody *must* pretend the system works meticulously. Therefore sh*t happens, but it does so with panache.Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.com