Sky say schools and uni's staying open , madness, they are the drivers of a lot of spreading it
1149 in hospital (DOWN 21)
80 on ventilators (DOWN 3)
No maybe about itUniversities and school years above 7 maybe as they can all pretty much look after themselves in the day and are the age groups that seem to spread it. Absolutely no point in closing schools for year 6 and under as it means the parents will have to not work and they are not susceptible to catching and spreading it.
Universities and school years above 7 maybe as they can all pretty much look after themselves in the day and are the age groups that seem to spread it. Absolutely no point in closing schools for year 6 and under as it means the parents will have to not work and they are not susceptible to catching and spreading it.
The objection to teaching simple maths is baffling to me. Cosine and Pi are simple geometric ratios. Pi being the ratio of a circle's circumference to it's diameter and cosine the ratio of two sides in a triangle. Taught and understood in two minutes at the age of 10. Both ratios used extensively world wide everyday.Maybe choose to do that at 16 then but you have kids coming out who can do a cos sign and can’t even cook baked beans and before you say bullshit a lad at work in his 20s had never cooked beans ever until recently! And I could t give a toss if my house had an acute right angle roof, teach that a building school.
If you look at my daily reports around 2 30 every afternoon you can see that pattern. I have posted week to week to week comparisons for case numbers and deaths and patients and ventilators in the three nations. And the deaths and regional split for England each day for a while now. And have noted the decrease in the rises week to week when they occur.
Right ok then, well next time a 16 year old electrician comes round I’ll ask him about Pi and co signs! Or maybe he could learn that at electrician school whilst been able to make himself beans on toast, without burning the house down.
Totally agree with the religious education point.Now if you had said there should be no religious education taught in schools and it should be replaced by life skills, then I would totally agree with you. But to suggest some of the basic and fundamental aspects of mathematics should not be taught in schools is absolutely ludicrous.
You can teach your child to make beans on toast, where as you can clearly not teach your child geometry. Thats why it is taught in schools. Higher education is where these basic fundamental skills are expanded on, it is not a place to be teaching basic skills.
Fair play to you, you have hopefully managed to succeed in life without having to use some of the basic principals you were taught in school. Therfore, I can understand why you are rubbishing them. Yet most of the things you use and need in your life have come about through the use of mathematics and geometry.
Just because you don't use them does not mean they are not important.
Yep agree with religion although if you wanted to teach kids why the works is fucked then this would be a good starting point! I’m not suggesting dumbing down or not teaching maths in fact I have a 8 year old now and I’m determined she should be able to do maths backwards my point, however it’s like stinky tests these days you are taught to pass the test not to drive and this should seems the same with school.Now if you had said there should be no religious education taught in schools and it should be replaced by life skills, then I would totally agree with you. But to suggest some of the basic and fundamental aspects of mathematics should not be taught in schools is absolutely ludicrous.
You can teach your child to make beans on toast, where as you can clearly not teach your child geometry. Thats why it is taught in schools. Higher education is where these basic fundamental skills are expanded on, it is not a place to be teaching basic skills.
Fair play to you, you have hopefully managed to succeed in life without having to use some of the basic principals you were taught in school. Therfore, I can understand why you are rubbishing them. Yet most of the things you use and need in your life have come about through the use of mathematics and geometry.
Just because you don't use them does not mean they are not important.
Except it was pointed out earlier by a Professor of Epidemiology on Sky that current tier 3 measures are only slowing down the increase i.e. it is plateauing at a high level and remaining there.doesn't point to needing a lockdown then...
Forutnately manufacturing and construction will remain open.While they will want to cut infection rates I will be amazed if this announcement will be anywhere near as bad as the first lockdown, There is no way that they are going to close down manufacturing or construction. It seems education will be allowed to continue as well.
My best guess is pubs, restraunts and sports facilities will be the areas affected.