Children should be taught maths up to the age of 18 to avert the ?educational catastrophe? of 300,000 teenagers a year failing to grasp the basics, a hard-hitting report claims.
By 16 there is a ?colossal? ten-year range in mathematical learning between students, the report by former Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman reveals.
She calls for a ?mathematics for citizenship? course to be introduced for those studying A-levels that don?t involve the subject. And she recommends splitting the maths GCSE into two qualifications, one designed for those going on to A-level.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023572/Catastrophe-school-leavers-add-Carol-Vorderman.html#ixzz1UQ0lXf00
Surely if children havent grasped the basics by 16 after 12 years of education another two isn't going to make much of a difference?
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Should children be taught maths until 18?
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Mitmoo · 08/08/2011 08:04
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