Posted on 06/02/2023 11:07:03 AM PDT by jimwatx
“I can see why evolution would be controversial but the periodic table? I guess we won’t be getting any more engineers and scientists from India in the future.”
Those pursuing science curriculums will still get that and all the other bacics.
All my neighbors and friends are above average in education but I be none of the have looked at the periodic table since high school.
It sounds like they will make good future Boeing engineers.
“I guess we won’t be getting any more engineers ans scientists from India in the future’’.
This is not entirely a bad thing at all.
It looks to me that the Indian schools are simply forcing students to have a “major” in high school. If you focus on computer science, you don’t need the biology. My bet is that they teach real history and real vocationally based education instead of pervert studies and wokism.
omg that reminds me of the fabulous furry freak brothers!!
Dumbing down the students. Tribal and cultural values over education? Or, maybe they hired some American-trained teachers?
America’s “Gift” to the world these days.
It sure does!...................
hee hee.. I know what YOU were smoking now..
Yeah we will.
Most young learners in India will no longer be exposed to key science topics in school textbooks — unless they voluntarily major in science in higher classes.
This just means that unless you are going into fields where such learning will be useful it will not be part of your curriculum.
I can see why evolution would be controversial but the periodic table?
It is not about something being controversial but about it being useful. If you are on the business management path then what use is knowing the periodic table to you?
This is something I often hear from students, "what good will this do me?"
I understand this method of training. I do not necessarily approve of it and I do not teach my kids that way. I am currently teaching them to be generalist not specialists.
They should know about a wide variety of topics just to be well rounded people. This also reduces your naivete and makes it less likely you will be conned. You need to know enough to know when you are being lied to. This is something that many young people do not have.
They have a vague sense that what they are hearing is not the truth but they do not have any idea of where to start thinking about it much less how to do actual research on the subject.
“It is not about something being controversial but about it being useful. If you are on the business management path then what use is knowing the periodic table to you?
This is something I often hear from students, “what good will this do me?”
Yeah I can kinda understand that perspective, but I still think it behooves one to have a certain general knowledge of the world in general and how it operates before one delves into specialization.
Cute!
How can one cut the periodic table of elements and Pythagorean theorem?
The other stuff not a big deal, but those 2? Come on!
Right they went too far.
Agreed. You’d be surprised how much you use.
Most importantly, having more knowledge teaches one to THINK.
I know I haven’t used my math and physics directly so much as an engineer, but it forms my “instincts” whereas other people might not have that. I know there are some things I take for granted now that I didn’t before college.
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