Article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8572959/Pupils-should-study-maths-to-18-say-experts.html
Summary:
According to experts, it is necessary that pupils are forced to study maths until they are 18 to prevent students from leaving school with extremely low math skills. Universities have become more mathematical in the past years but the number of students with the appropriate level of math skills has not risen enough to match this. The level of mathematical skills of the students aged 18 in Britain is lower than in other developed countries. Professor Julia Higgins says: "All young people should study some form of mathematics to the age of 18 in order to better prepare them for higher education and the world of employment".
Reaction:
I agree with letting pupils study maths until they are 18. Math is a very important subject at school, not only in school but also to reach the right level of higher education and have sufficient calculating skills in their further life as an employer. In high school, I have only learned to do maths with a calculator and that is not a good thing. The students get used to having the calculator and have problems with counting and calculating without a calculator. I think it would be a good idea to introduce this idea everywere. Studying maths will help everyone in their further life.
Interesting article, you wrote a good summary and opinion. I agree with you that maths is an important subject. I don't know if it is really that necessary to study maths until you are 18, but I definitely agree with the fact that nowadays pupils learn maths with their calculator. Without a calculator they are nowhere, so that is something that has to change will pupils learn something from maths for their future.
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