You have to ask yourself is there a link between not teaching History and the following
Modern Parliament
Steam Engines
Railways
Incandescent light (light bulbs)
Radar
Programmable Computers
Blue streak (missile)
TSR2 (fighter bomber)
Radio
TV
www
Yes these and more were designed in Britain, only 40 years ago “Made in Britain”
Was still a common sight on most products.
Then came the 1960’s Education changes, these changes are still in operation today,
Schools have drifted away from Maths, Physics, History,Chemistry, Technical drawing, Metalwork, Woodwork, Geography and English.
Today it’s more common to see Travel & Tourism or sport
I’m tired of seeing all over the country the same buz words used in education, “transforming learning, “inspiring range of choice”, “personal learning” and I must not forget “Raising expectations”.
To raising expectations we need to point children to were the real money is, innovation
Product development, Germany, China and India know this fact well
Our Country is crying out for Mechanical engineers, statisticians, Electrical Engineers, Physicists, Chemists and the like and the trend was for Travel & Tourism?????
Who on earth will put the light back on when they go out I ask??
Put simply I feel the very people who went through the old education system and are now in positions of authority are the very same ones who do not seem to want it to return.
Now even the boss of Google as made comments on the UK’s educational system
Boy is it time for a revamp of our educational system before the lights go out
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