To be honest that sounds like a good idea for a course

It's a mistake, I think, to assume that all qualifications must be vocational. Employers like them because they much prefer a regimented work-force that can't think for themselves - at least not outside the confines of their job.

When I was at school (20+ years ago), we were taught plenty of facts (for want of a better word), but little in the way of creative application of those facts & figures.

A friend of mine once said that one only needs to learn two subjects: maths and philisophy - maths because it is the basis of science and philosophy because it is the basis of, well, critical thinking.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 18th 2005 at 12:55:22

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I heard some young girl on the radio this morning warbling about her A-level results ... (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 18, 12:10:42
- To be honest that sounds like a good idea for a course (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 18, 12:55:22
- Sort of easy, if you can read (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 18, 12:37:31
- along this theme, how about the BA Golf Studies.. (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Aug 18, 12:17:20
- Whatever they say A levels are getting easier......... (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 18, 12:15:25
- clearly should have failed the subject (General Chat) - fond, Aug 18, 12:14:45
- that's crap, i reckon (General Chat) - Dave in France, Aug 18, 12:13:02
- That's why A Levels are getting easier... (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 18, 12:12:21
  - Well I've got a degree in photography (General Chat) - GripperStebson, Aug 18, 12:14:43
    - And my MA took in Film Studies, and I'm starting out in film journalism (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 18, 12:15:34
      - mise-en-sc?ne head (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 18, 12:17:20
        
        Montage mouth (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 18, 12:25:51
        
        Filmnoir fanny (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 18, 12:33:49
      - At A Level it is (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 18, 12:16:24
        
        Why? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 18, 12:16:43
    - That's fair enough... (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 18, 12:15:17
      - There are loads of related jobs in photography (General Chat) - GripperStebson, Aug 18, 12:41:55
      - take good holiday snaps? (n/m) (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Aug 18, 12:16:05
- It's like Philosophy, but geared more towards social and political thought (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 18, 12:12:02
  - Oh right. Reasonably worthwhile in a purely acedemic sense I s'pose. (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 18, 12:14:43

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