'I have no evidence that essay-writing skills are of much use in the job market outside of academe and the civil service. Driving is something else'

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An analysis of debates about the content of education and how they tend to revolve around maths, science, writing, reading and the development of critical thinking. It is argued that if it wants to get some positive headlines with regard to its approach to education, the government could do much worse that start offering free touch-typing instruction and driving lessons, as they are much more useful in the general job market than a lot of the initiatives that are currently being instituted.

Personnel administration, Training, Automobile driving, Motor vehicle driving, Educational aspects, Typewriting

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Expert attacks 'fuzzy' subjects

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Alan Smithers, head of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at Buckingham University, claims that universities are driving the rapid expansion of "fuzzy" or non-traditional A-level subjects, such as media studies and psychology, in a cynical attempt to fill places. Smithers argues that the growth of these fuzzy subjects is damaging the backbone of traditional subjects, such as chemistry or French, where it is much easier to see which students are doing well and which aren't.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Educational standards, Smithers, Alan

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Our quest for knowledge takes a wrong turn

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Endless talk of student debt and the future financial reward that higher education can bring is blinding us to the true purpose of education. It is argued that all the talk of the utilitarian purpose of education is overshadowing the idea that education is about human growth, achieving human potential and becoming the best that we can be and that if the liberal aims of education are done away with the utilitarian aims then we will all ultimately be the poorer for it.

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