Simon Pegg Blasts Tory UK Government - 'F*ck the Tories'

Jan 05, 2023 13:28


What he said…

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- Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) January 5, 2023
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peddlestools January 5 2023, 14:10:27 UTC
wait, you could just skip math class in the UK until recently?

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trekkiepetrelli January 5 2023, 14:16:36 UTC
it's quite hard to explain in a small text box haha bear with me

basically in high school - year 7 to year 9 you have all mandatory lessons.
then from years 10 to 11 - you have a smaller pool of subjects you have to study which includes english, maths and science (and there are some classes that you choose yourself, like extra science or a language) - which is what your gcse's are all on.

but after high school, in college (16-18 y/o) you choose which subjects you learn (ranging from maths, sociology, politics, IT, english literature etc).

so basically maths atm is only compulsory up to GCSE age (16) - there's no reason for it to become compulsory to the age of 18.

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just444 January 5 2023, 14:34:57 UTC
the system is kinda similiar in germany, but certain stuff (math, german, english, at least one science) is compulsory till the end (year 13). i would've loved to drop math, really struggled with it in the last years.

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anachan87 January 5 2023, 14:54:13 UTC
i'm pretty sure slovenia's system was heavily copied from germany's, and i absolutely agree with you.

i used to love math but in year 9 we got a new teacher that sucked big time, and since year 9 had the fundaments for the next 4 years, my math knowledge got screwed over.

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xellabelle January 5 2023, 14:12:36 UTC
I’m sorry but the UK has such a weird relationship with maths. I don’t understand why it’s acceptable that people are awful at maths and they don’t even try to improve and say it with almost pride like “I hate maths” but if you’re bad at English and language it’s not acceptable and frowned upon. I get Algebra and Calculus isn’t useful in the real world but having basic maths knowledge and a data/analytical driven mind is.

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quaintcunt January 5 2023, 14:23:34 UTC
I think it's a part of the real push back against the prioritisation of STEM (at all educational levels) over the humanities

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xellabelle January 5 2023, 14:40:38 UTC
But the hatred of Maths in the UK has been going on since forever, before STEM was coined. I always hear people say 'I was rubbish at Maths at school' or 'I can't do Maths' and then give up with whatever real world Maths problem they were doing, but nobody would ever say so casually say that they're terrible at English.

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quaintcunt January 5 2023, 14:50:23 UTC
That may be true but I also think you're really off base with the sentiment that no one says they're terrible at English (or other humanities subjects)--I find it's more like "I hate reading" or "who cares about history".

I've been teaching uni students for a few years now (both in the US and UK) and I've encountered a fair amount of people like this.

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blood_pressures January 5 2023, 14:13:36 UTC
ummm as someone who studied math until 18 (and everyone else in my country) i don't understand all the dramatic reactions

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trekkiepetrelli January 5 2023, 14:18:28 UTC
i guess here, after high school, in college you pick which subjects you learn that are specific to your career/future. maths isn't a necessity to some people and their plans. it certainly wasn't for me, i despised maths and was glad to never worry about it again :s

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automaticpeople January 5 2023, 14:19:38 UTC
Because they’re choosing to study after 16 (since they can leave at this age), so it seems daft to force students who are choosing to further their education into studying something they don’t want to.

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howlin_wolf_66 January 6 2023, 09:41:34 UTC
I would never have gone on to University if that had been the case when I were studying... but I guess that's what the Tories want from state school pupils. *shrug*

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pretty_angel January 5 2023, 14:18:00 UTC

Not from the UK but when I was in school maths was mandatory so this is very ????? for me. Are they automatically kicking off any social/artistic subjects or??

Fuck the Tories though, that much I'll happily agree with.

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la_petite_singe January 5 2023, 14:19:24 UTC
I will never not agree with "fuck the Tories," but...math(s)? I mean, we're generally agreed that that is/those are good, right? Not instead of arts and humanities, because those matter a ton as well, but...I can't 100% agree with this specific position.

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cleanofslate January 5 2023, 14:24:43 UTC
from what people are saying, this requirement would reach into college. my american college required math credits for graduation, but i guess in the uk it doesn't.

that said, i feel as an adult myself that math does come up quite a bit in real life and it's an important skill to have.

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la_petite_singe January 5 2023, 14:28:03 UTC
Well, so did mine, and IIRC they had to grade on a HUGE curve because all the literature/art majors (like me) forced into the class did terribly, lol. I guess it depends what kind of classes and how hard they are/how much time they take up in students' university careers? idk.

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molkat January 5 2023, 14:38:21 UTC
My college had the same requirement offered a wide variety of math classes with the bottom level just re-enforcing algebra that was taught in high school for those who math is not their jam and don't need higher level abilities for their major.

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