Aug 1st 2012, 4:04:47
I have to disagree with you iNouda. Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world due to "education". I do agree that education should be more challenging but not necessarily in the same way you're talking about. The ability to think and the curiousity/drive to know and learn is a lot more important in my opinion but I am thinking in the context of the Malaysian education system which puts us at a great disadvantage.
Anyway, in response to the original article, I agree with Xinhuan, the basics should be learned (you don't lose anything by learning them). I was an English Lit major so I didn't need to use any math ever (except when I shop shoe sales) and now I work in an office that actually requires me to use math all the time because of all the financial reports I have to audit. I think it's always good to have a range of knowledge anyway since in the working arena (unless you are doing something really specific), you never know if this knowledge will come in handy (as an English Lit major working in the field of global change science research, I am very happy I took IB Chemistry and Biology and my dad made me read all kinds of things and exposed me to all kinds of international social events...or I couldn't function as well in my office)
Tisya
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