That is what I am trying to say Dave , tell me what grades are relevant though at school Maths yes of course but that was my poorest grade by a mile I now work in finance so was that relevant? English what the fuck has Shakespear got to do with me getting a job?
I understand that grades are relevant to get onto certain courses that is fine but it is what your are tested on I don’t understand the relevance of
I get what you're trying to say, i answered a question today in one of my finals on whether geography matters. Clearly it matters to the students, teachers, lecturers etc whom teach/learn about the subject - a closed public for the subject. But beyond that the individual perceptions of subjects is wide ranging that does it matter if they are irrelevant? Getting really deep, does anything really matter - its up to the kid to make what they want from the world.
Someone has already said that kids get to go to college twice a week or whatever, that was the case when i was at school and from what i know it has benefitted them. On the flip side though, because they didn't excel at school is it really teachers putting them down or parents not encouraging their children to do well at school that makes them not try at school?