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@gleee58 wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@tasfleur wrote:

Yes, I get that situation too, it's staggering how clever tertiary students are, but can't express it.

 

Last year was the worst I had ever seen when assessing final year student papers.

 

 

I must go, bye everyone xx

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Tas, in the Hack program, quite a few case histories came up.

 

One case (from memory) was where a young man kept falling behind in school and decided to teach himself by reading comics. His preference was science fiction.

He's now an engineer.

So a lot depends on the individual, I think, and their own motives.

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That is such a good point that is often overlooked.

 

If a kid isn't interested in the traditional class room material it is important that they are encouraged to read something they like get reading practice.

 

Interestingly children with an aptitude in scientific/mechanical/mathematical areas often have difficulty learning literacy in the traditional style.

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Well, you know Glee. If a kid isn't interested in higher education but wants to carve his/her niche in getting on with living in the rural general lfestyle chosen, who's to say that means they're less intelligent or without resources?