FYI: David Brown spat in plenty of teachers’ soups. At least, that’s what some people thought after he released his song, Don’t Stay In School. But he wasn’t suggesting kids should drop out of school to carve out a living on the streets. Instead, the British university graduate says many courses shouldn’t be mandatory. He lists algebra as an example, arguing that most people will never use it in their day-to-day lives.
Plenty of essential content, he says, doesn’t get taught in schools. He lists personal finance among it. Every adult manages money but they don’t need algebra to do it. And if money-management is taught at schools, it’s usually an elective.
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Ted
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