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Re:'Striking weaknesses' in adult financial skills by smcl on Thursday March 15, 2018 @07:27AM (#16591840)
Is this from experience or general "I read that exams got easier" hearsay? I got good coverage of all the topics you discussed (however I'm not sure what "math analysis" refers to). I went through the Scottish system (ending around 2003) but I cannot imagine it was much different/worse in England, NI and Wales and I've no reason to believe they made things easier.
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Re:'Striking weaknesses' in adult financial skills by baybal2 on Thursday March 15, 2018 @07:59AM (#16592025)
I wanted to say that it is not only arithmetics that is bad, but the whole math field in general. Unlike in cases where a general knowledge of the field is there, but the person can't calculate 2+2 without a calculator.
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Re:'Striking weaknesses' in adult financial skills by smcl on Thursday March 15, 2018 @10:22AM (#16593057)
Right and I was asking if this is from experience (i.e. you went through the system or worked in the UK or with UK-educated people).
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