tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436439.post961919840366852641..comments2019-02-11T11:42:42.926+00:00Comments on Along the Central Line: What do they teach in schools nowadays?Central Userhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488603451815841959noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20436439.post-76598162093109492422009-01-05T11:16:00.000+00:002009-01-05T11:16:00.000+00:00Yep, seen this too... :-(One wonders if it truly i...Yep, seen this too... :-(<BR/><BR/>One wonders if it truly is just "parenting skills" and computers they teach now.<BR/><BR/>I know when I took a saturday job at the CO-OP supermarket I was made to take a written test which consisted of about twenty questions like;<BR/><BR/><B><I>"A man buys a packet of cigarettes for £2.10, gum for 10p and pays you with a £5 note."</I></B><BR/><BR/><B><I>"Using the pictures of coins below, indicte how many of each you would give him to make up his change, along with the total amount"</I></B><BR/><BR/>I was taken aback at just how easy they were, but it seems these days, very few people, especially the young, can "work out" anything like this in their heads.James (UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09835526134217618466noreply@blogger.com