But there's no reason why that skill is only learnt by writing essays on analyzing fiction novels. You could get that equally get that skill by writing essays on economics and finance.
My point is that, if the purpose was to have students learn argumentation and philosophy, why mandate...
Again, I don't see how English teaches you this effectively. If you want to learn argumentation then go out there and learn argumentation. If you want to learn philosophy and metaphysics then learn that.
Furthermore, at least from what I can recall of VCE English, the course tries to teach you...
It's characteristic of folks who like the humanities to make it out as if they have a monopoloy on "knowing how to communicate effectively" and "expressing feelings" when in fact if you actually look at the reader for any humanities course at university, their English is nearly unintelligible...
How does exploring the concept of belonging improve your literacy skills anymore than exploring the role of the High Court in legal studies? You can improve your literacy skills in numerous ways, but it doesn't have to involve hamlet and exploring "belonging". The fact is that not everyone cares...
So what? So if one student has a better teacher than another, then it's justified to force every teacher to dumb down their classes?
What if parents want to spend money on private tuition for their kids? Let's ban that too, because its "unfair"?
You should take subjects in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Asset Pricing, a bit of accounting or Financial Statement Analysis, Mathematics Greg Mankiw's Blog: Which math courses? and programming in C++
I have done a bit of research on this topic, regarding government policy on higher education. If you are referring to the cost born by CSP students, then the answer is that there really isn't any coherent reason. The Government sets a cap on the student contribution amounts, but most...
That's no longer allowed because of the Rudd Govt.
Anything that increases the variance in student quality would, so yes.
I didn't say it was solely their "fault".
Boo-hoo. You got a better measure that is objective and directly comparable?
Or that students don't develop intellectually...