Why Is English the Only Compulsory Subject in Years 11 and 12 in Australia?

[Todda468]

I am doing 3 unit math all sciences, (plus 1 unit studies of religion but that came with extension 1 math to make 2 units) and advanced english.
I hate english, it makes no sense logically, there are few if any career prospects plus it drags down people like me.
There was a kid in my year group who was very smart but chose to focus on "humanities" (history and whatnot), he only does general math but he could have done none, he got to specialise in his area but i have 1/6 of my units useless!

ANyway english teachers are running the biggest fraud/scam ever, their job includes pulling abstract meanings out of text that the aurthor never intended! For crying out loud maybe he/she wrote the damn thing so people would enjoy it, buy it and make them money. How ******* stupid are people!

 

[Galteeth]

Wow. I would say education is not solely about learning practical skills. It is a good thing to be able to interpret meaning, abstract, and ponder human existence in general. Good authors do intentionally put multiple layers of meaning into stories. I would say classes that analyze literature are really about the analysis of human life. The ability to analyze art, and agree or disagree with an interpretation, as well as think about the ideas contained there in, can give you insight into your own life and the lives of others. There is certainly a point where one can choose not to learn this anymore, but I think some exposure to it helps young people to become more fully realized individuals.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

You're lucky. If you were in China, they'd make you take Chinese.

 

[brewnog]

compuslory
anymore
grammer
lenghty
to badly
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That's why.

Oh wow, nice old thread...