Re(2): [Maths-Education] Money Counts
Jeremy Hodgen
jeremy.hodgen@kcl.ac.uk
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:19:05 +0000
Hold on a minute. This discussion started from Peter's comments on
the BEAM book 'Money Counts' aimed at primary, but there's also
related curriculum advice at www.dfee.gov.uk/circulars/fcg/index.htm.
Now these materials may be flawed and they may be the result of
various compromises - but I don't accept that they represent only the
corporate voice. Certainly as someone involved in the writing,
several of us fought hard to include wider social, political and
economic issues. And, yes, enabling children to challenge the hidden
inequities in our society is important, but we do also need to
enable them to develop skills to live with the financial system we've
got. It seems to me important that young people know when and whether
they're being ripped off!
Jeremy
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>But given the fact that the Financial Services Industry wants to influence
>what is taught in schools surely the main issue is do we want to provide
>an alternative perspective which at least gives the possbility of students
>making their own minds up. If we don't then the only voice that will be
>heard is the corporate voice.
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>Mark Boylan
>School of Education
>Sheffield Hallam University
>College House
>Sheffield
>S10 2BP
>Tel 0114 2254398
>e-mail m.s.boylan@shu.ac.uk
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>>My specific concrn in comenting on
>>"Money Counts" was that it could easily become ideologically driven,
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>>than mathematically driven, and not provide that "intellectually engaging
>>context" which I believe is important
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Jeremy Hodgen
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