Geography education in decline

[General Lighting]

Maybe this is also why partyline directions are so rubbish in recent times?

A lot of the younger people I meet (even when not on ketamine) actually don't know their own local area all that well, not because they are stupid but they have not been shown how to investigate it..

http://education.guardian.co.uk/ofsted/story/0,,2242013,00.html

[MisterDuck]

i dont think i learnt one bit of geography at secondary school

but that was cos our class was mental, the police had to be called in to remove two lads :laugh_at:

i dunno about global geography but knowledge of the local area well... i think people who are active know quite well, like party organisers, or bmx'ers, dirtbikers etc.

[General Lighting]

i dont think i learnt one bit of geography at secondary school

but that was cos our class was mental, the police had to be called in to remove two lads :laugh_at:

i dunno about global geography but knowledge of the local area well... i think people who are active know quite well, like party organisers, or bmx'ers, dirtbikers etc.
it wasn't that different in the 80s. for some reason fairly often the geography teacher would not be there and you would get a supply teacher, and similar scenes to what you mention would ensue. I managed to get an A in GCSE despite not turning in half the coursework. to this day I can't work out how I managed that!

but they did teach you proper map reading. this meant that whilst the chaos was going on you could quietly raid the map drawer which often contained various big Ordnance survey maps of the local area.

Whilst the teacher is regaining control of class, he/she does not notice that the chap in the corner has slipped the map into his schoolbag for later use :wink: (I did often return them a few days later (having photocopied the bits I wanted) so the teachers just thought another teacher had taken them and forgotten to say this and the drawer wouldn't get locked up)

I think the demise of field trips is a big shame though (and map reading skills have declined, people even put up with inaccurate maps from dubious sources these days!)

with parties its also not just knowing the area but being able to describe it to others - one common error on partylines is not giving direction of travel as well as the landmarks and turnings (so there is a 50/50 chance of going in completely the wrong direction)

[Southcaver]

Same here i managed to get a B without doing any course work,
my best GCSE.
So its usually my job to find the party's, Never failed yet as well:wink:
I no what you meen about rubbish direction's, especially if you don't know the area at all which is usually the case for me.

[MisterDuck]

Same here i managed to get a B without doing any course work,
my best GCSE.
So its usually my job to find the party's, Never failed yet as well:wink:
I no what you meen about rubbish direction's, especially if you don't know the area at all which is usually the case for me.

ez mate, out of interest what kinda stuff are you into? :bounce_fl

[Southcaver]

what music wise or generally?

[starlaugh]

it wasn't that different in the 80s. for some reason fairly often the geography teacher would not be there and you would get a supply teacher, and similar scenes to what you mention would ensue. I managed to get an A in GCSE despite not turning in half the coursework. to this day I can't work out how I managed that!

but they did teach you proper map reading. this meant that whilst the chaos was going on you could quietly raid the map drawer which often contained various big Ordnance survey maps of the local area.

Whilst the teacher is regaining control of class, he/she does not notice that the chap in the corner has slipped the map into his schoolbag for later use :wink: (I did often return them a few days later (having photocopied the bits I wanted) so the teachers just thought another teacher had taken them and forgotten to say this and the drawer wouldn't get locked up)

I think the demise of field trips is a big shame though (and map reading skills have declined, people even put up with inaccurate maps from dubious sources these days!)

with parties its also not just knowing the area but being able to describe it to others - one common error on partylines is not giving direction of travel as well as the landmarks and turnings (so there is a 50/50 chance of going in completely the wrong direction)

I studied GCSE Geography and it was a fecking waste of time, i learnt more about erosion and stuff like that. I learnt my map reading skills through Cubs/Scouts and my granddad.

Its not that bloody difficult to read a map but i know so many people who can't do it.

[MisterDuck]

what music wise or generally?

music wise mate

just wonderin as i might end up bumpin into you at the west indian centre or summat :wink:

[Tank Girl]

I am frighteningly useless when it comes to what I call propper geography - ie where counties / countrys are etc
I found it very tedious as we didnt learn stuff like that but primary, secondary and thirchary land and stuff that made me switch off and give it up as soon as I could...

my mum recently brought me an atlas as I embarrassed myself with my poor knowledge recently :hopeless:

[Southcaver]

music wise mate

just wonderin as i might end up bumpin into you at the west indian centre or summat :wink:

I've never been to the west indian center, To be honest I usully stay round Hull and go to Shinobi drum and bass nights, that kind of thing.
Unless there's a free party on then i could be anywhere:wink:
Music wise DnB, break's, techno, hard trance, Dub, hip hop all sorts really.
Your deffo more likely to bump into me at a free party than a club though.
Get yourself out this summer!