The current state of education...

[Jon]

Went into a Tesco's Express today to grab some nibbles. I found what i wanted and went to the checkout to pay.
My retail experience went downhill very quickly from this point.
My items came to

[Gerry H]

It's obvious really.

All the kids that know 49 + 1 = 50 got their A levels and are away in university. Those who are left don't need to know that 49 + 1 = 50

[RX7]

But the till probably counts how many of each coins there are of each type at the end of the night. So she probably couldnt give you it as the total number of 1ps would be wrong.

No idea if thats true, just playing devils advocate. But yeah I agree with you plus the kids that get on my bus in the morning, you'd think they were from Harlem !!! What is it with gangster rapping speak ?!!!?

[Stuart]

I think the majority of people in the UK under about 20 are retards.

Quote me on that

[Daniel]

its sad really, i only know a handful of people around my age that are alright and most of them are girls. it's yet another generation of mongs that have no brainpower. i swear humanity in a couple of hundred years will be over run with dick heads

[stockcar]

to be fair thats normally as bad (some of) the staff at the local bank

generally i sort out cash to be paid in (exact amounts recieved so normally an very odd number) and then so that i can keep what little change i have i normally simply round up to the nearest whole note and take that along........get a load of shite or not having the exact amount on the pay-in slip as it may mean their "evening till tally" might be out......

i've even done as above and said fine, change me the

[Jon]

As if futher proof were needed that our education system is failing...

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/disp ... /episode-1

Sorry if I'm ranting on about this, But it really gets on my tits that kids today are either too stoopid/lazy to learn or aren't being taught correctly! Not sure which.
We've had a few youngsters doing work experience at the garage and if i'm honest, I'm amazed that they actually remembered to breathe let alone have a grasp of basic maths
Although to be fair, If asked about X-Box/PS3 games they were an absolute mine of information! Says it all really .

[Gerry H]

Education! Education! Education!
Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
No More Boom and Bust!

And the list goes on.

[ScoobieWRX]

UK quality people stock is going downhill fast.

This all started with WWII. The UK lost most of it's clever bods in the war. All the brightest bunch became officers of one sort or another, ultimately never to return alive. The war left a large number of the lower classes (majority of the populace) still alive and kicking, however with next to bugger all education.

The consequence of killing off the majority of your clever people means those left behind to carry on populating the country are clearly not the best stock. It takes a two or three generations before they start coming through but you can clearly see evidence of this serious failing by the quality of youngsters around at the moment, and there's no end in sight because they're just getting thicker.

Thick as two short planks in fact and absolutely no idea whatsoever about life in any way, shape, or form. Evidence of this supported by home office figures on the amount of under 30's and under 25's in prison. If you look at their parents you'll see they are just as thick, and if you go further back to their poorly educated grandparents, those that were around in WWII, you can clearly see where it all started.

Today many of these families are doing very well with all 3 generations, thick as shit, never worked a day in their lives, and all on the dole. That's where the education has gone....down the fecking toilet!!

They don't make them like they used to!!