What is the most important subject taught in school?

Which is most important?

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sly1 said:
apples and oranges......
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Oh, really???? And if you could not read and were odering fruit from a menu, how would you know you would be getting apples or oranges???? Have someone else read it for you?

And if you could not read, how would you do your homework in math that involved reading problems (written out in words rather than just numbers)??
 
*Sigh* Read-Only, I think the only thing you do is Read-Only. You do not take time to think.
 
Read-Only said:
Oh, really???? And if you could not read and were odering fruit from a menu, how would you know you would be getting apples or oranges???? Have someone else read it for you?

And if you could not read, how would you do your homework in math that involved reading problems (written out in words rather than just numbers)??
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I agree reading is very important.......wasnt trying to say it wasn't. However comparing all these subjects that are taught is much like comparing apples and oranges. Biases to favorite subjects will usualy determine who deems what important.
 
USS Exeter said:
*Sigh* Read-Only, I think the only thing you do is Read-Only. You do not take time to think.
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Nope. Again, the mistake is yours as I have pointed out to you numerous times in other threads. You seem to continually misunderstand what I have written, just notice one or two words, and immediately leap to some unfounded conclusion(s). For a recent example, wasn't it you who claimed that trolling and being insulting are the same thing? Obviously, a trolling post MAY also contain insults but not always - that hardly makes them the "same thing."

I have two questions for you:

1. Precisely what are you complaining about in THIS post?

and

2. Have you finished your basic education yet?
 
Read-Only said:
The absolute MOST important thing taught is the ability to READ! Without that, all the rest are rather pointless. (That's why I chose "other" in the poll.)
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I think at some point in the past this was considered the most valuable thing. I think it was the Romans who said that grammar was the gateway to all other learning, and heavily emphasized it, but I can't remember.
 
Read-Only said:
The absolute MOST important thing taught is the ability to READ! Without that, all the rest are rather pointless. (That's why I chose "other" in the poll.)
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Agreed. I voted math because reading wasn't listed, and I hate voting "other". Reading is definitely #1, but math is right behind it. Next would be science. Then history.
 
Read-Only said:
Nope. Again, the mistake is yours as I have pointed out to you numerous times in other threads. You seem to continually misunderstand what I have written, just notice one or two words, and immediately leap to some unfounded conclusion(s). For a recent example, wasn't it you who claimed that trolling and being insulting are the same thing? Obviously, a trolling post MAY also contain insults but not always - that hardly makes them the "same thing."

I have two questions for you:

1. Precisely what are you complaining about in THIS post?
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What you are missing is that maybe Sly1 was just making a joke when he said apples and oranges (unless he was referring to math).

And I have one question for you: Why are you always the ONLY user that notices my behavior of jumping to conclusions?
 
USS Exeter said:
What you are missing is that maybe Sly1 was just making a joke when he said apples and oranges (unless he was referring to math).

And I have one question for you: Why are you always the ONLY user that notices my behavior of jumping to conclusions?
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Oh, I don't know - just unlucky I guess. (And I'm not a user - I'm a member.)

One reason might be that I tend to pay close attention to things and have an excellent memory for what's been said. Like in the "Google vs. Microsoft" thread where you claimed to be considering other factors. When I pressed you to list them, you ran away like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar by his mom. Clearly meaning that not only did you not have such a list, BUT you couldn't even think of a single one to tell me.

Now THERE'S an example of talking without thinking! You should have kept quiet in the first place. :D
 
USS Exeter said:
Gaaaaahhh I'm a high school student, with every right to be here! Why should that even matter to you anyways?
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Just as I expected. And it has nothing to do with your privilege to be here but everything to do with your lack of experience in the real world. Don't worry, though, you'll gain experience as you get older. At least most people do.
 
I choose all subjects are equally important , because one supports each other. For
example, if people understand economics but do not understand law, they could get into
legal problem. Mathematics is also very important, but without other subjects, it will just
merely number. All subjects (natural sciences, applied sciences, social sciences, etc) are
equally important.
 
inzomnia said:
I choose all subjects are equally important , because one supports each other. For
example, if people understand economics but do not understand law, they could get into
legal problem. Mathematics is also very important, but without other subjects, it will just
merely number. All subjects (natural sciences, applied sciences, social sciences, etc) are
equally important.
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And so you are saying law, sciences, etc. are MORE important than learing how to read since they are all equally important?

My point in thrusting reading to the forefront is that without it, the student isn't going to learn much at all of those other 'equally important' subjects. Therefore, it must be the most important of all.
 
Read-Only said:
And so you are saying law, sciences, etc. are MORE important than learing how to read since they are all equally important?

My point in thrusting reading to the forefront is that without it, the student isn't going to learn much at all of those other 'equally important' subjects. Therefore, it must be the most important of all.
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I did not say they are more important than reading. I said all are equally important
(and necessary, if I may add). Of course reading is important, but one can make
music or do paintings without ability to read and survive with that. We can communicate
with our parents before we enter school or learn how to read. In ancient time,
people who lived in Nile riparian zone in Egypt didn't go to school to learn how
to read, yet they could establish irrigation system . :shrug:
 
inzomnia said:
I did not say they are more important than reading. I said all are equally important
(and necessary, if I may add). Of course reading is important, but one can make
music or do paintings without ability to read and survive with that. We can communicate
with our parents before we enter school or learn how to read. In ancient time,
people who lived in Nile riparian zone in Egypt didn't go to school to learn how
to read, yet they could establish irrigation system . :shrug:
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All of that is true, of course. But there is only so much demand for music and painters - ever heard of "starving artists?" And besides, we live in a VERY different world than the ancient Egyptians

And there are very, VERY few jobs now that don't require being able to handle the written word! Unless you'd be satisfied to work all your life at Mickey Ds (and never operate the cash register) or dig ditches for living. The days of working in a factory, mine or other such things without being able to read are already gone.
 
Read-Only said:
All of that is true, of course. But there is only so much demand for music and painters - ever heard of "starving artists?" And besides, we live in a VERY different world than the ancient Egyptians

And there are very, VERY few jobs now that don't require being able to handle the written word! Unless you'd be satisfied to work all your life at Mickey Ds (and never operate the cash register) or dig ditches for living. The days of working in a factory, mine or other such things without being able to read are already gone.
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Yes that's true as well. However, there are various ways to get knowledge
besides reading. For example, from this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-q-XvxCvZM&feature=related

one could get knowledge of tectonic plate without having to read anything.

Of course illiteracy is closely related to poverty, but I will still say all subjects
are equally important. To know how to read is important, but just knowing
how to read doesn't make someone knowledgeable.
 
Read-Only said:
Just as I expected. And it has nothing to do with your privilege to be here but everything to do with your lack of experience in the real world. Don't worry, though, you'll gain experience as you get older. At least most people do.
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And how does the question on this thread relate to experience? This thread is more of opinion rather than experience. I do have enough experience to know what subjects are important.
 
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