rumbleroar
Survivor of the HSC
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- 2014
lol againlolol actually the debate I was in yesterday (we won yay!) we argued that
a) Eng should be mandatory
b) Eng should be mandatory and not some other subjects
And we basically said that eng > math (comparably) b/c of critical and logical thinking that eng provided. (Along with various other arguments lewl)
apples and oranges
how are you supposed to compare two subjects that require different skill sets? that's like comparing art with maths
...really? real critical thinking is actually done in extension 1, rather than advanced. advanced lacks the complexity that extension 1 provides, as it deals with a comparatively narrower scope of ideas. also the ideas discussed in adv don't enrich your experience as much as extension.I also think English in year 11/12 is important in the sense that it also develops critical thinking skills and students learn how to articulate opinions and justify them, it is a lot more than just literature study, even if often it just comes across that way. It is a lot more nebulous and independent in terms of ideas, there is a strong element of self-learning involved and your own analysis of your texts which is actually highly relevant to uni.
and m8 i don't think you've really experienced uni before so i don't think "analytical skills" developed in english will necessarily assist you in university (not saying it doesn't, because it definitely depends on the degree you do - i was talking to some people today in uni and they were like yeah the skills in english haven't even been used in my degree yet, but skills ive developed in society and culture have helped me a lot more with structuring and analysing reports, etc).
you develop analytical skills in other subjects too, not just english, so its kind of bs when people say "oh english helps you develop critical thinking skills" when you actually develop those evaluative skills across a large range of subjects.