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Banana and Mango - January 2009

Minimum school leaving age to become 17

January 28th 2009 01:55

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I can't believe I just read this: the minimum age for school leaving in NSW will become 17 as of 2010. I am appalled. Does Premier Rees not know how many people simply hate school? To force them to stick around for another two years, particularly if they have family troubles and would not be able to support themselves if they had to leave home for whatever reason, is very very unfair in my opinion. And why? To have "the best educated workforce of anywhere in the world". The education kids receive in schools is mostly trite anyway, learning formulas and equations that they will never ever use or need.

I am a massive fan of freedom, and it just feels to me that this new legislation impinges on that.

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Comment by Chris Champion

January 28th 2009 04:34

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I'm a fan of freedom, and I'm a fan of the wisdom to use freedom well. Perhaps Rees does know that a lot of 15-year-olds "hate" school and can't wait to leave. Perhaps he also knows that a lot of them will later regret doing so.

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Comment by Banana Mango

January 28th 2009 06:13

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A lot of people will go through school like they're supposed to, go through uni like they're supposed to, get a 9-5 job like they're supposed to, stay there for 20 years like they're supposed to... and later regret doing so.

Comment by Chris Champion

January 28th 2009 06:23

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That's true, but it won't be the education component they will regret.

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