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You have taken me out of context if you had read my statement i said FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE ENGLISH FOR 11 YEARS, not once did i mention other contries nor cultures. I am quite cultured my self I learn History and take part in many multicultural activities, I live in a multicultural society...

How so? I have not resorted to swearing? I am simply assitaning peoples view points on English as a subject and arguing my point of view

But should we not have attained this knowledge by year 10??? If we can leave in year this assumes that we should be able to communicate, it means we should be able to write a cohesive argument and be able to interpret meaning into argument!

Exactly my point, what about the people who cant find these "Meanings" in the texts or dont have a creative imagination, they are subjected to SUBJECTIVE marking. Plus i fail to see why Joe the plumber, John the piolt, chris the chef, paul the electrician, bob the mechanic, James the rocket...

But after 11 years of English education for people born and raised in australia, dont you think that would be enough. And who exactly would find doing languages useful? Everyone would find Maths useful but not necessarily everyone would find languages especially "Text apreciation" that is the...

You sound as if you LIKE english what about those forced to learn it? How would u feel if they made maths compulsery? Would u disagree with that? I have a facination with maths because it is the universal language and has an answer that you can work out would you feel hard done by if they...

yes that is also true schools like merriwether high dont offer standard and we are forced to learn information and facts that are useless, unless we are going to become an english teacher or some form of writer will never use again, alot of brain power waisted

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There i disagree i believe that HSC maths is more important because it is a logical thinking subject that deals alot with problem solving. English doesn't seem to deal much with logic, its more interpritations and meaning that the teachers "find" in the text that the original composer hadn't...

Well in that case should it be included in your UAI or ATAR?? It is a subject that brings many people down in their HSC. My friend and I are top of all our subjects but last in English how is that fair? and if like some other comment was made that it is used to improve spelling and gramma why...

But do you not think that by year 10 we should have all the english knowledge that we should need to know and how is learning such things about Hamlet and Beloning going to aid us in life??

Was just asking a question then giving my oppinion

Hey there students of NSW! If English was a non compulsory subject would you still chose it?? Do you believe that learning about Hamlet and literary techniques will help u in your life?? This is just a curious question to see how everyone feels about English as a subject OR!!! Shoudl...