- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@crosslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:13:20 -0700
- To: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
David, In the US, curricula vary by state, district, and school, but in eighth grade (age 12) civics, students typically learn consumer skills, and in 12th grade (high school senior - age 17) English they typically learn persuasive writing skills. Student mileage in a curriculum will vary ... <grin> Anne At 09:50 PM 10/26/00 +0100, David Woolley wrote: >I think schools should actually teach pupils sales skills. They probably >are reluctant to do this because they think in terms of it being too >commercial, but it would also help consumers to understand the techniques >being used to influence them and allow them to be more objective. > > Anne L. Pemberton http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Pav/Academy1 http://www.erols.com/stevepem/Homeschooling apembert@crosslink.net Enabling Support Foundation http://www.enabling.org
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