英国大学：数学太难？取消相关课程！
<p><span word="Universities">Universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="students">students</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lecturers">lecturers</span> – <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Decades">Decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="substandard">substandard</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> ‘<span word="crisis">crisis</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Universities">Universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maths">maths</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>, <span word="economics">economics</span>, <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>.</p><p>一篇报道警告说，英国学校正在取消数学相关学位课程，原因是学生和讲师都解决不了这类问题。该报道称，英国教育数十年间数学教育不合格，以至于英国学生现在面临数学技能短缺的威胁，也严重影响着未来经济的发展。英国大学被迫降低学位课程对数学运用的要求，这些学位课程包括科学、经济学、心理学及社会科学。</p><p><span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lecturers">lecturers</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, ‘<span word="Solving">Solving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maths">Maths</span> <span word="Problem">Problem</span>’, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="RSA">RSA</span>.“</p><p>学生们应付不了复杂的数学问题，而教师们则疲于来回为他们讲解。英国大学和毕业生的声誉正遭受威胁。”由教育游说团体<span word="RSA">RSA</span>出版的“解决数学问题”报告如是说。</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="were">were</span> ‘<span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>’. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brightest">brightest</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="budgeting">budgeting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="knock">knock</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>. ‘<span word="English">English</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sidelining">sidelining</span> <span word="quantitative">quantitative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requisite">requisite</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>,’ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> ‘<span word="not">not</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>’ <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>.</p>
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