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Some people aren't cut out to do science and others don't want to do it...that's fair enough. With senior school, most of the science taught is individual subject fields, so you really can't make them compulsory. However, if they make science an elective subject any earlier than Year 11 (so, 10 and below) it will be a huge mistake. The problem is science has gotten a bad wrap culturally and in the media. That's why kids don't like it and think it's for nerds etc. What they don't realise is that everything they have is all due to science. Also, parents shouldn't foster their own prejudices, as far as learning goes, onto their kids. Kids should be guided in their learning, but allowed to achieve their best in those areas they're good at. Not forced into doing something just because it's going to be a good and well paid job.
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