On Monday, 12 April 2021 at 15:32:05 UTC+1, #Paul wrote:
NY wrote:
It was quite a shock to read something which was *so* illiterate from
someone who would have passed his A levels to get to university ...

When I went though secondary school, it was not uncommon for
pupils on the science/maths side of the distribution to have
dropped any subject that required them to write essays; just
as the other "humanities" group had dropped science and
maths subjects as soon as possible; naturally, this greatly
exacerbated the weaknesses of both groups.

#Paul

But at some point you have top specialise in your area of interest
I doubt many rocket scientists are experts in shakespeare.

One of our academics wants the department to employ a super-technician
one that knows everything about electronics and computer science, to help out in all areas
of teaching and research, she's been wanting such a person for a few years now.
Be interesting to see the job description with a starting salery of around £25K
and who applies.