Your say: week beginning August 10

The Conversation published reader feedback this week on two topics affecting everyday life. One reader, responding to reporting on student disengagement, questioned whether schools have adequately examined curriculum relevance—noting the shift away from practical skills like trades, art, and music, and asking whether students themselves have been consulted about what they want to learn. A second reader reflected on concerns about vehicle size he raised two decades ago, writing that his predictions about the risks posed by large SUVs compared to smaller vehicles have come to pass, including heightened pedestrian danger.

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