They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.

他们将重点教授阅读、写作和算术的基本要点。

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Lessons are extremely practical and include work on farming, carpentry, health and running a home, as well as lessons on the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic.

课程非常实用，包括农耕、木工、健康和家庭管理，以及阅读、写作和算术的基本技能课程。

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There is no doubt that reading, writing and arithmetic are important to get ahead in the world. But what about a college degree?

为了在这世界上出人头地，阅读、写作和数学无疑是至关重要的。

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These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic.

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Schools turned out clerks who functioned as interchangeable parts in a vast bureaucracy where the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic were key.

CNN: What if students learn faster without teachers?

But refugee girls are now being taught the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic, in a school sponsored by an organisation that has campaigned for women's rights in Afghanistan.

BBC: Afghan girls' second chance

As for the lack of teaching time, how about cutting out some of the nonessential curriculum, such as bike safety, that currently takes up much of the school day, and refocusing on the basics, such as reading, writing and arithmetic?

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