tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post1597961274011747735..comments2023-08-08T11:48:10.725+01:00Comments on swisslet: leave them kids alone...swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-52297011141876604052008-08-15T04:29:00.000+01:002008-08-15T04:29:00.000+01:00Exams in our system are solely based on getting pe...Exams in our system are solely based on getting people into the next step of Education, and that's it. Its not about learning at all. <br><br>I failed my A-Levels.<br><br>I could probably pass them with ease now. All I would have to do would be to spell my own name correctly and swear:<br><br>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7481715.stmCruciferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13930468654741891322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-88986970805498690222008-08-15T04:17:00.000+01:002008-08-15T04:17:00.000+01:00Does that mean my inflation (or should that be def...Does that mean my inflation (or should that be deflation) adjusted grades would be worth ADE today then?<br><br>So, still sh*t then... ah well.<br><br>DesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-1225002087047838322008-08-15T03:07:00.000+01:002008-08-15T03:07:00.000+01:00I think the whole "exams are getting easier&q...I think the whole "exams are getting easier" point is barely a fraction of the argument. I think kids genuinely are working harder, simply because so much pressure is heaped upon them. Results absolutely are everything, and that's reflected in the teaching and the revision.<br><br>I did GCSE's in 1996 and got 2 A*s and 6 As and a B. And in that case, A was the new B. <br><br>It's the logical conclusion to a system that seeks to improve and reform, but takes testing a results as the only indicator of success. I absolutely agree that I'd hate to be in the position of "kids today." But, to be quite frank, I hated being in the position of a kid when I actually was one. <br><br>I am not a set of grades! I am free man!Delhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10804947827499336453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-39624955822209208092008-08-14T21:22:00.000+01:002008-08-14T21:22:00.000+01:00I didn't sit A levels, but I sat Highers - Sco...I didn't sit A levels, but I sat Highers - Scottish equivalent - in 1990. Yikes. Some of my students were not even born in 1990.Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858850210791504996noreply@blogger.com