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oh dear: Teachers say no-one should 'fail'

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    oh dear: Teachers say no-one should 'fail'

    Teachers say no-one should 'fail'

    Failure in tests can damage enthusiasm for school, say teachers
    "Deferred success" should replace the idea of failure for low-achieving pupils, a teachers' organisation will hear at its annual conference.

    The Professional Association of Teachers will be told next week the label of failure could undermine children's enthusiasm for school.

    Delegates will also hear a condemnation of the phrase "happy slapping" for bullying recorded on phone cameras.

    There will also be calls for better diction in children's television.

    Liz Beattie, a retired teacher, will call on the association's annual gathering in Buxton, Derbyshire, to "delete the word 'fail' from the educational vocabulary to be replaced with the concept of 'deferred success'".

    Demolish

    She argues that repeated failure, such as in exams, can damage pupils' interest in learning.

    Wesley Paxton, a member of the association's council, is supporting the motion - as he argues for a system that "tops up" rather than fails.

    "If you engage a builder to build a 5-foot wall and he only does it 4' 9", you fetch him back.

    "You don't demolish it and make him start all over again - he simply lays another course of bricks to 'top it up'.

    "But failing an exam - especially if it involves repeating an entire year - does demolish and make you start again," said Mr Paxton.

    "There is no virtue in doing anything twice in the pursuit of 'academic rigour'," he said.

    "Elsewhere we applaud those who persevere, like marathon contestants who take days to complete. It's time we made the word 'fail' redundant and replaced it with 'please do a bit more'."

    The association, one of the smaller organisations for teachers, will also hear a call to block the use of the term "happy slapping" - when the attacks recorded on phones should be labelled as either an assault or bullying.

    And there will be a call for "the producers of children's programmes to consider and address the presentation, language and diction of those programmes".

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    That's a bit of a joke

    #2
    I was just about to post this..

    What with a 20% pass mark, what next - GCSE's in christmas crackers?
    Do you think people who pack the confectionary into boxes at fudge making factories tell people what they do for a living?

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      #3
      Originally posted by sparklelard
      I was just about to post this..

      What with a 20% pass mark, what next - GCSE's in christmas crackers?
      Well, you already get Media Studies degrees in crackers, so I suggest free as an insert in your local weekly paper.

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        #4
        You are all deferred winners!
        Last edited by Francko; 19 July 2005, 19:33.
        I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Francko
          You are all deferred winner!
          Apart from Lucifer -- looks like he scored....

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            #6
            Very socialist, this "nobody fails" idea. Ultimately it just means that everyone fails.

            I actually want to swear at these particular teachers so - cover your eyes - "**** off and teach kids something useful, you w@nkers".

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              #7
              Originally posted by AtW
              Apart from Lucifer -- looks like he scored....
              Well, it was easy for him, the guy with the shorts is sasguru.
              I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Francko
                Well, it was easy for him, the guy with the shorts is sasguru.
                Is it? And all this time I thought it was WageSlave!!

                Thinking about it, are you sure it's not Sandy?

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                  #9
                  In a decent education system no one should fail (unless there is a mental reason for them to do so, extreamly low IQ or retardation), the education system should be good enough and adatable enough to cater to everyone and bring them up to the required level and beyond.

                  Sadly the will and resources for such a education system will not exist in any of our life time, if ever.

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                    #10
                    oh dear: Teachers say no-one should 'fail'

                    Well the solution's obvious. They only use the first 5 letters to grade results - what about all the other 21, with only Z being a fail, being only available to those who don't turn up or are dead.

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