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

[WageSlave]

Is it? And all this time I thought it was WageSlave!!

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

Eh? Shorts? Me? Score?
I'm young and eager, if that helps

[Funky]

...with only Z being a fail, being only available to those who don't turn up or are dead.

You cannot fail them because they are dead. That will demoralise them and you will suddenly find they will withdraw from society. Plus they had a good reason for not being able to make the exam. All they should need to do is remember to bring in a death certificate when they re-site the exam.

[wendigo100]

Does that mean we've been enjoying 16 years of deferred success in test cricket against Australia?

What a relief - I thought we'd been losing.

[John Galt]

In a decent education system no one should fail

How do you work that one out WS. How do you measure performance if you do not have a 'pass' and 'fail' threshold?

[The Lone Gunman]

Who do they think they are kidding?

I seem to remember my O levels where no one could fail.
Grade were A,B,C,D,E,F and U (unclassified).
I got 10 O levels. I only ever mention the ones grade C and above as everyone (including me) sees the rest as failures.

All they will succeed in doing is to force employers and Unis to ask different question, no longer how many GCSEs, but How many GCSE A*s did you get.

[hyperD]

In a decent education system no one should fail

How do you work that one out WS. How do you measure performance if you do not have a 'pass' and 'fail' threshold?

Ah, the culture of socialism, whereby personal achievement is crime against society. Come on comrades, wallow in your adequacy. Rejoice in averageness. Savour in your lack of inspiration.

Long live the uninspired.

[WageSlave]

In a decent education system no one should fail

How do you work that one out WS. How do you measure performance if you do not have a 'pass' and 'fail' threshold?

Oi, it was Not So Wise! I didn't say that... I'm innocent!

[John Galt]

Please accept my sincere apologies WS I now feel totally inadequate and a complete failure for not noticing - tieing the knot in the noose now

[John Galt]

Rejoice in averageness

Be nice if that was the NL goal - if they carry on the way they are we will all have the mental capacity of a newt

[WageSlave]

Please accept my sincere apologies WS I now feel totally inadequate and a complete failure for not noticing - tieing the knot in the noose now

John, you're forgiven