Pupils to be punished for bad English

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minestrone replied

20 November 2010, 03:47
Originally posted by AtW View Post

I've known a nice looking girl who got kicked out from good school because she did not master English language well enough... it was back in late 80s in USSR!

Did they kidnep her?
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thunderlizard replied

20 November 2010, 01:56
That's the way it was in the Major years when I did mine. 5% for "s.p.g." in science exams. At the time I thought it was harsh - you didn't get marked down in English exams for having crap maths.
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AtW started a topic Pupils to be punished for bad English

20 November 2010, 01:51
Pupils to be punished for bad English

Education: pupils will lose marks for poor grammar and spelling
Pupils will be penalised in exams for poor spelling, punctuation and grammar under a sweeping overhaul
of the education system.

Teenagers will lose up to five per cent of marks in GCSE examinations if they fail to display high standards of written English.

The rules, which are likely to apply to all subjects, including mathematics and science, follow claims that thousands of children leave school without being able to compose a sentence, spell difficult words or write a coherent letter or email.

The move, to be outlined in an education White Paper next week, would reverse a Labour decision seven years ago to scrap rewards for good literacy

More from source: Education: pupils will lose marks for poor grammar and spelling - Telegraph

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F***!!

I've known a nice looking girl who got kicked out from good school because she did not master English language well enough... it was back in late 80s in USSR!
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