Reply to: GCSE results day

[SueEllen]

Good luck to all, have to give them some encouragement I guess. Scathing article about the whole process from an ex-head in the telegraph today.
ONLY fair way is to do the grades based on percentages (top 10% get A's, next 20% get B's etc , kin A*'s my arse) that way, any differences in the standard of the exam year to year are eliminated. Course - it's the next 2 steps that actually might mean something, if we had jobs for anyone but doctors...

Yeah fair if you go to a school that gives you teachers who are widely versed in the subject at hand.

In state secondary schools all teachers now have to have 2 subjects they can teach to under 16s. If you are a middling student you can very easily be assigned a teacher who is teaching their second subject so under that curve you would suffer.

[ThomasSoerensen]

The wife has just told me he is not my son

Well, then you can pimp him out with out any ethical issues.
There is always a bright side.

[d000hg]

But then the politicians wouldn't be able to boast that they're improving edjumakashun standards.

And on a more serious level, there is then no way to tell IF standards are better OR worse. Teaching methods are drastically different at primary school age than they once were, and it varies a great deal between countries too at what age kids start school.

[TimberWolf]

Girl aged 5 passes GCSE maths:

BBC News - GCSE results: Deborah Thorpe aged 6 passes GCSE maths

Last year a boy of seven, Oscar Selby, from Surrey, received an A* in GCSE maths.

[Mich the Tester]

Good luck to all, have to give them some encouragement I guess. Scathing article about the whole process from an ex-head in the telegraph today.
ONLY fair way is to do the grades based on percentages (top 10% get A's, next 20% get B's etc , kin A*'s my arse) that way, any differences in the standard of the exam year to year are eliminated. Course - it's the next 2 steps that actually might mean something, if we had jobs for anyone but doctors...

But then the politicians wouldn't be able to boast that they're improving edjumakashun standards.

[Spacecadet]

where's the "Sexy GCSE's" link from Nick?

[lukemg]

Good luck to all, have to give them some encouragement I guess. Scathing article about the whole process from an ex-head in the telegraph today.
ONLY fair way is to do the grades based on percentages (top 10% get A's, next 20% get B's etc , kin A*'s my arse) that way, any differences in the standard of the exam year to year are eliminated. Course - it's the next 2 steps that actually might mean something, if we had jobs for anyone but doctors...

[Mich the Tester]

The wife has just told me he is not my son

Yes, this is the risk if you hold cuckold parties.

I bet you charged for entry though, being an agent.

[Spacecadet]

The wife has just told me he is not my son

He's her son when he does well at school
and your son when the police call at 1 o'clock in the morning

[DodgyAgent]

The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the sons.

The wife has just told me he is not my son

[Mich the Tester]

Did anyone's sprogs get a 'C'?

[Churchill]

2 A*, 4 As, 3Bs. All "hard subjects, A*s in Science subjects. Chip off the old block

The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the sons.

[DodgyAgent]

Anyone else proud of their issue?

1 A*, 2 As, 7 Bs

Personally I'm sure they could have been better if Mark Zucherberg had never been born. :-)

2 A*, 4 As, 3Bs. All "hard subjects, A*s in Science subjects. Chip off the old block

[Lockhouse]

6A's and 6B's in addition to the A's in Maths and English she got last year. Obviously doesn't take after me - which is a good thing!

[shaunbhoy]

Another record-breaking year.

All shall have prizes.

We must have the most over-qualified dole queue in the developed world.