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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My son did ok against all odds and 2 years of pushing,cagoling,threats,tantrums,letters from school,never doing the coursework on time,last minute panic phone calls from teachers
Lazy sod that he is got what he needed to go off to college so hes a happy bunny,we're washed out and now it all starts again with my daughter when she goes back in September.......aaarrrrrggghhhhhh! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"To all the kids who failed their GCSE's today,its important to remember:
1. You tried your hardest.
2. I don't have gerkin's on my Big Mac. 
Carol"
Well, I have to say, this is Extremely Harsh! I for one, only got, 2 C's in my GCSE's & I'm doing rather well for myself actually!
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"To all the kids who failed their GCSE's today,its important to remember:
1. You tried your hardest.
2. I don't have gerkin's on my Big Mac.
Carol
Well, I have to say, this is Extremely Harsh! I for one, only got, 2 C's in my GCSE's & I'm doing rather well for myself actually!
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manager at maccy d's???
sorry couldnt resist lol
there are lots of people who dont have academic qualifications that do wel for them selves, my dad didnt do his o levels and he is now a highly respected 'specialist' in his industry |
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By (user no longer on site)
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despite my earlier post i agree with you. our son wasn't the best academically and struggled at the best of times. however he got his first job when he was 15 and has never been out of work since. he is now 27 and a police officer. the only thing that got him there was determination,stubborness and a very strong work ethic. that makes us much prouder of him than a couple of certificates. |
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"To all the kids who failed their GCSE's today,its important to remember:
1. You tried your hardest.
2. I don't have gerkin's on my Big Mac.
Carol
Well, I have to say, this is Extremely Harsh! I for one, only got, 2 C's in my GCSE's & I'm doing rather well for myself actually!
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judging by the use of punctuation i would hazard a guess one of them wasnt english  |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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The news reports today have made much play of the fact that this is the 23rd consecutive year that the overall pass rate has improved.
What they fail to mention, and what I can use my O Level Maths to calculate, is that GCSE's have only been in use for 23 years. No comparison with O level/CSE is ever offered.
I did find it interesting that Exam Boards are competing to deliver higher pass rates - does this not seem counter-intuitive? Schools are targetted on pass rates, and so are the people marking the exams????
I've taken a couple of professional qualifications in the last few years, and they're marked partially on the basis of a pass rate as well as a pass mark - the intent being that if everybody gets 80%+, the exam's obviously been too easy so they set the pass mark at 90% so that only as many people pass as is appropriate.
Maybe Exam Boards should be forced to adopt a similar model.
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By (user no longer on site)
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I made it this far in life without an O Level in English!
I took it 4 times in 4 years, got a U, E, E and another U!
Good job I made the grades with alternative English qualifications to go to uni!
I feel for my ex-sister-in-law, who is a very talent musician who would love to be a teacher. However, she could not pass her GCSE Maths no matter how hard she tried, and could not get a place in teacher training. Shame!  |
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