Good grades at uni mask terrible A level results too (born of two years on the p!ss, in my case
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'A' Level grades - how about a sensible discussion....
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Good grades at uni mask terrible A level results too (born of two years on the p!ss, in my case
Mine, weren't as good as I hoped either, I blame it on moving from an all boys school to a mixed school....
Sensible is asked for by the OP... I know schools and education. One reason why this can't work, is that there simply isn't room. That's just the functional reason. Then, you'll need loads more teachers- try finding that many maths and physics specialists, for example; or linguists. That one won't fly.
This! a 2:1 or better, and nobody will even ask!
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There was no hoping on my part, EddieM : I didn't mind school at all, I just didn't make it an important part of my life. I certainly didn't think about my exams as a stepping stone to something greater, or a career. It was just a place I turned up at, stayed at, then left as soon as the final bell went (like a starting pistol
)congratulations to him, its nice to hear a positive outcome.
i do believe that all children providing they have the correct attitude can be nurtured to achieve good things.
well done to him again
A lot of the credit must go to my wife who battled from primary school all the way through his educational years to get the right back up systems in place.
Many children fall by the wayside because their parent(s) either don't have the knowledge of what 'should' be available to children with special needs, (he has Aspergers which is on the autism spectrum), or simply don't have the strength for the battles to get them. A number of school teachers, principals and even governors have lost when battling with my wife, yet afterwards they have always been gracious in defeat because they realised she was battling for her sons rights and standing by her principles.
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EddieM
Did he stay in mainstream school or go to a SEN school?
Good on her, you and your son sound lucky to have her. It's sounds if it wasn't for her tenaciousness he perhaps may not have achieved the potential he has.
It is disappointing that one should fight for the needs of their children to get a decent education. But I suppose with the system as crowded as it is they concentrate non the easy ones.
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news...your-parents-detached-house-is-20200813199371
TODAY’S A-level results have been calculated using factors such as whether students’ parents own a big house, shop at Waitrose and have lots of books.
The government felt the highest estimated grades should simply go to the most privileged pupils, which is roughly how education works anyway.
A spokesman said: “A double-garaged, seven-bedroom house with rows of shelves containing Tolstoy and Ian McEwan, plus regular Waitrose deliveries, pretty much guarantees an A*.
“At the other end of the academic spectrum, a pokey semi where the bookcase is used to store DVDs and Rustlers microwave burgers are consumed means a U.
“Of course these aren’t the only indicators of academic ability we’re using. Students whose parents own a massive silver high-tech fridge like a wardrobe are probably just naturally bright, so they’ll get at least a B.”
A-level student Josh Hudson said: “I was really worried because I failed my mocks due to doing almost no work for two years in favour of DJing in my bedroom and smoking weed.
“Luckily my chartered accountant parents really pulled something out of the bag by having a massive conservatory and regular skiing holidays. I’m a genius.”
TODAY’S A-level results have been calculated using factors such as whether students’ parents own a big house, shop at Waitrose and have lots of books.
The government felt the highest estimated grades should simply go to the most privileged pupils, which is roughly how education works anyway.
A spokesman said: “A double-garaged, seven-bedroom house with rows of shelves containing Tolstoy and Ian McEwan, plus regular Waitrose deliveries, pretty much guarantees an A*.
“At the other end of the academic spectrum, a pokey semi where the bookcase is used to store DVDs and Rustlers microwave burgers are consumed means a U.
“Of course these aren’t the only indicators of academic ability we’re using. Students whose parents own a massive silver high-tech fridge like a wardrobe are probably just naturally bright, so they’ll get at least a B.”
A-level student Josh Hudson said: “I was really worried because I failed my mocks due to doing almost no work for two years in favour of DJing in my bedroom and smoking weed.
“Luckily my chartered accountant parents really pulled something out of the bag by having a massive conservatory and regular skiing holidays. I’m a genius.”
That'll screw you every time
But in all seriousness, it appears that private schools have done far better than state ones...
"The release of A-level results on Thursday revealed that the largest share of rises in A* and A grades in England had gone to independent schools, with two privately educated pupils receiving an extra A* for every one at a state secondary."
Borisconi and goebbels have of course shrugged that off as 'one of those things'...
Don't think there's anything wrong with A-level results this year. Just heard I've got 3 As and a B.
That'll screw you every time
But in all seriousness, it appears that private schools have done far better than state ones...
"The release of A-level results on Thursday revealed that the largest share of rises in A* and A grades in England had gone to independent schools, with two privately educated pupils receiving an extra A* for every one at a state secondary."
Borisconi and goebbels have of course shrugged that off as 'one of those things'...
Were they marked differently?
Would it not stand to reason that private education generally performs better than state funded?
That is of course the reason why parents pay big bucks for their little darlings to attend such places.
I can't speak for the figures it does appear to be considerably better, however the exam markers don't actually know who the kids are and non of them pay attention to the school's the papers come from. I know because I marked test papers for a couple of years
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"I know because I marked test papers for a couple of years"
Oops...
Were they marked differently?
And are you referring to the exams that never took place?
Or the teacher recommendations that seem to have held more weight when submitted from a private school as opposed to those from a state school?
I assumed they took into account the pupils mock exam marks aswell.
And the grades were still independently marked based on teacher recommendations, the quality of the coursework produced upto the point of lock down.
I'm not disputing your claim, on this occasion I'm genuinely interested
Maybe it would. But there is a suggestion that the algorithm 'adjusts' for small groups within subjects, in order not to skew results. Funnily enough, said Chris Mason, BBC, teaching groups tend to be smaller in private schools. Who knew?
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