" If something is exceptionally well done it has embedded in it's very existence the aim of lifting the common denominator rather than catering to it.”Edward Fischer
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
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Another New-Labour UK educational triumph - Not!
Well it looks like practically speaking New-Labour have, by fiddling the difficulty/pass marks in order to improve their figures, successfully destroyed the A-Levels, the old ‘gold standard’, as a properly functioning exam.
It is something parents and probably employers, have been quietly discussing for years. It is effectively official now.
Universities not only now need to do interviews, they need to set their own tests to see if candidates with A-Levels are actually able to manage real subjects at degree level.
How long before New-Labour set their sights on making degree courses ‘fair’ – in educational terms newspeak for; any one can get one, no actual ability or work necessary.
It is something parents and probably employers, have been quietly discussing for years. It is effectively official now.
Universities not only now need to do interviews, they need to set their own tests to see if candidates with A-Levels are actually able to manage real subjects at degree level.
How long before New-Labour set their sights on making degree courses ‘fair’ – in educational terms newspeak for; any one can get one, no actual ability or work necessary.
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