A-level grade A's up again to 24% , are exams getting easier, or teachers better?

Was he a member of the Royal Family?

No you said he got a first.

 

Can I ask

which school your niece goes/went to?

In Year 4 of Primary school one of the main history topics was WW2 and then we went over it again in Yr 5. But we've not done WW1 even though I have read books about it.

Also we were taught where countries are.( including Italy in Europe). In fact we had to research Africa and see how many countries make up the Continent of Africa (think it was over 50).
One more thing not that long ago a few weeks in fact in Geography we had different days learning facts about different Countries and their Culture.

 

RE: Can I ask

I fecked mine up I got U U E C they are really hard I didn't really work as hard as I could but still to achieve an A or a B requires alot of commitement out of hours and requires alot of really hard work. Another thing is its easier to get an A in something like business studies than it is Computing or IT I dont think that is fair I think they should all be just as difficult as each other

 

The lowering of standards to permit tertiary education for all

is in effect the government raising the school leaving age to 21. Many degrees now are purely main subject orientated (as per Tech. Colleges and Polys), instead of the wider spectrum of the pre-1980 degree. I read English Lit. in the early 60s, (before the advent of the new universities and upgraded techs) and the syllabus included Saxon, German and Geology. Furthermore no-one got drunk, as we couldn't afford more than 3 pints a term.

 

Sorry to hear that you'd done so badly.

What are your options?

Do you have to do the course again?

 

RE: The lowering of standards to permit tertiary education for all

I agree. The government now wants most kids to go to university which has fecked things up. It means people are doing things of little value like Media Studies at Thames Valley at the taxpayers expense while we are crying out for plumbers, electricians etc.

 

RE: The lowering of standards to permit tertiary education for all

I got a U in IT a U in business an E in maths and a C in English in september I am starting again and i'm going to try harder this time i'm doing

my maths again
media
Physcology (always spell that wrong)
Citizenship

 

Don't dare..

to blame the parents will you? Perhaps if kids were encouraged to read about history and the world then they would be a bit wiser.

**** that, blame the teachers, that's the easy way.

 

RE: The lowering of standards to permit tertiary education for all

Trades courses are at their highest levels of up-take for a generation. The loss of the nations industries that historically trained people in these areas has as much to do with the shortage of tradesmen as increased university attendance.

 

business studies is no easier than IT

but the quality of teaching in business studies (At least at barnsley college) is far better than the quality of IT teaching.</p>

In IT you pretty much don't have lessons at all, they just give you  aproject to do and leave you to do it without learning you the first thing about what you're doing.</p>

For example they tell you to come up with an IT system for a business as your coursework and thats all the guidence you get. Of course most people can do the IT side (Wouldnt be on the course if not) but you have recieved no teaching on the things that you really need to know to be able to use the qualifications in life, ie they don't teach you how to do the planning stage, the written reports and analysis etc.</p>