tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post5668741518510184361..comments2011-02-26T14:23:47.966+00:00Comments on Urban Articulations: Ghastly negativityMasterNathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681702640419563514noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post-26686713060595264922009-08-27T21:46:56.108+01:002009-08-27T21:46:56.108+01:00As someone who teaches, I would not attempt to go ...As someone who teaches, I would not attempt to go down the road of cricising the kids, in any way, shape or form. I would not be much of a teacher if I did. No the question is, if the system needs tweaking then its people like me who designed it in the first place and we must take the responsibility. In that way, the sins of the fathers must not be visited on the children.<br /><br />My blogspot is:<br /><br />http://Donald2000.blogspot.comDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108024587900504666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post-7682243257340230662009-08-27T21:07:30.414+01:002009-08-27T21:07:30.414+01:00"..or whether aliens have come out of a space..."..or whether aliens have come out of a spacecraft to mark them."<br /><br />That made me laugh.<br /><br />If you're trying to improve standards, fair enough. What I'm saying is that today, thousands of teens done well in their GCSEs. Look at the amount of filthy, negative comments on The Guardian website and tell me that is useful or productive. <br /><br />I'll check out your blog.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.MasterNathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681702640419563514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post-69847032056094710222009-08-27T20:57:51.281+01:002009-08-27T20:57:51.281+01:00As I have said in the Guardian and I will say here...As I have said in the Guardian and I will say here, the point is what you can do with your GCSE's, not whether or not they have been marked according to a bell curve or whether aliens have come out of a spacecraft to mark them.<br /><br />In answer to your other proposition, yes I have done examinations and plenty of them, including one Honours Accounting degree, One Open University Diploma in Law and various other Open University courses. I do a course every year with the Open University and in addition to that assist NVQ students with some voluntary private tutoring at the moment.<br /><br />Some of us are genuinely involved in trying to drive up and maintain standards and are very concerned at the dilution of standards which are heavily disguised as progress. What's going on in the educational world at the moment can hardly be described as progress.<br /><br />By the way, thanks for creating your blog; you will find me on Donald's HEFCE blogspot and other sites as well. Cheers.Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108024587900504666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post-85973841135285050162009-08-21T11:42:36.375+01:002009-08-21T11:42:36.375+01:00But that isn't the fault of the student, it...But that isn't the fault of the student, it's the fault of the government.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.MasterNathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681702640419563514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post-4628189263906830872009-08-20T22:30:28.432+01:002009-08-20T22:30:28.432+01:00As a mature student studying with a class full of ...As a mature student studying with a class full of people 20 years younger than me, all of whom have passed A levels, I can promise you that A levels are not what they once were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520313967880985624.post-57767338671798777482009-08-20T11:54:16.659+01:002009-08-20T11:54:16.659+01:00Well said!Well said!JustAnotherLondonGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998163748461053535noreply@blogger.com