I think, to my recollection, that 100% isn't actually 100%. It's all relative to whoever got the highest mark in the country.
Yes - that's what I was trying to explain to flippet, that the marks are exponential - but you said it better :)
Teaching at KS3 as I principally do, it's frightening to see the number of kids who have no idea how to write an essay, or put together a project or presentation - and who have no idea what "research" means. Okay, I can understand that eleven year olds might not have those skills straight away, but we don't, as far as I can see, seem to be teaching them at all.
The Universities have been saying for years that the gap between A level standards and first year undergrad is widening all the time.
What the heck is the state of our education system going to be by the time I have kids to out through it??
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Yes - that's what I was trying to explain to
Teaching at KS3 as I principally do, it's frightening to see the number of kids who have no idea how to write an essay, or put together a project or presentation - and who have no idea what "research" means. Okay, I can understand that eleven year olds might not have those skills straight away, but we don't, as far as I can see, seem to be teaching them at all.
The Universities have been saying for years that the gap between A level standards and first year undergrad is widening all the time.
What the heck is the state of our education system going to be by the time I have kids to out through it??
This is what scares the crap outta me.