tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post4436256773086053471..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: A-Levels - Stupid Boy CluelessTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-65934230403805968862020-08-15T00:09:53.263+01:002020-08-15T00:09:53.263+01:00The A-level fiasco exposed the Tory plan of class ...The A-level fiasco exposed the Tory plan of class entrenchment. High grades and a guaranteed placed at a top university for the wealthy, low grades and an uncertain future for everyone else. This is what the cap-doffing gammon voted for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-9174473989654581732020-08-14T15:20:01.148+01:002020-08-14T15:20:01.148+01:00Two stories:
Yorkshire's independent schools ...Two stories:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/yorkshires-independent-schools-and-grammars-celebrate-level-results-success-2941898" rel="nofollow">Yorkshire's independent schools and grammars celebrate A-level results success</a><br />Thats's the <i>Yorkshire Evening Post</i>, yesterday.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/education/were-level-results-fair-why-teachers-and-pupils-are-calling-2020-exam-grades-unfair-almost-40-marks-downgraded-2941176" rel="nofollow">Were A-levels fair? Why teachers and pupils are calling 2020 exam grades 'unfair' as almost 40% of marks downgraded</a><br />That's the <i>Yorkshire Post</i>, this morning's edition.Malcolm Redfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907427518823910875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-90422697365260048432020-08-14T13:52:05.206+01:002020-08-14T13:52:05.206+01:00This all goes back to Gove...
Education expert cau...This all goes back to Gove...<br />Education expert cautions Michael Gove over heavy reliance on exams. An American scientist cited by Michael Gove as the intellectual inspiration for his shift towards a more exacting exams regime has warned that excessive reliance on tests can hamper children's education through a focus on narrow, rote learning.<br />www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/dec/28/michael-gove-exams-reforms<br />Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-71625880024790108592020-08-14T13:45:09.275+01:002020-08-14T13:45:09.275+01:00"...they just don't care" is an accu...<i>"...they just don't care"</i> is an accurate summary of toryism and New Labourism. Which is why even million-member protest marches have virtually no impact - because they're simply ignored.<br /><br />Which is why direct action becomes inevitable if there is no change. And who could hope for change with the Starmer Quiff Gang and its ageing Bliarite/Kinnockite quislings as "opposition"?<br /><br />Small wonder even John Kennedy was moved to warn, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable."<br /><br />Whether it's tomorrow or decades hence there will come a point where the many say "Enough is enough" and the few find themselves answerable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com