How would you deal with school

bestpud

gregg1 wrote: »

Not really - it means they have a chance to go away and work harder in order to know the stuff better - why is encouraging them to work harder wrong? In some cases, kids just fall apart when it comes to sitting an exam. That is unfair if they know the work so I think it is only right they get another shot at it. If they don't know the stuff, they still wont pass.

What about a driving test. You fail, you go away, work harder at improving, then take the test again till you get the result you want. wouldn't be fair to make that a one-shot exam would it?

These pupils haven't failed though - they've just not got an A*!

I can see the point of they 'fail' a GCSE. I know they can't fail as such, but we all know anything less than a C is not worth having.

gratefulforhelp_2

gregg1 wrote: »

What about a driving test. You fail, you go away, work harder at improving, then take the test again till you get the result you want. wouldn't be fair to make that a one-shot exam would it?

9 times in DH's case:eek:

melancholly

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

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What about try, try, try again and if you don't succeed then try again!!!

If someone is prepared to keep working at something to get a pass/better grade I think that can only be for the good, personally.

because there's no point scraping into a uni course after lots of retakes to find that you can't keep up when there's a system where only get one try at anything? or because often, it isn't the child making the decision about retakes, it's the parents. what about stop making the kid feel like they've failed when they've already tried their best? there's always a happy medium but it does worry me when it's all about one metric of success.... the ones pushed into it by parents sink like a stone at university, which isn't good for them.

gregg1

bestpud wrote: »

These pupils haven't failed though - they've just not got an A*!

I can see the point of they 'fail' a GCSE. I know they can't fail as such, but we all know anything less than a C is not worth having.

No but with so much competition for university places these days, A* are a necessity for many courses.

gregg1

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

9 times in DH's case:eek:

bloody hell - that's cost you!

pandora205

If a parent hasn't received a copy of the statement of entry (exam modules and dates) it is a good idea to find out the exact course and exam board for each subject (and the exact course number) and look on the board's website for dates and exam specifications. Note these down and put them on the calendar. That way there will be no surprises and the parent can keep track of exactly what is expected.

Bennifred

pandora205 wrote: »

If a parent hasn't received a copy of the statement of entry (exam modules and dates) it is a good idea to find out the exact course and exam board for each subject (and the exact course number) and look on the board's website for dates and exam specifications. Note these down and put them on the calendar. That way there will be no surprises and the parent can keep track of exactly what is expected.

Or ring the Exams Officer at your school, who will be able to give you that information without having to trawl through the individual board websites.:T

gratefulforhelp_2

gregg1 wrote: »

bloody hell - that's cost you!

You are not kidding!! But it was imperative he pass, he commutes 45 min each way for work :eek:

POPPYOSCAR

melancholly wrote: »

because there's no point scraping into a uni course after lots of retakes to find that you can't keep up when there's a system where only get one try at anything? or because often, it isn't the child making the decision about retakes, it's the parents. what about stop making the kid feel like they've failed when they've already tried their best? there's always a happy medium but it does worry me when it's all about one metric of success.... the ones pushed into it by parents sink like a stone at university, which isn't good for them.

Yes but it is not all about getting to university is it. Going to uni would be my kids choice not mine but I would encourage them to retake exams if they wanted to so as to improve grades.Many kids who get get good grades first time are pushed by their parents to go to Uni.I know of one very bright boy who dropped out just because he did not like being there.

Many kids need the higher grades just to try to get a decent job or any job for that fact and if they want to retake I do not see the problem but I do agree it should not be forced on them.

melancholly

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

Yes but it is not all about getting to university is it. Going to uni would be my kids choice not mine but I would encourage them to retake exams if they wanted to so as to improve grades.Many kids who get get good grades first time are pushed by their parents to go to Uni.I know of one very bright boy who dropped out just because he did not like being there.

Many kids need the higher grades just to try to get a decent job or any job for that fact and if they want to retake I do not see the problem but I do agree it should not be forced on them.

it isn't all about uni, but in a lot of schools, it is the 'expected' thing (not that i think that's necessarily good btw!). i really wish we didn't have a situation where anything less than a C was considered bad. not everyone can get an A and it really shouldn't matter as much as it does [/gets off soapbox!]