A level results

[T4tomo]

Just remember folka, vicarious bragging about how good your offspring's results were isn't cool! In any event they were much harder in our day, they give away A's like confetti nowadays.

Well done to everyone, as long as they did their best that's what counts.

 

[SteveH80]

When I did my school exams the marking basis was the top x% got an A, the next B and so on.This was good for differentiating who was best at a certain subjects.
Once the system changed qualifications where no longer a measure of ability and intelligence (which is what you look for as an employer) but of the school's ability to feed kids through the system. To be fair public schools have been doing this for ever.
Some of the interviews I've sat in on amazed me, 10+ decent qualifications and frankly I was surprised they could open the door!
Thankfully there are other ways of judging people and those with ability will rise up anyway given time and opportunity.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

When I did my school exams the marking basis was the top x% got an A, the next B and so on.This was good for differentiating who was best at a certain subjects.

I remember that wa sthe system when I did my "O" and "A" levels. Seems to me a fair assumption that candidate capability across a large number of students & schools will not change dramatically year on year. Whereas difficulty of exam papers does.

Each year I am disappointed when we get reports that "record number of eg "As" or "best results yet" or "better than last year". Does anybody really think students sitting this year are significantly more talented than those last year or that teaching this year is much better than last year? To me the "record number of ...", etc. just denigrates the exam system.

 

[Dogtrousers]

In my day you had to slay at least three mythical beasts* just to get a pass.

Kids these days. Don't know they're born.

* Without using an abacus.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I remember that wa sthe system when I did my "O" and "A" levels. Seems to me a fair assumption that candidate capability across a large number of students & schools will not change dramatically year on year. Whereas difficulty of exam papers does.

Each year I am disappointed when we get reports that "record number of eg "As" or "best results yet" or "better than last year". Does anybody really think students sitting this year are significantly more talented than those last year or that teaching this year is much better than last year? To me the "record number of ...", etc. just denigrates the exam system.

The grading system was changed. Back in the 80s only a fixed percentage of pupils could get an A in a subject. A back then of course includes all those who would be classed A* these days. In fact A back then was probably mostly A* levels of 90-100% correct answers and workings performance. Based on in 2010, 8% of A-level exams/entries were awarded the top grade A*

Now no longer the case and hence more can get an A

 

[ktmbiker58]

I hope everyone got the results they worked for!!

But I was brutally reminded that it was results day when I got wedged in a huge traffic jam outside the local schools unable to safely squeeze passed the Discoverys disgourging over excited teens - it was mayhem and I was on my motorbike wearing a black leather jacket, I had morphed into a fully cooked boil in the bag ready meal by the time I got through it!!

 

[postman]

When i was a lad,after my results the careers officer said Mee boy there is a village looking to offer you a job.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Discoverys disgourging over excited teens

The increasing inability of 18 year old teens to walk is a worry trend.

 

[figbat]

Not just ‘A’-levels today - my daughter received her City & Guilds Level 3 diploma results today too. These are equivalent to ‘A’-levels in terms of UCAS points.

 

[ktmbiker58]

The increasing inability of 18 year old teens to walk is a worry trend.

It was an army of electronic devices being carried around by their human slaves!

 

[Drago]

When i was a lad,after my results the careers officer said Mee boy there is a village looking to offer you a job.

That post has gone. I had a great 40 yesterday career as village idiot.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That post has gone. I had a great 40 yesterday career as village idiot.

Vacancy for village drunk?

 

[ktmbiker58]

Vacancy for village drunk?

Sorry I took that 50 years ago courtesy of the rough cider served at my local pub - I think it came from a local farm , it was cloudy and had 'stuff' floating in it -

 

[Big John]

Couldn't get in Wetherspoons for 'Curry Thursday' today. Pub full to bursting with teenagers celebrating their results. Never seen the place so full lol