Danny said:The OP reminds me of a conversation my partner and I recently had with our teenage soon. After we berated him for failing to take his revision sufficiently seriously, it suddenly occurred to him to ask us about our exam results.
After a few searching questions it became clear that we had both achieved what might be termed modest results, at which point our son exclaimed "so you are expecting me to work my arse off to redeem the reputation of this family".
That goes for the whole vitamin and supplement industry. There is overwhelming evidence that - except for a few people on truly bizarre diets - supplements achieve nothing whatsoever except to increase the cost of your urine. That still doesn't stop even reputable companies like Boots from making a fortune out of them, nor credulous fools from buying them. Even credulous fools on here, as a browse through Health and Fitness will show you.PaulB said:Anyone who believes fish oil pills increase brain power is going to pay out for no benefit other than putting money in the pockets of those who are basically the heirs of the snake oil salesmen of yesteryear.
Well done!darkstar said:Coincidently I got my year University module results today, 76% overall which i'm pretty happy with.
darkstar said:I'm sure the usual talk will come into full force claiming things are easier, I've had it putting a damper on GCSE'S and A level results so i'm quite used to it.
ASC1951 said:That goes for the whole vitamin and supplement industry. There is overwhelming evidence that - except for a few people on truly bizarre diets - supplements achieve nothing whatsoever except to increase the cost of your urine. That still doesn't stop even reputable companies like Boots from making a fortune out of them, nor credulous fools from buying them. Even credulous fools on here, as a browse through Health and Fitness will show you.
mark barker said:Well done!
That really bugs me, the students and teaching staff work really hard to improve standards, and folks of a certain generation are quick to point the finger and say how easy exams are now...
vernon said:I enjoy the god like status conferred upon me by sixth formers in my current school who know me only as an ICT teacher yet can, at the drop of a hat, lead them through to solutions of their physical science and maths problems.