A A A ~ Today
but B B B tomorrow
downgrade such sorrow
instead of a Doc ~ I*ll be
a Vet ~ and I*ll cure your PET
The Students that I
teach ~ mainly vocational
results ~ bit by bit
not A-level sensat*nal
CHEFS progress without the STRESS
Scottish Highers ~ have
now heaped the protest fires
Rabbie Burns He say
*The best laid plans o* Exam
Boards will A* gang aft agley !*
OK so I work in Education so I should understand whats going on and the implications. A lot of the ANGST is about A-level Grades (Highers in Scotland) and coveted University Places ! Only a very small minority are privileged enough to Go to Public Schools & Oxbridge and end up like Boris ! I wouldnt want my Kids to end up like that ~ Id rather them be useful members of the Community as Teachers ~ Nurses ~ Engineers ~ Caterers ~ Librarians etc etc. Most of my Students are on Vocational Courses ~ FT & Day Release ~ Caterers ~ Beauticians ~ Engineers ~ Pre-Nursing etc etc. They are assessed mainly bu *continuous assessment* so we know where they are *academically* at any point in time ! Im not in favour of *One Size Fits All Exams* I was an FE Governor of a School in a poor Catchment Area with 25 % Statemented Kids and we had to sit the same GCSE Exams as the few anachronistic Grammar Schools left in Essex. My School always peaked on the Ds so it was considered by Essex EA to be *failing* ! It eventually closed due to lack of parental support ~ who wanted to send their kids to a neighbouring COMP which had been granted a Sixth Form. I wont say anything about PUBLIC (PRIVATE) SCHOOLS & A-levels because I dont swear in PUBLIC ! Love & Peace to All ~ BRIAN & ANGELA 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A-Levels @ School ~ in my
dreams an AAA ~ Im cool
OX~BRIDGE in my Head ~ But NO !
John Moores ~ Liverpool instead
Each CHILD is GIFTED
in a Special Way ~ our lives
really dont depend
on what exam scores might say
bang your GONG & prove them WRONG !
Thanks for visit comments welcome - Love Angela & Brian