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I also think schools should do more to prepare students for adult life which they currently do not do at all. I never learned about taxes or entitlements or rights and that's wrong. Students should be taught these things and more, they should be better prepared for leaving school than they currently are and that's a failing of the system. |
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I think this is the way to go tbh.
Out of my 11 GCSE's, I think I only really wanted to do 2 of them (Art and Welsh), the others I couldn't have cared less about but "had to do them". Honestly too, NONE OF THEM have been of any use to me in getting a job, I got into University based on my work not my grades (design course) and I now work for myself. All of that stress of "you need 6+ A-C grades, C's in English, Maths, Science" etc was totally unnecessary and stressful. I had to re-sit my Maths a few times before I got a C (I just can't do numbers) and now it's hardly required in most general jobs, most employers now would rather you be computer literate than have good "basics". I would have loved the opportunity to do vocational training alongside some of my GCSE's, something like learning to be a Barber. Two years of that so many hours a week with the odd placement day would have been brilliant. |
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Our equivalent to GCSEs over here is the Junior Cert and they've started to change that, my sons year will be the first to start seeing the changes in it, it's going on assessments over the whole of the junior cycle which is 3 years long. It makes so much more sense then to have the whole thing based on one exam in each subject at the end of the three years, it's too mush stress and pressure
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You could teach RE in an afternoon so that can go and all the rubbish languages and things like Maths - basic Arithmetic is all that one needs
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Friends of mine who teach literally leave the house 7:30AM and "finish work" in the early hours of the next morning after they've finished marking/reviewing/organising/lesson planning/filing etc etc. The admin involved in teaching nowadays, especially secondary school, is really unbelievable. |
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so what is your point? |
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"I would rather that all the concentration should be on the final exam before you leave."
Is a stupid idea though. Sometimes people get sick, some people arent good at exams (and thats why mixing in coursework is good) Hmm not convinced.
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Feels like every ten years they frig around with the certificates, call them something else... what's the point? Choose one.
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I don't necessarily think GCSEs should be scrapped - while it's now compulsory to be in some kind of education until 18, this includes vocational apprenticeships. A "progress check" is all well and good for those going onto their school's sixth form, but those who wish to do apprenticeships need something to show they have met the grades.
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Would also allow for targetted development of those skills to then retry later. [edit to add] Likewise, a simple grade can be misleading because someone could feasibly score a B in GCSE maths whilst getting every single geometry question on the exam 100% wrong. They could have a specific weakness in that area that's masked by strength on the other questions. But what if that's the only part of maths that's relevant to the apprenticeship they're seeking?
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