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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Modern life, education, work, the economy it's all very stressful, I don't agree it's coddling at all in fact the opposite, I think kids are under far too much pressure too soon. It starts with SATS at 7 and just never stops!
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I agree with that. I don't have an issue with high school tests really (14+) but the amount of testing at primary school age is ridiculous. Some basic, semi-covert, pressure free testing (they don't even need to know the results!) in order to assess ability levels and tailor learning accordingly is really all that's needed in primary school and yet it still seems to be ability groups / constant literacy and numeracy "scores" from as young as 6. It's stressful whatever the ability level. Kids who are struggling feel embarrassed... Kids who are in the top groups are given the constant threat of "being moved down a group" if they don't work hard enough. Mad.
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