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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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or the teachers are now teching kids how to pass exams, rather than teaching them broad knowledge about their subject.
(, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 10:54, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)
There's a lad on here who is retraining to be a teacher for this very reason.
(, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 10:56, Reply)
You'd think he would try and improve his lot, but no, he keeps getting tattoos of cartons on his back to attract more kiddies.
(, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 11:00, Reply)
The sneaky peaedo git. Kids LOVE milk.
(, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 11:07, Reply)
little bit from column b.
I've seen no evidence that the kids are getting less able once they get to uni, though. I've not particularly changed the content of my courses or exams over the last 6 years and the pass rate has stayed similar.
(, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 11:02, Reply)
university is almost completely filled by people who want to learn (maybe after a bit of a party in their first year) where as schools have to contend with trouble pupils and disrupted classes and yet still provide pass rates and hit targets.
I think maybe whats his fac up their is right and we should just go back to grammar schools and the 11+ and start training the little road sweepers nice and early.
(, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 11:05, Reply)
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