I spoke to the head of science
turns out "it's college policy and I have to do my job and follow that".

He was insistant that it was a very demanding course, but after looking at this:

store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-PHYA2-W-SQP-07.PDF

he's clearly talking bollocks because that was all covered when I did GCSE physics 20 years ago.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 11 Sep 2009, 14:19, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

"he's clearly talking bollocks because that was all covered when I did GCSE physics 20 years ago"
Anyone fancy a game of "Spot the fallacy"? I'll start.

Is it in the subject line to this post?

Oh. I've won already.

Get over it. Your son didn't get the grades he needed to do one of his preferred courses. It happens. It's no big deal.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 11 Sep 2009, 14:23, Reply)

BUT IT'S NOT FAAAAAAAAAAAAIR
Why does no-one understand that this child is clearly a genius? Why does no-one understand that the father knows better than the educator?

I'd give him my own qualifications. But then someone would probably say that they're not worth the paper they're written on. WELL I'LL SHOW THEM.
(Slip Digby is a meat puppet, Fri 11 Sep 2009, 14:58, Reply)