my idea wins
Grades over a certain level - paid for. Under it - pay for yourself.

Sorted!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 12:44, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Good in principle.
You'd have to make A levels more difficult though, as many students seem to get a zillion Grade A passes.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Sat 13 Nov 2010, 12:47, Reply)

it only seems that way
because of the whole AS/A level thing. If they are crap at AS, the college doesn't put them through to A2. Also, the way colleges get judged (until this year) it makes more sense for lecturers to not enter students at all than risk them failing.

Also, us lecturers are awesomer these days. Specially with the gramma and spelin
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 12:50, Reply)

I didn't realise that. When I was at school, there were only bog standard A levels.

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Sat 13 Nov 2010, 12:55, Reply)

it's way more complicated now
there are national diplomas and first diplomas, too, which is another place to put weaker students or those with learning problems. I currently teach 9 different courses/levels.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 12:57, Reply)

Shirley students with "learning difficulties" won't go to uni?

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:00, Reply)

no, but that's not what FE is for necessarily these days
although we do get some who struggled at school, because of some learning difficulty or unidentified need (like dyslexia) who start on first diploma and (especially in our department which is quite practical) progress through to the diploma and sometimes even the foundation degree.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:02, Reply)

Mrs Boris did badly at school,
But on her BTEC and subsequent uni career did a stellar job. Shame I saddled the poor thing with a couple of kids...
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:04, Reply)

But surely that would go very much in favour of private education?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 12:49, Reply)

How so?
If you want to learn, I'd assume you learn, whether you wear a silly uniform or not.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:01, Reply)

this is mostly true
but I think they definitely get more access to better facilities, which might give them a help
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:03, Reply)

Private schools consistently have better results than state schools, and thus the top universities in the Uk
Have a large proportion of their intake from private schools. It's not just a question of better facilities either, it's a whole different set of attitudes and expectations as well as better facilities etc.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:06, Reply)

I understand the bit about different expectations.
Maybe that's why so many students talk with marbles in their mouths.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:14, Reply)

it is a lot harder to learn if you also have to work full time to pay for it,
rather than having a nice flat bought for you and all your money problems non-existant.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 17:45, Reply)

Not to mention the folk whose parents pay for private tuition and extra coaching if they don't do so well.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:31, Reply)

Hopefully we can give our kids as much tuition as they need.
Between us, we cover a fair few subjects to GCSE level and those two mop up information. Save a lot of money doing that. The going rate for tuition here is $65-80/hour. Might start that up soon to earn a few beer tokens or buy a lens for the camera.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:34, Reply)