Sixth formers should sit US style entrance tests to get into university because A-levels fail to distinguish between bright and weak candidates, according to a Government report. Are A-Levels too easy?
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Stop buggering about with the system and sort out discpline/ make education mean something again. The only role models kids have are bluddy Paris Hilton and Ziggy off Big Brother.
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School has gone beyond poor discipline now I think.
I mean, having to use a metal detector on each child as they go through the school gates.....
It's a good precaution to take and everything, but it should never even have got to this stage!
I feel sorry for my kids' kids.
Taking entry exams I think is a good idea. Plus interviews aswel.
That means I would never have got in! But I still think it's a good way of making sure the brightest and most socially acceptable people do the most responsible jobs in the world.
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