Dumb Kids

I can't believe these statistics: Less than 30% of pupils in 20% of schools achieve less than 5 GCSEs. Not even a pass, just a grade!

Almost one in five secondary schools in England are to be given a warning to improve exam results or face closure. The government is targeting 638 schools, in which less than 30% of pupils achieve at least five good GCSEs including English and maths.

Looking at the schools; some of them only have 3% of pupils leaving with 5 GCSEs. GCSEs are a breeze, this is just embarrassing! You can pass the maths paper just by being able to count!

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

! You can pass the maths paper just by being able to count!

A bit like you can pass some degrees by being alble to spell your name

Originally Posted by neio79

A bit like you can pass Arts degrees by being alble to spell your name

Fixed

[G]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Fixed

+1 was just about to put that.

GCSE's were easy when I was at school and they just get easier. I got 11 GCSE passes above C grade let alone 5. I never did any revision and most of the times generally never did anything but **** about.

Edit:
I think the main problem is that these idiots who fail miserably then still get to go to univesity to do a completely random degree at somewhere like Derby University where you just have to beable to breathe to get in.........obviously they then cant get normal employment because employers arnt stupid........but the goverment is......so THEY then become teachers. It's a downward spiral like the rest of this country is at the moment.

Originally Posted by neio79

A bit like you can pass some degrees by being able to spell your name

Did you by chance study Art?

Originally Posted by G

+1 was just about to put that.

GCSE's were easy when I was at school and they just get easier. I got 11 GCSE passes above C grade let alone 5. I never did any revision and most of the times generally never did anything but **** about.

Edit:
I think the main problem is that these idiots who fail miserably then still get to go to univesity to do a completely random degree at somewhere like Derby University where you just have to beable to breathe to get in.........obviously they then cant get normal employment because employers arnt stupid........but the goverment is......so THEY then become teachers. It's a downward spiral like the rest of this country is at the moment.

Sadly the ones who go on these mickey mouse courses are the 'educated' ones who get A-levels too!

The pass mark for a GCSE maths paper is.....20%!

Maybe they don't take it seriously enough. I propose they should be getting 5 GCSEs.... or a stoning.

Any volunteers to stone the thick kids?

Originally Posted by neio79

A bit like you can pass some degrees by being alble to spell your name

Ah crap!!!! I've failed!!!!!!

I don't blame kids for not passing maths, becasue they don't want to learn it. Its just not taught very well; kids don't know what maths is used for (other than being able to count). If they could apply their maths to solve a real problem (i.e. I was taught trigonometry at school by all us kids going out and finding out the heights of the school buildings) then they might see why maths is usefull and learn it.

Matt

Originally Posted by G

obviously they then cant get normal employment because employers arnt stupid........but the goverment is......so THEY then become teachers. It's a downward spiral like the rest of this country is at the moment.

+1 on that, the people that got the lowest marks on my degree all went into teaching.

I know there are some very good teachers out there, but due to the current 'desperation' of the government trying to get people into teaching anyone can get in.

Originally Posted by G

I got 11 GCSE passes above C grade let alone 5.

When I were a lad, we couldn't even take that many subjects. We had to do Maths, English Language and Literature and then 5, yes, only FIVE options.

Would it be better to go back to the; grammar; technical & 'special' school arrangement? Not everyone's academic, and we've a huge shortage of skills.