tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post550779334696960626..comments2024-03-28T11:03:53.842+00:00Comments on My Top Ten: June #9: No Time For Randiness Today...Rolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-20698747305293200622017-06-07T20:04:16.667+01:002017-06-07T20:04:16.667+01:00I have passed the phase when I was giving GCSE exa...I have passed the phase when I was giving GCSE exams and I can totally relate to this post. Thanks for refreshing few old memories by sharing this post<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-laws/the-shocking-truth-about-_5_b_7041934.html">essay best</a> https://www.blogger.com/profile/11825807784628551119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-82523537135031884062017-06-07T18:39:08.594+01:002017-06-07T18:39:08.594+01:00One reason I stopped was because I stopped giving ...One reason I stopped was because I stopped giving a damn what they got. For my last cohort I never knew or bothered to find out their results. I think I met a bloke from your FE place a few years ago, a data/target setting/predicted grades man.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-24578867632910116112017-06-07T16:34:19.922+01:002017-06-07T16:34:19.922+01:00I think it's fair to say that I was a lot more...I think it's fair to say that I was a lot more stressed on Tuesday morning than many (though not all) of my students were!Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-80062632496544379522017-06-07T15:20:15.597+01:002017-06-07T15:20:15.597+01:00Rol...do teachers get as stressed and worried abou...Rol...do teachers get as stressed and worried about exams as much as their students? I'm imagining someone like you, and I base this only on what you write here, really cares for those under their charge and will take it personally if a particularly touch exam prevents anyone from realising their full potential.<br /><br />That's a great point about how nobody nails thing on first drafts..hadn't ever thought about that way before.<br /><br />JCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-39866233546088222132017-06-07T12:41:22.843+01:002017-06-07T12:41:22.843+01:00Exams are a horrible way of measuring a person'...Exams are a horrible way of measuring a person's reading or writing skills. Particularly writing. Unless you're a journalist working under deadline, you're rarely expected to produce a perfect piece of writing on the first draft. Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-79547689829810186312017-06-07T12:40:17.406+01:002017-06-07T12:40:17.406+01:00Yes. My Maths colleagues chose to hold off another...Yes. My Maths colleagues chose to hold off another year before starting that one. (Working in FE, we were allowed one more year if we wanted it. Us daft English teachers jumped in the deep end.)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-25169206725931459282017-06-06T22:09:17.149+01:002017-06-06T22:09:17.149+01:00Just curious, Rol, were you able to download '...Just curious, Rol, were you able to download '29 Ways'?<br /><br />Marie<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-30793786137989474412017-06-06T16:23:18.916+01:002017-06-06T16:23:18.916+01:00I'm glad I'm no longer part of it. The new...I'm glad I'm no longer part of it. The new maths GCSE seems to be an incoherent set of hoops that must be humped through. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-30441847709613925662017-06-06T15:44:00.932+01:002017-06-06T15:44:00.932+01:00Appropriate song for today and feel very sorry for...Appropriate song for today and feel very sorry for your students who will no doubt have a very stressful day - Exams are about the worst means of testing young people's abilities and I still smart from the fact I got a lower grade than was expected in my English Higher (A Level in England) because I just had a bad day where it all went horribly wrong. <br /><br />Shame there won't be a Randy Tuesday as I am intrigued to know who the last 3 candidates are going to be, but not the day for it as you say. Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.com