What about unreal roots?
Are Exams the Problem With the Education System
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What about unreal roots?
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If you do all the work in class, all your homework, and revise properly for several months, you CANT do badly in your exams.
Coursework simply allows you to copy paste other peoples work and pass.
No i meant the same can be achieved by the ones ****ing about. Like people who would work hard could get good grades yes, but the people who don't could also get them grades far too easily.
yup.
Coursework you can just get your friends to help you.
Saying that, I find exams much easier, mainly because I can cram quite well the few days before and don't really get stressed about them.
How can it if 40% of your grade is coursework based?
Oh seriously, I remember one girl who told me that she got her mother to do some of her essays for her. Seriously
Yep, couldn't agree more!
Oh seriously, I remember one girl who told me that she got her mother to do some of her essays for her. Seriously
I just have nice people on my course tbh, ring them up for references and everything, dreamy
I just have nice people on my course tbh, ring them up for references and everything, dreamy
This one time time I had to call a friend because I had no idea how to switch on a mac.
He was very amused and had to pick on me for several days
Not the last time I checked... 2 A levels was enough. They don't care about academic gift, more ability.
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Nowadays, even not having a degree would put you in the minority of the competition I'd imagine.
Well I think there are many problems with the education system. It's quite hard for me to say this because I am only good at a few subjects. We really don't give a very well rounded education. A levels should go on for another two years imo and you must do at least two STEM subjects, one language and a humanities. For me, I would really struggle with a language and humanities, but I know that it would actually be good for me to learn. Also I feel that we really need to subsidise apprenticeships as well as University.
Now there is also a problem with rote learners, if you ask anyone with top grades how they revised then most people will say past papers. Only the very top Universities try and differentiate between rote learners and people who are talented. The way they do this is with aptitude tests, but really they are only common with Oxbridge. Most Russell group Universities won't do any testing. Just to prove how rote the A level exams are, here is a simple question.
"Prove that multiplying two minus numbers gives a positive answer" I can bet that 99 % of people including me, can't think of an Algebraic way of answering this question. It's actually very simple, but it requires some thought. The whole exam system is based off being able to answer questions that you expect, so it's no wonder that there are a lot of A* students.
My final problem with the education system is that there are a lot of students who just trickle through it with low grades onto a bad University to get a degree in a subject completely unrelated to their career. People actually need to understand that University is not just about getting smashed each weekend, and you are supposed to make use of that money we lended you. Even if you enjoy making films or love taking photos of flowers. It does not mean that you should do a course in it. University is somewhat about enjoying yourself but also giving you good job prospects.
Now there is also a problem with rote learners, if you ask anyone with top grades how they revised then most people will say past papers. Only the very top Universities try and differentiate between rote learners and people who are talented. The way they do this is with aptitude tests, but really they are only common with Oxbridge. Most Russell group Universities won't do any testing. Just to prove how rote the A level exams are, here is a simple question.
"Prove that multiplying two minus numbers gives a positive answer" I can bet that 99 % of people including me, can't think of an Algebraic way of answering this question. It's actually very simple, but it requires some thought. The whole exam system is based off being able to answer questions that you expect, so it's no wonder that there are a lot of A* students.
My final problem with the education system is that there are a lot of students who just trickle through it with low grades onto a bad University to get a degree in a subject completely unrelated to their career. People actually need to understand that University is not just about getting smashed each weekend, and you are supposed to make use of that money we lended you. Even if you enjoy making films or love taking photos of flowers. It does not mean that you should do a course in it. University is somewhat about enjoying yourself but also giving you good job prospects.
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Yeah, do something you don't enjoy or have an interest in..that'll work out.
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With Oxbridge, it's really more about the interview, as opposed to aptitude tests, that's where you get the simple, yet thought provoking questions.
You don't have to go to University you know?
Why wouldnt you though? Its awsome fun for a few years. Everyone should go to Uni at 18, its more like a 3 year party if nothing else
Why wouldnt you though? Its awsome fun for a few years. Everyone should go to Uni at 18, its more like a 3 year party if nothing else
Exactly my point
.Exactly my point
But you also get a piece of paper that says you did something or the other whilst you were there.