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Task: Acheive a U Grade, Prize: Free Flight. Acheive an A and heres a pat on the back
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Ryanair have just publicly humiliated themselves by offer 'compensation' to students who were too lazy/think to acheive an 'E' grade at A-level.
In the future, students may be inclined to take 'extra a-levels' and fail them on purpose, with the consilation of knowing they'll receive a 'free flight' for their troubles of sitting the exam.
Furthermore, it will act as an incentive for those with no prospects and/or common sense to not revise at all!
Having recieved AAA in my a-levels and studying at a top 5 university, I feel this is outrageous. Once more it is a case of the bone-idle being rewarded, and the academically privileged left to go without.
Thanks for encouraging and rewarding failure!
PS. Well done to those who failed, youve 'won a free flight'
In the future, students may be inclined to take 'extra a-levels' and fail them on purpose, with the consilation of knowing they'll receive a 'free flight' for their troubles of sitting the exam.
Furthermore, it will act as an incentive for those with no prospects and/or common sense to not revise at all!
Having recieved AAA in my a-levels and studying at a top 5 university, I feel this is outrageous. Once more it is a case of the bone-idle being rewarded, and the academically privileged left to go without.
Thanks for encouraging and rewarding failure!
PS. Well done to those who failed, youve 'won a free flight'
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we're already discussing it in the other threas
I can't remember which comedian said it, but I'll believe it when you show me three.
Given your grades, university etc, do you really think in the long term you'll go without?
I agree the idea is pretty stupid, but is the issue here that people are pissed that they're not being given 'rewards' for doing well?
I can't actually see any news source anywhere that's backing up the story?
I recently saw it on the front page of the Birmingham Post [16 August Issue]
In the long term, I cannot see myself 'going without' no. However, the underlying issue here is that success and acheivement is never rewarded within schools. The notion of mixed ability classes for example - Yes, the challanged pupils can glean knowledge off others, but at the expense of the academically able students!
My ideology, is that its better to have a society where half are educated [become valuable assets to the economy] and half are ill-educated [ie. stack the shelves we buy food from etc]
This scenario is much more appealing than a society of sub-standard individuals, how could 'said' country prosper then?
It is, a chance to further your education. E.g. get to do A-levels or get into Uni. If your fail your GCSE's or A-Levels you'll not be accepted to the next tier of education. It's only a plane ticket, failing A-levels is a traumatic experience for most students, why not make them feel slightly better?
Twat.
So you would rather the latter option then of the economy in general consists of standard individuals?
Why should it be? Isn't the reward going to be better prospects/ Isn;t the intention of schemes like this to help motivate those with limited hope to strive for something better?
For someone so, apparently, well educated you have a very narrow mind.
What are your A-Levels in then? Something useful? Certainly I am wondering what the point of A-levels are, given the standards of education which you are displaying in this thread.
Yeah I saw in student forum - is it just in Birmingham I wonder?
city was overrun with rats so they offered money for every dead rat turned in, given time rats were bieng farmed
And you don't need A levels to figure that out
Yeah, Brum only. Silly considering Ryanair hardly fly anywhere from Birmingham Airport.
Yes, my A-levels are in 'traditional subjects', namely Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
I am studying a degree in Economics, and have a position on a graduate programme, beginning 2008, for a major investment bank.
The poor should help themselves, like the used to be poor have done
BCDD (although i think one of the D's may be miscalculated and the other one seems odd too so i need to ask)
Excellnt. Something of value to the nation then, you'll really contribute (in a real sense) then won't you.
Investments banks are parasites on us all.
So are people who cannot spell
Your the people who clean our shoes, garcon
Always funny when someone picks up on a typo, claims it's a spelling mistake, and then fucks up themselves.
Similarly as humorous as basic grammatical errors.
', and then fucks up themselves'
How's that a grammatical error?
Good job you didn't go for English at A-Level really. Flights on Ryanair don't sounds like your cup of tea.
Anywhoo, want to argue your point, or just trade insults?
Rather funny how every post from the one referring to grammatical errors has been flawless.
English A Level... I would have taken it if I knew I'd have spent 3 days sunning myself in Milan [or similar] for free!
Do you actualy believe that? Considering Ryan Air flights are dirt cheap and don't really go anywhere nice, the students who have failed are not exactly gaining much and will probably have to fly somewhere crappy in the winter.
Anyway, passing my A levels, getting into my 1st choice uni and then celebrating like mad was enough reward for me!
Anyone thick enough to get a 'U' at A-Level probably would
Well you sound like a twat. Maybe re-think your points when you've grown up a bit.