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Guinea Pig Generation
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I was class of 2000. My peers and i were born sept '83/ Aug '84. And we are now lovingly known as the guinea pig generation.
being the 1st generation under the national curriculum
being the 1st to try the 7-11-14 SATS papers
having a non-calc paper in maths GCSE
and being the 1st to try out AS and key skills
etc etc
there was a big article about this in the newspapers this year due to the criticism the govt was under due to the as system
anyone have any thoughts on this because it would be interesting to know how people felt about their education in terms of being the 'guinea pigs'
The Tories had started with experimenting with us, did Labour just think they would finish? hmmmmmmm <IMG alt="image" SRC="frown.gif" border="0">
being the 1st generation under the national curriculum
being the 1st to try the 7-11-14 SATS papers
having a non-calc paper in maths GCSE
and being the 1st to try out AS and key skills
etc etc
there was a big article about this in the newspapers this year due to the criticism the govt was under due to the as system
anyone have any thoughts on this because it would be interesting to know how people felt about their education in terms of being the 'guinea pigs'
The Tories had started with experimenting with us, did Labour just think they would finish? hmmmmmmm <IMG alt="image" SRC="frown.gif" border="0">
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"why have you no A levels...?"
"well, unfortunately I am part of the guinea pig generation"
"oh, well then, that's perfectly understandable...welcome to the company"
"woohoo"
or you can even twist it to your advantage
"as part of the guinea pig generation I am a highly adaptable and innovative individual...it comes with the teritory, sir"
<IMG alt="image" SRC="biggrin.gif" border="0"> tee hee hee.
I think it depends on where you live. I live in Wiltshire and 9 years ago I had to do these tests, and so did my younger sister which would have been 6 years ago. Children we knew in neighbouring villages in Hampshire on the otherhand, didn't have to do them. I've a strong feeling that even now they're still used in this area. <IMG alt="image" SRC="confused.gif" border="0">
As for SAT's, not only are they a pile of piss, they are also to judge TEACHERS not pupils and that's why they shove it down your throat so much. I purposefully did no work for them just to piss them off. Some people really let it get to them though, the fools. I remember some girls in my class *crying* over the stress of SATS in year 9. Paaaaathetic. Worry about what is important.
I have similer memories. We had lots of talks about "coping with exam stress" and all that kind of crap. ALl people caould talk about for weeks were SATS this and SATS that. IN juniour schools now they get so much homework for the bloody things.
I don't really think you can call the girls pathetic, really.
It's the system that's screwed with all the teachers breathing down their pupils necks because they all want to cross the bloody threshold and get more money.
Humph.
I hate pressure and competition and money.
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at the end of the day i am ashamed that i let myself get so worked up about silly tests and exams which weren't the be all and end all
i dont feel too much resentment towards teachers and stuff cos at the end of the day, they get payed crap and treated like crap, and if they didnt have all these bullshit targets to work towards and league tables, we wouldnt be under so much pressure
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u can still take the 11+ where i am, i suppose whether u take it or not depends on whether there are any grammar schools in your area.
My little sister did her Key stage 2 SATs last year and she had to do loads of revision and it made me stressed cos I had my AS exams and I did practically no revision. She got 3 level 5s and we all knew she would but I don't think they should have been forced to do so much revision at age 10&11. After all, aren't the exams supposed to reflect the level kids are working at, not with tons of cramming?
its all just to get better results for league tables, but it gets kids too stressed and worried. I don't recall being told to revise that much.
I agree, when they first told me that i revised really well for that set of exams but they've said it so much now that i revise less and less
<IMG alt="image" SRC="rolleyes.gif" border="0"> when these are actually the ones that do count! lol