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Thread ID: 75112	2006-12-17 00:37:00	NZ Education System going downhill	somebody (208)	PC World Chat

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507312	2006-12-23 01:53:00	I like your contribution Terry and agree with it except for the no scaling. I was too young when I got my SC in 1948 to have any real knowledge of what went on behind the scenes, but I do remember when we aired the point with our school teachers - we were worried about having a HARD year when we sat the exams. They assured us steps were taken to make each year produce the same sort of result ie scaling. And when I was a teacher setting internal exams I also applied a certain type of scaling even if it was only the marks I awarded for the questions. I would have been upset if my 3rd form maths class had recorded far higher or lower marks than the last years classes. It's all scaling really. Tom I also agree with T's 50% pass rate,especially when it comes to the sciences,we wouldn't want to be a 100% right.	Cicero (40)
507313	2006-12-23 07:09:00	IMHO We have a general failure of the whole system . This starts with things such as "Womens' Rights", "Childrens' Rights", the general PC brigade, no discrimination, breakdown of the family unit, collective bargaining for wages and I could go on . There should be a word used more often along with "rights" . That word is "responsibility" and unfortunately in this day nobody seems to be responsible or accountable . An excellent post Sweep which I've had to truncate for space . I think most people here would agree that responsibility needs to be taught alongside rights . And I heartily endorse Terry's comment about the level of ability of young members of this forum - they are astonishingly clever . I'll just pick up on the "PC" (politically correct) issue . Political correctness is nothing more nor less than decency, respect and consideration . It is driven by the liberal view that all of us should be accorded dignity and respect . For example, Chairman becomes Chairperson, or the less cumbersome Chair . Language is the key here because words are loaded with layers of meaning/inferences . Thus we are faced with "prostitute" being objectional for seedy overtones, being replaced by the asinine "sex worker" . I do find the PC stuff vastly irritating but accept that much of it has a point .	Winston001 (3612)
507314	2006-12-23 19:01:00	I do find the PC stuff vastly irritating but accept that much of it has a point. Nothing quite like wanting it both way I say.	Cicero (40)
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