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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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| 507262 | 2006-12-17 00:37:00 | As if NCEA wasn't bad enough, the education system is looking like it might take a further turn for the worse: www.nzherald.co.nz |
somebody (208) | ||
| 507263 | 2006-12-17 00:50:00 | :eek: :rolleyes: great :rolleyes: |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 507264 | 2006-12-17 02:18:00 | Our multi billion dollar language school industry for fee paying students collapsed because of ncea, this will be the final nail in the hope that any educational qualifications from NZ will be acceptable in the rest of the world. | netchicken (4843) | ||
| 507265 | 2006-12-17 02:49:00 | The educational system has been going down hill ever since I left school :) In the UK they are talking about bringing back University Entrance Exams, ie. exams set by the universities, because there is concern there too about falling standards. education.guardian.co.uk "Children are less able than they used to be" education.guardian.co.uk It would be a good idea here too, so regardless of what "levels" are achieved in school, only those who pass stringent entrance exams should be admitted. That would help to raise standards. If the country is serious about raising standards, then forget about egalitarianism, stop criticising "elitism" , bring back genuine streaming of abilities, and teach accordingly. Get all university entrance exams moderated by Oxford and Cambridge universities, that would shake the system up. paul.merton.ox.ac.uk :) :p :badpc: Collegiate (www.redhotjazz.com) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 507266 | 2006-12-17 04:16:00 | I found this article from the UK Daily Telegraph, I know it is about education in England, but there are similarities to here; Quote; "It is not difficult to identify the culprit - and it is not a conspiracy of Oxbridge-educated toffs, uniting to keep ordinary people down. The culprit is rather the good intentions of several generations of social reformers who have set about destroying quality state secondary education in Britain." www.telegraph.co.uk ( "public school" in Britain does not mean public school, it means schools like Eton, Rugby, Winchester, etc.) en.wikipedia.org Collegiana (www.redhotjazz.com) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 507267 | 2006-12-17 05:01:00 | First NCEA instead of real exams. Then txt allowed in NCEA tests. Now no exams. ANd the demolished apprenticeship structure. Morons will be in charge in a few years.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 507268 | 2006-12-17 08:47:00 | First NCEA instead of real exams.NCEA still has real exams if you do real subjects. True, sometimes the marking is a bit ridiculous, and deprives students of marks. But other than quality control and marking quirks (and the weird idea of allowing text message language), the structure of NCEA is similar to university and nobody complains about that. | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 507269 | 2006-12-17 08:48:00 | Then txt allowed in NCEA tests . You are kidding right? That is almost promoting cheating . |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 507270 | 2006-12-17 08:53:00 | First NCEA instead of real exams. Then txt allowed in NCEA tests. Now no exams. ANd the demolished apprenticeship structure. Morons will be in charge in a few years....TOO LATE!!!! :horrified :horrified :horrified |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 507271 | 2006-12-17 09:02:00 | You are kidding right? That is almost promoting cheating. A small detail was missed out there - they are allowing people to shorten words txt style. cellphones are still banned in exams |
Greven (91) | ||
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