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Originally Posted by garinda
Even though we are the same age, I did the same course at the same college as you ( me=child prodigy because I was there first  ) You needed a minimum of 5 O-levels or two A-levels, which you must have had, because at that time that was the entry requirement for degree courses for which the art foundation course prepared you.
Back on thread... I think it was wrong that a whole generation was consigned to more menial jobs just because they didn't pass an examination aged eleven. |
Nope, I didn't have two A ' levels and they weren't interested in my A level results at all. They even told me that I could fail them if I wanted because it didn't matter to them - they wanted me to go there regardless of results. Then when it came to getting into Salford (remember I did HND not Degree) they were only interested in my work on my foundation year so again, the A levels didn't come into it.
I had a great time doing two years of A levels and an even greater time when I was told that I could coast through them and the results didn't matter - I did get one of them though.
But back on thread, I don't think people were consigned to menial jobs because of an exam they took at 11. My Dad failed his 11+ but because of that he was actually at the top of his year group at the secondary modern. If he'd have scrapped through his 11+ he might have been in the bottom stream at grammer school and have got demoralised and not succeeded. As it is he's quite happy with his results in life.