kids exams are easier they just make them look harder , for some strange reason when my son has maths homework the way the show him to work out long multiplication and division takes up half a page per sum
to be honest since c.s.e examinations it has got easier and easier to pass an exam in the UK
a retarded monkey could pass a G.C.S.E as the teacher basicly does most of your exam with you over the year during class to make sure at least the pupils get that part right and at least get a pass
dont get me started on N.V.Q's they are basicly certificates for the stupid and i point blank refused to take one at my last employment seen as i had been doing the job for 10 years i certainly didnt need a thicko's certifcate to tell me i knew what i was doing
never mind calculators in 5 years time each student will probably have a teacher doing the exam paper for them so we at least appear to be as bright as the rest of europe