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Re: 99% Pass rate?-Are we being fair to our teenagers?
One of the highest marks I got was for a 100% coursework GCSE and it was a far better reflection of my abilities than being stuck in a sports hall, baking to death in mid-July and knowing that every scribble is going to determine your final mark, regardless of how well you've just done over the past five years.
Conversely, there were a number who were some of the laziest people I have ever met and yet aced their exams. The marks they'd had during school were hardly outstanding, they didn't take study seriously and yet they came away with a top-grade GCSE.
It's the ability of the person and a degree of adaptability to the job in hand. If you want to be a farmer then a degree in Agricultural Studies is not going to help unless you're prepared to get your hands dirty as well. I also run a landscape gardening business with my best mate and people are constantly surprised that one day I'm up to my knees in fertiliser and the next I'm filming weddings at 5-star hotels.
Flexibility and a willingness to work would probably be the two things I would look for in someone. Qualifications don't really tell you about the person.
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