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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
You were sat in a class & were taught, given the relevant information to use & take on board, it was then down to the individual to assimilate & draw the required information to pass or fail any tests that were set.
Discipline was instilled & used as required by means available & allowed to the teaching staff with the backing of the parents. Disruption & insolence weren't tolerated or accepted, rules were adhered to or the consequences followed & all knew where they stood.
We had winners & losers, those that worked hard usually achieved those who didn't failed, that was quite simply the way life was, if you didn't want to end up on some factory/workshop floor doing low paid labour intensive work, then you bucked your ideas up & knuckled down, it really was that simple. To strive to achieve had a purpose & rewards, but today it appears immaterial, as the state will support you so why make an effort ?
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I agree with this, pupils are part of the internet generation and want everything handed to them instantly, they don't want to work to understand the theory or ideas behind anything.
Also I forgot to say about value added. Its just a points system for schools which identifies how much pupils have achieved above their predicted grades. If little Tommy starts school and is predicted a D in his Science gcse when he leaves and I manage to get him a C then this is good for the value added score. Scores over 1000 show schools who are getting better results than expected for their pupils.