Comments on: This Morning’s Telegraph

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:59:22 +0000

Badger, maybe you could learn to spell and use punctuation properly. Several mistakes there. Maybe re-take GCSE English?

By: Badger

Badger — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:35:00 +0000

I know I will almost certainly be booed for this but…this week saw both AQA Geography exams sat by many students across the country (my own included). The Head of Geogrpahy and I looked at the papers and both agree that they were “good”…teacher-speak for easy…though we dare not say that in public.

By: macarnie

macarnie — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:39:45 +0000

Whilst understanding the probable correctitude of Badgers point Re. degrees of difficulty in GCSE examination papers, and the frusration of teachers in not having a so called level playing field upon which to referee, due to the difference in standards required by the various Examination Boards used, within the National Curriculum , I would have thought that the same pedagogic mindset would result in the checking of any text to be published, before being offered for pubication. The main thing , of course, is for the teacher to be , like Caesar’s wife , above criticism (paraphrasialogical license )There are some rather obvious errors throughout the esteemed Badger’s diatribe.

By: macarnie

macarnie — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:39:39 +0000

By: macarnie

macarnie — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:39:37 +0000

By: macarnie

macarnie — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:36:33 +0000

I understand the probable correctitude of Badgers point, Re. degrees of difficulty in GCSE examination papers ,due to the difference of emphasis on various aspects of a given subject required ,(within the confines of the National Curriculum )as set by the various Examination Boards used. I also understand the teachers’ resultant frustration in not having a so called level playing field upon which to referee. I would have thought that the same pedagogic mindset would result in the checking of any text to be published,( for instance in these pages), before being offered for publication. The main thing , of course, is for the teacher to be , like Caesar’s wife , above criticism (paraphrasialogical license )There are some rather obvious spelling errors throughout the esteemed Badger’s various contributions. Is this a case of, ” Physician, heal thyself?

By: Badger

Badger — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:59:07 +0000

Ah…sorry. I was a bit of Bodger there.

By: deerfold

deerfold — Fri, 28 May 2004 12:43:51 +0000

It’s Janet Street Porter, not Janis…

By: badger

badger — Fri, 14 May 2004 11:23:45 +0000

Indeed. I was refering to my own experience as a teacher. However, traditionally difficult areas in subjects have been removed from the national cirriculum and are only included as “options” by the exam board. For example, the exam board my own school use for GCSE Geography has meant that weather and climate, glaciation and geology and not required to be taught. The breadth of knowledge imparted is proportional to the topics included for study by the exam board. This, with school pressure to keep couse pass marks (A* - C)up, had lead to the emphasis being placed on “getting as many of the D’s up to a C” rather than challenging the brightest students. Obviously a balance must be met.

By: Wibbler

Wibbler — Fri, 14 May 2004 08:45:46 +0000

A nerve, I fear, is touched.