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Withnail
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Was there that one kid that had been grinding your gears all year that was borderline that you marked down?
That'll learn him, eh?
That sweet kid that was thick as sh!t but was just too good for this world - bump 'em up a bit, right?
That's exactly why we should just trust teacher assessments and forget the years of experience of the assessors of this world, yes?
We've all had enough of experts - teacher knows best, what?
That'll learn him, eh?
That sweet kid that was thick as sh!t but was just too good for this world - bump 'em up a bit, right?
That's exactly why we should just trust teacher assessments and forget the years of experience of the assessors of this world, yes?
We've all had enough of experts - teacher knows best, what?
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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I'm going to assume you're being sarcastic!
Whoever has decided that students can opt for their mock exam results instead clearly has never ever worked in a school!
They never revise for them, do terribly and always end up two grades higher in the actual exams. My only possible saving grace is my A Level class only had 7 students and I've read that any class under 15 was awarded teacher predictions due to lack of performance pool data!
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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I'm not going to ramble on but I just want to say it took me HOURS to predict Alevel and GCSE grades.
No decision was taken lightly, every student was given time, consideration and all performance data checked thoroughly.
I truly truly believe what I predicted was accurate and fair.
No point in even saying 'fingers crossed' they'll get what they get - it's going to be an odd results day...
No decision was taken lightly, every student was given time, consideration and all performance data checked thoroughly.
I truly truly believe what I predicted was accurate and fair.
No point in even saying 'fingers crossed' they'll get what they get - it's going to be an odd results day...
Withnail
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Yeah, don't do that...
And i truly, truly believe you. And i truly, truly believe you have over-estimated by at least 5%. It is most likely to be more than that.
This is not in any way meant as criticism.
I even trulier believe that at least 25% of you colleagues haven't been quite as dedicated as you. It is not as if this is entirely divorced from 'enlightened self-interest'.
Teachers teach, assessors assess - each discipline requires skill.
Thehooperman
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The thunder woke me up about 01.00 this morning.
I can't remember seeing lightening like it and there was a massive thunderclap that shook the whole house. It must have woke a lot of neighbours judging by the lights being switched on.
Then the lightening was followed by a torrential downpour.
I can't remember seeing lightening like it and there was a massive thunderclap that shook the whole house. It must have woke a lot of neighbours judging by the lights being switched on.
Then the lightening was followed by a torrential downpour.
PeterD
ST16 Represent.
My mocks were shocking, due to shall we say, lack of parenting no one encouraged me to revise or focus on anything scholastic. Same thing happened when it came to olevels. For some reason at olevel I did really well. I wouldn’t advise not revising for things as quite frankly later in life it was my downfall.
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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Students will never say 'Oh it's just a mock' ever again.
Teachers across the world will be using this as a cautionary tale for generations....
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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I support this to a point with GCSE - with some students it's a flip of a coin how they perform on the actual exam.
At 16 some can be so anxious that it can all go down the drain, where others may have dossed it the whole year then pull it out the bag.
But with A Level I know their grades better than any assessor. I have read hundreds and hundreds of their essays, I know their writing style inside and out and believe my predictions are bang on!
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Quite possibly so but, in the middle of a pandemic where exams were unable to be sat and, therefore, assessors unable to assess there is little choice.
Stop twatting about eh, just for once. It just makes you look pathetic.
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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I actually find this really insulting and have tried not to take it personally...
I actually adore ALL my students - in the case that I didn't I would never let petty disagreement get in the way of a child's future.
BobClay
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Very warm night last night. Had the ceiling fan on all night.
A few years ago we had a hot spell in June which boiled over my thermometer in the Conservatory. So I bought a ceiling fan for the living room (top picture) and after fitting it I was so pleased I went on a mad fan fitting binge and put one in every room (two in the kitchen
) This even went to the point where I bought an old second hand ceiling fan that was listed 'for parts only' and was able to repair it. There isn't that much that can go wrong with a ceiling fan, the prime faults are the switches (easily obtained and replaced) and the capacitor, which produces a phase shift to start the fan motor. I replaced both in this old fan and away it went.
It's much easier to fit ceiling fans in a bungalow, especially if you have a high attic to give you enough room to work. I followed this up with two wall mounted fans in the conservatory (ceiling not suitable and I've since tiled it anyway to prevent overheating.)
If I get them all going, I figure I might take off !!!
A few years ago we had a hot spell in June which boiled over my thermometer in the Conservatory. So I bought a ceiling fan for the living room (top picture) and after fitting it I was so pleased I went on a mad fan fitting binge and put one in every room (two in the kitchen
) This even went to the point where I bought an old second hand ceiling fan that was listed 'for parts only' and was able to repair it. There isn't that much that can go wrong with a ceiling fan, the prime faults are the switches (easily obtained and replaced) and the capacitor, which produces a phase shift to start the fan motor. I replaced both in this old fan and away it went.It's much easier to fit ceiling fans in a bungalow, especially if you have a high attic to give you enough room to work. I followed this up with two wall mounted fans in the conservatory (ceiling not suitable and I've since tiled it anyway to prevent overheating.)
If I get them all going, I figure I might take off !!!
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Come to the Loch Ness area. It's a very pleasant 22 degrees at the moment, though that may shoot up to 23 later.
littleme
250,000th poster!
It's says it's only 23 here, but I think it may be lying.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
I just ran 15k and I concur that it's lying!
Trumpet
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Shorts, tiled floor, lie down.
Shorts, sit under garden sprinkler.
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littleme
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I keep the suncream in the fridge, helps cool you down first.
About an hour ago I had a brain wave, we have one of those 10ft up pools packed away... A hour unpacking & cleaning it, filling it up now, it might be ready by the time the next thunderstorm starts....
Thehooperman
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You could sit in the fridge but you might get disturbed by your other half constantly opening the door
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