Do MPs even live on this planet?

SidewinderINC · 13-05-2008, 07:53

At primary school the only "homework" I got was for big projects that were maybe once a year for each subject area at most - and they were fun.
I don't even remember being worried in the slightest about the Y6 SATS, and that's not saying something about me or your kids, it's the way they've hyped up what the exams mean.

In Y9 the SATS did actually make a difference to schooling because in my school they determined what group you were put into, higher, middle or lower ability and then the teaching was geared for that.

I didn't even stress out for my GCSEs, the only time I started stressing was A2's and my 2nd and final years of uni.

I think they're putting far too much pressure on kids when they don't need to, you can give two people the same exam but pile the pressure onto one of them and say it's the end of the world if they fail and they'll probably do worse.

One of the reasons that they're giving homework now so young is because quite a lot of parents don't care about their kids education and think once they're in school they're being taught and don't need to teach them anything at home. Wheras good parents will attempt to teach their kids things in a casual way without being prompted by homework.

13-05-2008, 07:53	#11
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	At primary school the only "homework" I got was for big projects that were maybe once a year for each subject area at most - and they were fun. I don't even remember being worried in the slightest about the Y6 SATS, and that's not saying something about me or your kids, it's the way they've hyped up what the exams mean. In Y9 the SATS did actually make a difference to schooling because in my school they determined what group you were put into, higher, middle or lower ability and then the teaching was geared for that. I didn't even stress out for my GCSEs, the only time I started stressing was A2's and my 2nd and final years of uni. I think they're putting far too much pressure on kids when they don't need to, you can give two people the same exam but pile the pressure onto one of them and say it's the end of the world if they fail and they'll probably do worse. One of the reasons that they're giving homework now so young is because quite a lot of parents don't care about their kids education and think once they're in school they're being taught and don't need to teach them anything at home. Wheras good parents will attempt to teach their kids things in a casual way without being prompted by homework. __________________ No Sig.