http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14663962

I think it says more about the state of GCSEs than it does about her, but well played to her anyway

 

Only got an E though, that's not very good and barely a pass. Must try harder next time

 

Still pretty advanced though.

Les

 

I think you must have spelt your name wrong at the top?

Steve

 

Exactly - if a 6 year old can get an E it it can't be that advanced can it!
And tbh it's an E not an A, B or C so why is this being plastered all over the press this morning - there are other articles which must be more newsworthy.
e.g. Forcing people to work at least 30 hours a week if they're doing community service - about bloody time IMHO and far more interesting too.

 

Well for the umpteenth year in a row, "WE" got "OUR" best results ever...


dunx

P.S. In my year at school only one kid got an A*, not dozens...

 

Well, yes, but why actually sit the exam at that age? Is she going to re-take the exam when she's actually old enough to get a grade that reflects her true aptitude? As an employer I'd regard having an E on her CV as a fail, and like it or not, her academic record will always reflect the fact that she had to re-take GCSE maths because she got a very poor grade first time around. She might actually end up having it cause her problems in the future.

(Let's just hope that the computer databases of the future do actually 'care' that she was only 6 first time round, and don't merely include a tick box that says "needed to retake exams").

 

An 'E' grade in Maths holds no value. This was a pointless exercise to get her picture in the paper IMO, she will no doubt be redoing it until she gets a 'C' or higher

This made me laugh:
Mr Thorpe added: "We don't stress her out, telling her 'You've got to do this'.
Well, they do really by not letting her watch the telly midweek, and sending her to extra classes at the weekend!

 

Well done to her. Just goes to show how easy it is.

 

Who says that GCSE's are dumbed down!

 

I don't know some users on scoobynet could do with sitting their GCSE English again.

 

A comma after 'know' please

 

How is an "E" a pass?

When I were a lad - Only A, B or C were considered a pass.

 

 

This would be a great story if she had got 100%.

 

Or 80% in modern maths

dunx

 

Crikey you must be old An F is considered a pass to

 

A comma after know, please. Oh, and a full-stop after please, please.

 

D and E are fail grades, aren't they?

Well, if not, they ought to be.

 

GCE maths in 1961 included differential and integral calculus .
Can a child of 6 really resolve equations of this complexity ?

 

obviously not, which is why she got an E.
Poor kid, not being allowed to have a proper childhood by pushy parents.

 

By whom? Universities? Employers?

Would you consider giving a job (requiring any mathematical ability) to someone who got an F? I certainly wouldn't.

 

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...exam_1_3000370

an 11y/o with a 'A'

 

Careful now or you'll end up on his newly formed 'ignore' list

 

The government I was actually wrong a grade G is also considered a pass to

Obviously in the land of the sane only grades A-C are considered as a pass by employers etc.

 

*sob*

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/mocks/

Might give it a go

 

Excuse me what you meen by sitting Englosh again! Know wot you mean

 

Hmm - some Q's get a bit tough in all honesty!

A biologist is conducting an experiment to test for a relationship between the
surface area of the leaves of a species of plant and the length of the leaf stem.
She has found that the two are related with an inverse square proportionality.
Leaf A has an area of 6.7cm² and a stem length of 2.3cm.
(a) Find a formula linking area and stem length. (Write the constant to 3
significant figures)