Comments on: Exams should go before coursework does http://mytaleofme.chrisjenkinson.org/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/ I’m Chris Jenkinson, the Academic Affairs Officer at the University of Manchester Students’ Union. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:22:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: Auberius http://mytaleofme.chrisjenkinson.org/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Auberius Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:27:00 +0000 http://mytaleofme.wordpress.com/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/#comment-8 As Mark Steel once said, Labour saying their top priorities in government are Education, Education, Education is like Thatcher saying her top priorities in government are Mining, Mining, Mining... As Mark Steel once said, Labour saying their top priorities in government are Education, Education, Education is like Thatcher saying her top priorities in government are Mining, Mining, Mining…

]]> By: Tristan http://mytaleofme.chrisjenkinson.org/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Tristan Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:50:00 +0000 http://mytaleofme.wordpress.com/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/#comment-7 I wonder why the education secretary is making such decisions.<br/>There are multiple GCSE courses, schools should choose ones without coursework if they think that's best.<br/><br/>Then again, the incentives are all wrong, high results in exams are valued above actual education at the moment which encourages teachers to cheat... I wonder why the education secretary is making such decisions.
There are multiple GCSE courses, schools should choose ones without coursework if they think that’s best.

Then again, the incentives are all wrong, high results in exams are valued above actual education at the moment which encourages teachers to cheat…

]]> By: B http://mytaleofme.chrisjenkinson.org/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/comment-page-1/#comment-6 B Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:28:00 +0000 http://mytaleofme.wordpress.com/2006/09/27/exams-should-go-before-coursework-does/#comment-6 On balance, I agree with you. However, coursework has acute difficulties at GCSE level, and children should still be expected to display basic levels of actual <i>knowledge</i>. On balance, I agree with you. However, coursework has acute difficulties at GCSE level, and children should still be expected to display basic levels of actual knowledge.

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