A-level pass rate

In the Times today there was an article about how the pass rate is now 97% or something.

What they don't realise is that EEE is a pass, but it's not much to be proud of (with apologies to mjg).

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It was in the actual Times paper, I can't find it on their website, if I do, I'll post the link later.

They blamed it on being able to do resits.

What they don't realise is that EEE is a pass, but it's not much to be proud of (with apologies to mjg).

I think your being a little unfair on people that achieve E grades. That goes with other posts that can imply not getting in the top univerisities, not getting A's makes you a loser or if don't get an A your life is over or something. It certainly isn't the end of the world. Ofcourse an A grade is better and a good achievement. If anything an E grade shows a certain good quality in a person. Despite how hard they may have found their course they never gave it up and showed unwavering commitment. Rightly or wrongly, an E grade is often associated with those that are capable of achieveing better but just do not work as hard. Lets not forget that not everyone is born with the same qualities and have not achieved their results in the same enviroment. Now I'm all for praising those that achieve the A grades as the hard work they have put it in is well deserved. But I don't believe we need to make uneeded comments by poking fun or suggesting their achievement is almost worthless. The grade speaks for itself in the end and I don't think people need their achievements criticised or scrutinised by others.

I accept your point but I think if someone puts in real effort they should at least get a C.

Utter twaddle !!!!!!!

You cannot make a blanket statement like that. For all you know, the person acheiving a grade below a C could be the least academically inclined person in the world. This would mean that they have worked VERY hard on getting that E and I for one would say that the E has far more value than a high end grade would be to a naturally gifted person. Achievement is totally relative to the individual and it is unfair, inaccurate and wrong to compare.

Utter twaddle !!!!!!!

You cannot make a blanket statement like that. For all you know, the person acheiving a grade below a C could be the least academically inclined person in the world. This would mean that they have worked VERY hard on getting that E and I for one would say that the E has far more value than a high end grade would be to a naturally gifted person. Achievement is totally relative to the individual and it is unfair, inaccurate and wrong to compare.

Okay, so EEE may not be too bad. But if you can't get on a good university course with your fistful of Es (no pun intended) and other employers are less than impressed by your results, (which, no matter what you argue, few employers will actually be impressed with three Es) what have you gained from your two years?

I accept your point but I think if someone puts in real effort they should at least get a C.

You think that the sole purpose of education is to get you a better job with more money?? If you honestly believe this then I do feel a certain amount of sympathy...

Supposing the person acheive 3 E's just wanted to learn and his only goal was self improvement. Has he not done this?? Is it wrong to try and get an education purely for yourself and not for the material gain???

PS - A-Levels are NOT just a University enterance exam!!!

I agree with the last post, but EEE does not demonstrate a good education. It demonstrates the worst education available at Advanced Level.

If you do A-levels but do not want to go to university, you still need good A-levels because surely the idea of gaining an education is to one day use it to get a good job and have a comfortable life.

If one cannot get good A-level grades, perhaps one must reconsider the options given, there are other ays of gaining qualifications and experiance.

You think that the sole purpose of education is to get you a better job with more money?? If you honestly believe this then I do feel a certain amount of sympathy...

an e distiguishes between people with just gcse's and people who can go a little bit further.

going back to a previous thread.... research has shown that anyone with a pass in maths a level earns up to 20% more than someone who doesnt in relevent vocations.

for some people i agree, a e would be dissapointing, but for some an e might represent 2 years of hard work, which they could be very pleased with

I agree with the last post, but EEE does not demonstrate a good education. It demonstrates the worst education available at Advanced Level.

If you do A-levels but do not want to go to university, you still need good A-levels because surely the idea of gaining an education is to one day use it to get a good job and have a comfortable life.

If one cannot get good A-level grades, perhaps one must reconsider the options given, there are other ays of gaining qualifications and experiance.

If someone dedicated all their student life to education and abandoned a social life then they could be maximising their highest potential grade they can achieve. A good education alone will not guarantee a job.
A social life for example teaches many skills that are not always available in A Levels that are valueable to employers such as communication skills, team work, diplomacy with people etc...

Bill Gates is a college dropout yet his one of the richest men in the world.

But graduates run his company for him

There wouldn't be a company without him.