The world of the GCSE. The world where teachers are under appreciated and parents constantly quote 'We never had to learn this in my day' and 'What about nun-attacks? Geography GCE's (because they still can't remember about that extra letter) are going to the dogs!'
The media is constantly churning out drivel about how GCSE's are getting easier. Is this even true? Or have we found that in order to succeed in this crazy world we need decent grades? Besides, we may get the grades but during the actual exam it's like we're dismantling a bomb, unbelievably hard and likely to blow up in our face if we get it wrong.
Besides, have you seen some of these questions? Can you tell me how the rise in economy is likely to lead to Global Warming and link it in with Einstein's Theory of Relativity? (Completely exaggerated I know but defiantly needed to get over the point)
Not that I am completely for GCSE's. I hate them as much as the next student and the exam board is no better. They can't seem to make up their minds on a syllabus. In the past 5 years they have changed the syllabus at least 4 times. The I.C.T (information and communication technology for the idiots and computers for the Americans) course is stupid. It''s less to do with actual computer skills and more just essays! STUPID. STUPID. STUPID!
Well now that rant is over take this as a message: We STUDY we don't just need a C and suddenly we're engineers. Times have changed and adults (the older generation of them) can't seem to understand them. Stop complaining about our grades and concentrate on things that matter (like university fees - which are stupidly high!)
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