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This was so foreseeable when they anounced the plans. One possible solution could have been if they do the same statistical estimation game and then offer a ch
by krisoft 6y ago
This was so foreseeable when they anounced the plans.
One possible solution could have been if they do the same statistical estimation game and then offer a choice to each student: you can take your estimated grades or go for an exam. If you take the exam you get what you het there. It might go lower or higher than the estimate. This would have incentivised that only those who are certain of themselves and their estimated grades are insuficient towards their goals will go for the tests. And since these are outliers already there will be a lot less of them than the general population, thus it is easier to organise socially distanced exams for them.
Of course nothing is easy at scale and many details need to be ironed out but thats what we keep the Miniszry of Education for.
- thom 6y agoThe whole point is that it hasn’t been possible to sit exams.
- sukilot 6y agoThe world is still upside down. Run exams later and start college later.
- Mirioron 6y agoWhy not? Is it truly so impossible to spread students out a little more? Maybe don't do oral exams, but anything written shouldn't be an issue.
- krisoft 6y agoIf you take that as an axiom then sure. My point is that there are solutions other than “everyone sit exams as usual” and “everyone gets an estimated grade”.
- toyg 6y agoNot possible to sit exams for everyone. A limited staged / “bubbled” approach in July/August could have worked fine. But it would require actual coordination and precision, and that’s not the sort of thing a Tory government of “big thinkers” can deliver.
- bovine3dom 6y agoI think if children took exams this year we'd find an even bigger divide between rich and poor. Private schools did vastly more teaching over lockdown than state schools [1]. It wouldn't be a good look given that the government is under a lot of pressure because private schools did better under their algorithm. [1]: https://outline.com/qnWxj4 https://outline.com/qnWxj4