Teenagers To Find Out A-Level Results

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40952125

What are the chances that we get the usual response, from the usual quarters today, that "A Levels were much harder in my day ", instead of congratulating these kids on their wonderful achievements ?

[ducksie]

For mamyalynne, in answer to your comment at 13.54, I guess he does have the life experience, he's a friend of my friend and he wrote this and posted it on fb yesterday - a clever chap

[Tilly2]

It was beautifully written, Ducksie. I loved it.

[Mamyalynne]

Well, I enjoyed reading it so thanks for sharing it.x

[Peter Pedant]

// It looks as though I have the 10 A levels wrong, so ignore my previous posts.//

for chrissakes sqad - those were O levels... I took 9

they didnt ask you for maff anything when you applied to med school, did they ?
ahhh those were the days

[New Judge]

“for chrissakes sqad - those were O levels... I took 9”

You were obviously very bright, Peter. Either that or you went to school after me. When I was at school (and it was a very good school) not many pupils took or gained more than five ‘O’ Levels. A few of the very bright ones gained six or seven. They were usually those forming the majority who went on to Uni. About 10% of all school leavers did so then, about 25%-30% of my school did. I knew of nobody gaining more than that. And that was in the day when there were three separate science exams (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), two maths (Pure and Applied), two Englishes (Language and Literature).

Many of my school’s alumni went on to great things academically and professionally. Four of them went on to form Spandau Ballet. But few of them gained more than five ‘O’ Levels. Things are certainly different today.

[ducksie]

Your both welcome :)

[fiction-factory]

>And that was in the day when there were three separate science exams (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), two maths (Pure and Applied), two Englishes (Language and Literature).

There is still the option of doing three separate sciences. Many do combined Science but I recall there was general Science option when i was at school in the 70s. English Language and Literature are still separate exams although not everyone does Literature.
Maths is just one qualification for most (several papers) although some also do a Statistics paper too

[BAKERS DOZEN]

I went to grammar school with two brothers who got 10 and 11 "A" levels. They were so bright that they each took 5 a year early and then 5 and 6 the next year, They were brilliant at music, good at sport and were two of the most popular lads at school. They used to make me laugh because they would both say they were not as bright as their older brother.Think they also had about 15 "O" levels each. Just googled and and there are quite a few people with more than 20 "A" levels.