Posted on 06/30/2008 1:50:29 PM PDT by forkinsocket
Write f*** off on a GCSE paper and youll get 7.5%. Add an exclamation mark and itll go up to 11%
Pupils are being rewarded for writing obscenities in their GCSE English examinations even when it has nothing to do with the question.
One pupil who wrote f*** off was given marks for accurate spelling and conveying a meaning successfully.
His paper was marked by Peter Buckroyd, a chief examiner who has instructed fellow examiners to mark in the same way. He told trainee examiners recently to adhere strictly to the mark scheme, to the extent that pupils who wrote only expletives on their papers should be awarded points.
Mr Buckroyd, chief examiner of English for the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), an examination board, said that he had given the pupil two marks, out of a possible 27, for the expletive.
To gain minimum marks in English, students must demonstrate some simple sequencing of ideas and some words in appropriate order. The phrase had achieved this, according to Mr Buckroyd.
The chief examiner, who is responsible for standards in exams taken by 780,000 candidates and for training for 3,000 examiners, told The Times: It would be wicked to give it zero, because it does show some very basic skills we are looking for like conveying some meaning and some spelling.
Its better than someone that doesnt write anything at all. It shows more skills than somebody who leaves the page blank.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
This should be an intersting $#%%!! thread!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I have no idea what he meant.
“Its better than someone that doesnt write anything at all. It shows more skills than somebody who leaves the page blank.”
I beg to differ. Is he serious? It think it’s kind of funny, but this isn’t exactly a situation to be funny. Besides anyone can spell “f*** off”. It doesn’t take a degree in English or linguistics to figure that one out.
So does John McCain expect a better grade from conservatives?
He has used this phrase on them a lot!!
Its better than someone that doesnt write anything at all.”
As someone else pointed out, this is someone grading an English paper, and doesn’t know that “someone that” should be “someone WHO”...
That being said, I’m sure this is more evidence of “the evolving standards of decency of a maturing society”.
haha, sad but true.
I’m going to shove that phrase in every lib’s face.
It’s pretty obvious that our “standards” are D”evolving”, thanks to liberalism.
If I express my feelings toward McCain and his liberal agenda, will I receive high marks or will I be banned?
From some of these conservatives we are dealing with lately, they also give high marks to this, they love voting for a candidate that has told them to F**K Off.
Sad thing is, this guy has yet to tell Obama to do the same.
How many points for writing “bollocks.”
Blast!
That should have been:
How many points for writing bollocks?
“Besides anyone can spell f*** off. It doesnt take a degree in English or linguistics to figure that one out.”
In today’s United Kingdom, spelling two words correctly in a proper sequence could very well be the upper limits of their capabilities. I’m sure they’re setting the bar at a level at which no one will feel left out and everyone can retain their self esteem. /sarc
Boy, could I ace that test! I know tons of dirty words. I’d look like a fr@#$% genius!
You know, I wouldn’t be surprised.
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