It has emerged that some teachers in British schools are
manipulating exam results, and even re-writing some of the pupils’ work,
because of the huge pressure they’re under to play the numbers game. The head of
the Association of Teachers and Lecturers says the educational system has
undergone a shift in emphasis, so that ‘results are now more important than
learning.’
May I say ‘I told you so’ yet again? When are we going to
get politicians with the sense and vision to put a stop to this silly mania?
There could be one unexpected benefit, though. If teachers
are now cheating in order to get ‘good’ results, maybe some of the kids can
relax a bit and come off their anti-stress medication.
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