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Afternoon all,

 

I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, however seeing as we're getting closer to the weekend I thought I'd share some news to hopefully keep everyone's moods upbeat and high.

It's been about 11 years since I left school, and finally on I think it's my 4th maybe even 5th attempt over the years I've achieved a grade C in maths.

I collected the certificate over my lunch break and can now happily say I have passed all of my GCSE grades.

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Congratulations!

 

It took me 3 attempts to get a pass grade....

 

Got a grade 3 on the actual GCSE exam, and had to retake in my first year of college. That sucked, and so did the teacher. did the exam, and failed again.

 

After a few years, I decided to give it another try in September 2019, but then Covid hit. Luckily instead of doing the exam, they did teacher assessed grades and I was miraculously given a 4.. so I'd passed!

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All my 'O' Levels (yes, I am that old!) were grade C.

 

Later, during my degree, it took me three attempts to pass one module which was essential for me to be able to graduate. It was the maths component in that module that gave me all the bother!

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Congratulations!

 

It took me 3 attempts to get a pass grade....

 

Got a grade 3 on the actual GCSE exam, and had to retake in my first year of college. That sucked, and so did the teacher. did the exam, and failed again.

 

After a few years, I decided to give it another try in September 2019, but then Covid hit. Luckily instead of doing the exam, they did teacher assessed grades and I was miraculously given a 4.. so I'd passed!

 

Thank you,

I do feel having a teacher that clicks with you and your way of learning can be the make or break between you passing or failing.

 

Trying to pass any exam during covid must have been a nightmare

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If Covid didn't come, I would've had to take the exam.. and I definitely would've failed it for a 3rd time.

 

Lucky they did teacher assessed grades...

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Well done. I am a Mathsy person and found it easy, but I am all too aware of the many that don’t. Maths skills are so important and it’s unfortunate that what’s examined isn’t necessarily a summary of the most useful basic maths skills for life. Edited by elsiegee40
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Well done.

 

I got a C in French and failed the rest of my GCSE's.

 

I'd probably still fail them now as I am not good with English, Maths or Science...

I ended up with a CSE grade 1 as they didn't think I was good enough for O levels. This was back in the Stone Age so calculators weren't allowed as well as being rare and expensive anyway. However slide rules were allowed (look them up youngsters...), so I taught myself to use one and breezed through the basic maths so finished in about half the time. Result!
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Well done. I am a Mathsy person and found it easy, but I am all too aware of the many that don’t. Maths skills are so important and it’s unfortunate that what’s examined isn’t necessarily a summary of the most useful basic maths skills for life.

 

Not a political post - this comment applies equally to all shades of the political spectrum:

 

For years, every so often the question of maths education has reared its head, and the quality of mathematical skills and knowledge have been called into question. I wish those who make these kinds of decisions would understand and appreciate the difference between maths (a desirable and necessary skill for some occupations, essential for a limited number) and numeracy - a vitally important skill for everyone. I’ve thought for years that the push for maths as opposed to numeracy actually does the ‘cause’ more harm than good. Forcing people to study maths only puts many kids off - if I’d been made to study maths until 18 I’d have really struggled. It would be much easier to ‘sell’ numeracy to recalcitrant teenagers if they could easily see the benefit of it.

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Congratulations!

 

I can't even maths myself. Did pass GCSE maths at school, oddly enough really liked algebra! But the rest of it was hard and boring and I hated it.

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I did an adult evening Maths class and took the GCSE a few years ago when I was in my late 30s, all at the school I work at, I got a C grade. Strange experience but it was free for staff (I might have had to pay for the exam) and I'll take all the CPD I can get. It was interesting to see the school from another angle too.
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I ended up with a CSE grade 1 as they didn't think I was good enough for O levels. This was back in the Stone Age so calculators weren't allowed as well as being rare and expensive anyway. However slide rules were allowed (look them up youngsters...), so I taught myself to use one and breezed through the basic maths so finished in about half the time. Result!

 

They always said that to get a CSE grade 1 was harder than a C in 'O' level. We were made to do both CSE and 'O' level for subjects where they thought we may or may not pass the 'O' level. Remember geting a CSE 1 in Eng Lit but only a D in 'O' level.

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In 1977, I did my "O" levels - got 6, picking up C at 6th form in English (REALLY bad writting & speeling). I was happy with 5 Cs and 2 Bs. Thought - "That's about average". Which shows how poor maths teaching was.

 

I heard, years later, that in '77 the average number of O level passes across the country was one.

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I did an adult evening Maths class and took the GCSE a few years ago when I was in my late 30s, all at the school I work at, I got a C grade. Strange experience but it was free for staff (I might have had to pay for the exam) and I'll take all the CPD I can get. It was interesting to see the school from another angle too.

 

That's great. The evening classes after a day of work are always a bit tough aren't they.

I was lucky that the local council offer free English/Maths etc classes, and the teachers are brilliant.

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