Lockdown Update Day 153

[elisi]

Thank the Lord (Byron):

A-levels and GCSEs: U-turn as teacher estimates to be used for exam results

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And have some beautiful art. UK artist Chris Wood works with light and reflective materials to create her work (x):

Comments

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

What boggles my mind is that these kids prepared for their exams in the middle of a pandemic. Every student should have just got straight As (or is it A* British education confuses me) because of the "unprecedented situation". And I mean did the Tories not see thier racist and classist algorithm getting called out for being racist and classist? Or did they just not care just think nobody would kick off?

Damn I want that art.

[elisi]

This thread is by far the best thing written, imho:

https://twitter.com/20thcenturymarc/status/1295671481817538560

Re. grades, then A* is higher than an A - but it's very hard to attain. Like, you have to go above & beyond to get an A*.

That said, they're replacing all the grades. They've already done GCSEs. In short, the new A* is a 9. :)

ETA: Oh and the art is just stunning. The skill involved is just phenomenal.