I've heard on the BBC news that it is being proposed that resitting an A-Level could be banned. I think this is absurd. Some students feel very nervous when they sit an exam or they can't manage their time effectively enough to finish their last question. They only learn through experience that what their studying style is. They are still so young when they sit the exams and to condemn their futures at such an age is a terrible notion.
If I had concerns about my child taking exams where there was only one chance, I would find the money to pay for them to sit past papers over and over again, until I was confident that they would do well as they could possibly do.
I can't help feeling that this will add further stress to students in an already competive environment and is storing a generation of bitter, 'could have had a chance if only I'd been given the opportunity' feeling. Who wants that?
What about mature students who realise that they have mispent their youth and want to improve their opportunities in life by retaking their A-Levels, years, perhaps decades down the line?
Lastly, some of those who retake exams can remember those facts better than those who just sit the exam once; isn't long term knowledge more important than a 'flash' testing of it for a few hours?
Raise the standards of marking by all means, far fewer students should be achieving A grades but don't ruin futures completely.
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ItIllBehovesGove · 09/11/2012 18:41
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