GCSE maths today

[Kfor]

Has anyone got feedback from their teens about today's Maths GCSE paper 3 (Edexcel)? My DD thinks it was hard😬

I'm a maths teacher so I am approaching it from that point of view and how I think my students would have found it.

We did Edexcel a few years ago and most of us wouldn't prefer to go back to the straightforward questions than the wordy hell that is Eduqas now.

There were mixed views on the last paper from my current learners for Foundation. Whilst my higher students thought theirs was okay. When they talk about the exam afterwards, they do eventually concede that it may not been as bad as they thought.

I do have empathy, thanks. I'm also realistic.

God MN is so tediously full of people looking to find offence with everything these days isn't it?

Posting on a thread aimed at adults, not the kids who sat the paper, that a maths paper was, in your professional opinion 'perfectly manageable' is fine. Madness to suggest otherwise.

@xsquared for what’s it worth I think you sound like a very reasonable, rational and good teacher!

My son said it was awful but he also thinks he got 60 ish out of 80 which is not bad going. The night before he did a practice paper and scored 78/80 but grade boundaries may hopefully reflect the extra challenge involved. He also reckons he made silly mistakes on the easier questions

Thank you. My real life interactions with students, colleagues and parents are very different to mn.

Good luck to your ds with the rest of his exams and his results. If he can get 78/80 on a practice paper then he should be okay. 🤞🏻