Bry

Every year this story comes up and it makes me feel sorry for the students - they should feel that they deserve their qualifications! I live in a county which still adores the age-old 11+ grammar school system. I went to school at a secondary modern (as I failed my 11+) where I sat my GCSEs - we were very much milk-maided through our GCSEs and students were taught to pass not to excel. I got fairly good grades - a couple of A's, but mostly B's and C's. The school did not have the time or resources to help children who might have been A/A* candidates as that is not what they expected. I then went to a grammar school to sit my A Levels, and although the requirements for English were 2 B's and I had got 2 A's I was so far behind the other students. WHereas they had been taught so much at GCSE that was effectively all that was needed for AS levels; I had to catch up big time - they knew the technical terminology for everything whilst I was struggling with the difference between assonance and consonance! I worked bloody hard and came out with 3 B's at A Level and am now at a good uni finishing my English degree and planning on converting to teaching. What my very long winded point is, is that A Levels aren't necessarily easier, but the schools are teaching the kids exactly what they need to pass and they are being prepared for A Levels at GCSE. Another thing is that in my area it is very common knowledge that all the grammar schools do not let students sit the exams if they don't think they'll pass!!

well done GoodVibes - you totally deserved that win :D I'm gutted that my cover did so horrendously badly...I sorta struggle to know what will do well and what wont - although I do know that what I do doesn't do well :P :lol: Never mind - I'll soldier on!! Dunno who I'll do this week!

It's not what we needed after all of our floods and things!! All of the horse shows/competitions which had been postponed until now because of the floods now have to be cancelled because of Foot and Mouth...! I don't look forward to more scrubbing in out and out of the farms. Having to disinfect ourselves by putting straw soaked in disinfectant all over the place. But the worst thing is - some people won't bother with these precautions - which is how it spreads!

It's amazing that they have nothing better to write about other than Rob having food poisoning!!!

I thought Gemma was stunning!! I think that feedback from the IS subscriptions was that everyone wanted more...so thats what they've done. But as Rob is having time off/a break from recording at the moment, they haven't got a lot else to put up so they've put what he's doing up. I think its cute how seriously he takes it :)

Hiya :)

Thats a very good point!! I haven't got any spare English teenage kids to try it out on...but they listen to far more offensive music than Rob!!

I looove that piccy *drools*

Jimmy Carr, Patrick Kielty and someone else (who I can't remember...but it may have been Chris Moyles) sang My Way for Comic Relief this year...but they all seemed very sure of the fact they could not sing!!! :lol:

totally agreed - 6 and 7 are great :D

its ok - you've got a job to do - i get that :) i just get a bit carried away at the sight of that chest!! :lol: :P

Twinks - don't be sorry :) :wub: Ossy still left the link on my post anyway, just means people have to find it ((((((hugs))))))

Oh dear.... I sense I am going to do very poorly this week - I think I've got 1 point so far...bugger! 10 pts - M T J D L C E K N 1 pt - R

if it helps - i can censor and study all of the pictures before everyone else sees them to make sure they aren't offensive :yahoo: :lol:

he affects ladies of a lot of ages!! :lol:

ohhh go for it Matt!!

i got over excited about that chest!! Although it was not a really bad picture - just one with his trousers unzipped a very very tiny bit :wub:

I'm sorry - that'll be my fault - I lowered the tone as it were :lol:

it is really sexy - it's that air of mystery :P i loooove the pic in the middle of my new sig :wub:

here I was innocently doing some research for my dissertation....and then it all went to pot and I've spent half an hour drooling instead!!!

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/sexyhot.jpg

I normally hide in Arts & Graphics - but I couldn't resist straying - Sparkle's thread lured me in :cheer:

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/november0ov6kn.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/claudiaspictures1455.jpg

one of my favourites - http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/robbie49.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/robbie59.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/robbie61.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb126/bearw07/robbie76.jpg