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Surely this is a troll thread?

What exactly do you find "vague" about the GCSEs? They are straightforward and mostly require a decent work ethic with an average ability, but I can't say that they strike me as particularly vague. Not science anyway, which I teach.

I hear typing on a touch screen with fingers that cover about 8 Keys is rather difficult. Humans aren't Infallible, I did just wake up when I posted that.

You've also twisted my words.
I could beat someone up, doesn't mean I have. So why does that occur in this example? As I said Twisting my words.

We're all agreed that GCSE's are easy. Where face I said A Levels were a breeze? I've not even Implied that, all I've said is that I worry they might be.

Also I've stated my Levels because otherwise It's rather moot. You need to know the background or the situation can be misconstrued.

The Ignorance of Youth and all that.

If you haven't what is there to prove that you can, but rather that you may be capable?

I passed all my gcse's with little or no effort or work. but i am a combination of insanely lucky and stupdly intelligent. (hehehehe) But everyone else i know worked hard and struggled hard to get the results they wanted and for them it was difficult.

For a few people it's really easy but for thegreater percentage it's not that easy or they would be made harder.


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It's vague in the sense of the subject matter covers a broader spectrum than A Levels and Degrees.

The work itself is spoon fed to you by dedicated teachers.

I did get fed up of a staff member saying GCSE's are easier than O Levels and that he could ace them. He failed the first Science question.

The key thing is people who are currently doing them or who have done them recently for example someone who Is now taking A Levels. Or teachers.

Everyone else looks back on them and often enough people will leave out parts that make them feel stupid in comparison.

It's not a Troll thread as such, more of a thread to see reactions and study Internet jealousy and genuine opinions.

Thanks for partaking.

But you realise of course that a detailed course in even on branch of Biology (for example, epidemiology) would realistically take the entire GCSE even for extremely motivated and intelligent students?

There's a whole lot to know out there, and the idea behind GCSEs is to give students enough to make then fairly functional citizens. Not everyone needs to know where Planck's Constant comes from or how a microchip works, in detail.

I get that if you're interested in a subject you probably want to learn more about it, but it's easy enough to do that with internet access or even a library card. GCSE's serve their purpose.

InquisitorVaron wrote:I hear typing on a touch screen with fingers that cover about 8 Keys is rather difficult.

You have huge hands. Some would say manly and intelligent hands. Hands that regularly win fights, and embrace women.

You've also twisted my words.
I could beat someone up, doesn't mean I have. So why does that occur in this example? As I said Twisting my words.

Wait - I think you may be getting this thread mixed up with your other one, Professor.

We're all agreed that GCSE's are easy. Where face I said A Levels were a breeze? I've not even Implied that, all I've said is that I worry they might be.

Worrying that A-Levels might be 'a breeze' carries the implication that it is a possibility, given your massive intellect. If that's the case, why would you be worried? I put it to you that you feigned worry about this possibility, that you used it as an excuse to imply that you are so intelligent that you would find A-Levels easy.

Fair enough. I'd advise against A-level English, though.

The Ignorance of Youth and all that.

I'm not sure that's an idiom.


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InquisitorVaron wrote:It's vague in the sense that the subject matter covers a broader spectrum than A Levels and Degrees.

Fixed.

I'd like to ask you how you know this, primarily because it's simply not true. The Music degree covers a far broader spectrum than GCSE Music, which is essentially just theory, a little bit of history, and a minuscule bit of performance and composition. Unless, of course, you're talking about the GCSE's as a single unified program.

Which is irretrievably silly.

It's not a Troll thread as such, more of a thread to see reactions and study Internet jealousy.....

You will not find A-levels easy.

You will not enjoy A-levels.

InquisitorVaron wrote:It's not a Troll thread as such, more of a thread to see reactions and study Internet jealousy and genuine opinions.

'Internet jealousy' over the unverifiable claims of a person no one knows. You've got a little way to go in education yet, University is a great leveller.

15 year old makes threads about how he squared up to a presumably fully grown male PE teacher and has an IQ of 145.

Seems legit.

IQ ≠ common sense

Internet does not = truth.

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Can't wait.
The anonymity of the Internet is almost the whole point.

I do find the replies very Intresting on one level.

InquisitorVaron wrote:Can't wait.
The anonymity of the Internet is almost the whole point.

I do find the replies very Intresting on one level.

And that would be?

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corpsesarefun wrote:15 year old makes threads about how he squared up to a presumably fully grown male PE teacher and has an IQ of 145.

Seems legit.

Word, that.

Provision for the higher achieving end of the spectrum has always been a challenge for schools. For the most part it involves good teaching. Teaching to the cirriculum alone is pretty poor. Challenging questioning, and access to higher level (eg AS and A2 level) work relevent to the subject at hand are just two examples.

GCSE's are not, themselves, able to challenge very bright students. They need extra support. If you've been out of formal education then you will find this to be true. You would probably have been better served to have been allowed to do A levels early; most schools are loathed to do this. My suggestion, if you want a real challenge, is to do the IB instead..

Passing GCSE's is relatively easy for most people, getting A*s however is much less common.

Although I do believe in stretching smart kids, I'm not a believer that they need more "support". They're the lucky ones, and can for the most part pursue their interests independently. If they need me to point them at things, I'd suspect they're not really all that bright.

corpsesarefun wrote:Passing GCSE's is relatively easy for most people, getting A*s however is much less common.

True that, lucky me.
As previously stated I have anger problems and I'm rather egotistical. Intresting reactions though.

Straight A*s?

Sure kid.

corpsesarefun wrote:You will not find A-levels easy.

You will not enjoy A-levels.

This. A-levels are evil. The transition is like fighting off a small Ork warband and then finding the entire horde upon the next encounter. "Release The Kraken!" in a sense

And GCSE's are somewhat easy. I didn't do much revision for tham and I got B's across the board. Rather surprised I was when I saw the results, and I'm not "special". So yeah Op if you want a challenge, do your GCSE's without moaning then do 4 A-levels of your choice. Or, better, yet, pick 4 that are course-work intensive. You will suffer And no amount of being special will help you out of that mess.

Do express A-level maths, express further maths, biology, chemistry and physics.

You will beg for death.

The funny thing is those are the courses I was recommended. More or less anyway.

I plan on.

Physics Law Further Maths and Biology.

Further maths without A-level maths?

Goodluck with that

A Level Maths isn't required. The two also Overlap slightly on the subject matter.

Anyway Maths is in my genes. Two family members are Actuaries.

As someone who completed A-level maths last year and is currently doing further maths, you DEFINITELY need A-level maths to do furthers maths.

Further Maths encompasses Maths in the first Year then goes onto the Further part according to my transition worker.

Yeah tha's express maths you are talking about.

Further maths and A-level maths are two separate A-levels, in express maths you do the maths A-level in one year rather than two and in express further maths you do the further maths A-level in one year rather than two.

So effectively I've been told to do Express maths and Further?

Yes.