Bravo. A good news teaching story.
Bravo. A good news teaching story.
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Seventy

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5,500 posts

162 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Genuinely brought a tear to my eye.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51182051

Edited by Seventy on Wednesday 22 January 13:45

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

194 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Seventy said:
Genuinely bought a tear to my eye.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51182051
Great story, but why did it?

Seventy

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5,500 posts

162 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Because I'm a southern softy.
Not unusual for an advert to either.

Lotobear

8,715 posts

152 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Pupils taught to the test, get good results only to be disappointed later in life when they realise that's not good enough for the real world.

....I'm not feeling the emotion to be fair but perhaps I'm just too cynical.

amusingduck

9,649 posts

160 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Lotobear said:
Pupils taught to the test, get good results only to be disappointed later in life when they realise that's not good enough for the real world.

....I'm not feeling the emotion to be fair but perhaps I'm just too cynical.
Did you read the article? Doesn't read that way to me

bbc said:
"We call him the maths whisperer, he instils the belief that they have practised the hardest maths that they have to ever to face so why be scared of an exam?

"It's the belief that they absolutely can do it, and the children think it's magic."
That part especially.

poo at Paul's

14,558 posts

199 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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How do they do the exam 6m early? Don't they now have the questions to tell others?

ChrisnChris

1,424 posts

246 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Seventy said:
Genuinely bought a tear to for my eye.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51182051
FTFY

I hope you didn't pay too much for it.

Cliftonite

8,694 posts

162 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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poo at Paul's said:
How do they do the exam 6m early? Don't they now have the questions to tell others?
laugh

Seventy

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5,500 posts

162 months

Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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ChrisnChris said:
FTFY

I hope you didn't pay too much for it.
laugh

Edited now.