Most impressive

[Justayellowbadge]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-10...

However, BBC, as she has just graduated can't you recognize her hard work and at least refer to her as Dr Hill, not Ms?

[MX7]

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

[Dracoro]

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

I would say getting a medical degree soon after would prove that she did NOT cheat. If you had to cheat to get A-levels, you'd soon be weeded out whilst doing a medical degree.

[okgo]

I'd imagine plenty of people are capable of this, but our schooling system won't allow skipping of years.

Well done though.

[MX7]

Dracoro said:

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

I would say getting a medical degree soon after would prove that she did NOT cheat. If you had to cheat to get A-levels, you'd soon be weeded out whilst doing a medical degree.

So she didn't cheat?

[RacingPete]

okgo said:

I'd imagine plenty of people are capable of this, but our schooling system won't allow skipping of years.

Well done though.

Completely agree, there is far too much levelling done in the first three years of secondary school when many are probably capable of moving faster than the lowest dominator.

[TuxRacer]

+1

Edited by TuxRacer on Thursday 15th July 17:11

[Dracoro]

MX7 said:

Dracoro said:

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

I would say getting a medical degree soon after would prove that she did NOT cheat. If you had to cheat to get A-levels, you'd soon be weeded out whilst doing a medical degree.

So she didn't cheat?

Can't see any reason to accuse her of this apart from just being obnoxious and totally negative about what appears to be a great achievement. She's the sort of person in society we should be proud of.

Of course, if you have any evidence to say she cheated then let us know.

Edited by Dracoro on Thursday 15th July 17:18

[staceyb]

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

:rollseyes:

[okgo]

RacingPete said:

okgo said:

I'd imagine plenty of people are capable of this, but our schooling system won't allow skipping of years.

Well done though.

Completely agree, there is far too much levelling done in the first three years of secondary school when many are probably capable of moving faster than the lowest dominator.

I wasn't one of them, but there were clearly people there that could have excelled quicker than their 'set' suggested.

[RacingPete]

okgo said:

RacingPete said:

okgo said:

I'd imagine plenty of people are capable of this, but our schooling system won't allow skipping of years.

Well done though.

Completely agree, there is far too much levelling done in the first three years of secondary school when many are probably capable of moving faster than the lowest dominator.

I wasn't one of them, but there were clearly people there that could have excelled quicker than their 'set' suggested.

I was only good at maths at an early age and twiddled my thumbs for two years when I got to secondary school covering everything I had already done at junior school. It meant that I learned to achieve OK results without applying myself - and thus I have carried on this

I actually think it should be done on a subject by subject basis, as no doubt someone is great at art, geography, physics etc but not other subjects so they should be allowed to excel in what they are good at.

[hidetheelephants]

RacingPete said:

okgo said:

RacingPete said:

okgo said:

I'd imagine plenty of people are capable of this, but our schooling system won't allow skipping of years.

Well done though.

Completely agree, there is far too much levelling done in the first three years of secondary school when many are probably capable of moving faster than the lowest dominator.

I wasn't one of them, but there were clearly people there that could have excelled quicker than their 'set' suggested.

I was only good at maths at an early age and twiddled my thumbs for two years when I got to secondary school covering everything I had already done at junior school. It meant that I learned to achieve OK results without applying myself - and thus I have carried on this

I actually think it should be done on a subject by subject basis, as no doubt someone is great at art, geography, physics etc but not other subjects so they should be allowed to excel in what they are good at.

Absolutely, the state education system makes no effort to cater for brainboxes. All the money goes on thickies and turds who have no interest in being there. I spent the first 2 years at secondary treading water trying to avoid my brain atrophying. The next 2 were not much different.

[bonsai]

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

Yeah.. except she got 2 A's and 2 B's.

Shouldn't have even got into medical school with that!

[Justayellowbadge]

At my school a number of us did 'O' levels in Maths and English at 13 or 14.

[turbobloke]

bonsai said:

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

Yeah.. except she got 2 A's and 2 B's.

Shouldn't have even got into medical school with that!

True. Even worse if she'd been a vet.

But, well done that doc.

[MX7]

Dracoro said:

MX7 said:

Dracoro said:

MX7 said:

4 A levels at 15? She cheated...

I would say getting a medical degree soon after would prove that she did NOT cheat. If you had to cheat to get A-levels, you'd soon be weeded out whilst doing a medical degree.

So she didn't cheat?

Can't see any reason to accuse her of this apart from just being obnoxious and totally negative about what appears to be a great achievement.

You're right. They really are terrible personality traits to have, right up there with a lack of a sense of humour.

[RacingPete]

Justayellowbadge said:

At my school a number of us did 'O' levels in Maths and English at 13 or 14.

Though not an option in state comprehensives in my time... you just have to follow the curriculum and teach all at the same rate and level.