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[labellementeuse]

They printed a mad letter I wrote in the New Zealand Listener this week. I'm sorta proud of it.

er. Yeah. that is all.

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[marmaladegirl86.livejournal.com]

YAY!!! Good for you Tui!! I am proud to know a celberate!! (sp)

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

:p well, not quite. But thanks. :D

[hifun55.livejournal.com]

COOL!!! Congratulations Tui!!

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[decado.livejournal.com]

Good letter.

On an aside point, do you think it's better than the old system? My only experience with it has been the various scathing articles and my girl-friends younger sister being in the 6th form last year. From what I can tell it certainly seems to be very hard to interpret how well a student has done, and very unmotivating for students trying to excell.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

Ah-ha. Tough question.

I can pretty much go either way on this. On the one hand, yes, I think the grades need to be more definied- you're right, it can be unmotivating for students trying to excell who are really good, and have high standards, and don't get Excellence, or don't always get Excellence (well, no-one always gets Excellence.) I guess I've experienced this myself: I hate not getting Excellences, in whatever it is that I'm doing. Also, a Merit grade covers an equivalent percentage mark of 65% to 90%- so that, well,kinda sucks.

On the other hand, I think it has HUGE advantages over, say, 6th form Certificate, which was basically irredeemable. I also like the Achievement Standard and Credits approaches. I guess I think people slam it, and I wish they wouldn't. Yes, it needs fine tuning- very much so.

[decado.livejournal.com]

Yeah, 6th form cert was a joke.

Example, in 6th form my English teacher couldn't stand me, and I her. I'd turn in what I would consider very good stuff and get shit marks. I got a grade of "5". 6 is a fail.
7th form, one year later and I got an A in Bursery English. Full internal assesment doesn't work imo.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

I completely agree.

Plus there's the system whereby they'd sort of ration the marks available- so, if you have 15 people get As in School C, the next year you only have, say, 15 1s to give out. If you only have one 1 to give out, and there are two students with great work, and the next mark available's a 5... tough bikkies. *grrr* Would have driven me batty. But I really like the combination internal/external system.