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Originally Posted by Flyboy
Huh?
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Sorry - Opera Mini didn't handle that post at all well. I'll try again!
I meant to ask why you believe the teachers are boycotting the exams, if the interests of the children is not their priority.
In my opinion the problem is not the missed exam, it's the amount of time spent preparing for exams which are unnecessary and which do not lead to any meaningful qualification at the end of it. All of the time spent preparing for these exams (and I don't just mean Sats) is time taken away from real education.
I know several teachers who loved their job but have left because they simply don't feel that they're doing any teaching anymore. It's all about exam results, league tables and statistics. It doesn't benefit the children, the schools, the schools/colleges/universities they subsequently move to, or employers once they leave the education system.
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Originally Posted by punky
I'm not that up on SATs these days. Would missing them mean them any kind of hardship for them in the future?
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No. None whatsoever.