"According to a recent survey" which is a phrase I usually assume means "This may or may not be true"; standards in Maths are no better than they were in 1976 despite the fact that 55% pass GCSE compared with 23% who passed the O Level then.
My own completely non-scientific opinion based simply on my experience as both a pupil and teacher, is that ability in basic Maths has declined considerably.
The Raleigh Chopper was also a lot cooler than the bikes you see youngsters riding today.
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I couldn't pass Maths O level in the 1970s. I'm sure that I wouldn't be able to pass it now, either.
Is that a victory for constancy and maintaining standards?
Same applies to speeling. The standerd has really gone doun.
You seen some version of this already, 'course you have.
http://my.telegraph.co.uk/jamie_macnab/blog/cat/general
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Try: this
Yes but how rugged was the Grifter? Now that was a bike for boys.
Incidentally, Mr Chalk, do you know what's happened to your Monday Books comrade in arms over at the Copper's blog? It seems to be invite only at the moment which is a shame.
The maths standard has certainly gone down considerably. I have top-set yr 9 pupils who can hardly do any mental arithmetic. When having to do simple sums such as 25+9, they use their fingers. and these are children who are considered GOOD at maths!
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Teacher - you are a whiney bitch.
And a disgrace.
Anon - I disagree that being good at mental arithmetic means being good at maths. Sure, being able to add/subtract/multiply at speed and without a calculator are important skills but if you take maths at university, and even to some extent A-level, you very quickly realise that there is much more to it than numbers. Some of the best mathematicians at university were the worst arithmeticians.
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