Dumbing down in the news

You have to wonder what they are thinking. This is another news story from across the pond.

Pupils 'pass' language exam without speaking

Oral tests are to be axed from foreign language GCSE examinations because they are regarded as being "too stressful" for pupils.

Pupils can now pass French GCSE without writing a word of the language. The exam is dominated by multiple-choice questions. All that is required is to tick a box or to link phrases.

So, students can pass a foreign language without even speaking or writing the language. With this kind of thinking, someday students can pass math without doing multiplication and pass history without knowing any dates and facts. Wait, isn't that what we have now?

It becomes more and more apparent that for our children to be properly educated, parents should NOT trust the government schools to get the job done.


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