Sunday, August 16, 2009

Dumbing down? - Surely not!

'A schoolboy has gained a qualification for getting on a bus - despite not knowing he had taken the test.
Bobby McHale, 15, received a letter from an exam board recognising his ability to walk to the bus stop, wait for it to arrive and to board the vehicle.
It came from the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, the largest of the three English exam boards, and was titled Using Public Transport.'


LINK: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hAD3AEPZbIjI7w6k7GxjuSq5Ymsg

Do You Remember Voting For This?

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