Especially for those who considered themselves good at maths until they started a maths degree:
http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article298156.ece
Would have been nice if that was the case in our degree, eh?
This is to say that they had previously lowered it to 31% but even this wasn't getting enough people through. The pass mark is lower but the exam is harder, yeah right. If you can't get enough children to meet the minimum education standards, lower them. Makes perfect sense *sighs*.
http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article298156.ece
Would have been nice if that was the case in our degree, eh?
This is to say that they had previously lowered it to 31% but even this wasn't getting enough people through. The pass mark is lower but the exam is harder, yeah right. If you can't get enough children to meet the minimum education standards, lower them. Makes perfect sense *sighs*.