Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
Funnily enough it was the Tory Government in the late 80's that started dumbing down the system by introducing GCSE's that no-one can fail.
When I was teaching, and report time came around, I was never allowed to say' little Johnny is rubbish at this, this and this' I had to arrange my wording in a way that wiped his asre and pampered to the feeling of the student. Heaven forbid that I tell the truth and hurt the feelings of the student!! Political correctness what a JOKE!!