tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post2162420259417049456..comments2024-01-18T10:54:54.459+00:00Comments on Iain Macwhirter Now and Then: Free higher education is worth fighting for.iain macwhirterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486911281896217461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post-15692529719855314162009-09-16T12:00:58.021+01:002009-09-16T12:00:58.021+01:00Higher / A Level pass rates are not necessarily in...Higher / A Level pass rates are not necessarily indicative of quality of education - nor is an ever increasing pass percentage always a good thing.<br />As we have seen, there has been much comment passed on the 'dumbing down' of A Level exams which, if true, damages their standing. Now that is a far more worrying prospect.voiceofourownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821703633244094283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post-8042838120281800002009-09-16T09:47:34.284+01:002009-09-16T09:47:34.284+01:00You make many important points.
And the latest fi...You make many important points.<br /><br />And the latest figures from Higher/A-level pass rates makes sad reading- from a Scottish perspective:<br /><br /><br />Scotland 58% <br />England 64% <br /><br />Why has Scotland stagnated in higher education (not to mentioned Universities problems emerging)<br /><br />Lack of: choice, incentives to improve, autonomy for all state schools (from the dead hand of local councils) and much much moe besides. <br />However the worst cause in this stagnation has been the 'liberal consensus' on education, the old "no one ever fails, lets just look at a broader picture" bumph.Dean MacKinnon-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221192592535723681noreply@blogger.com