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    You are going to read the transcript of a series of interviews with ordinary people conducted for the Have newspaper: For questions 44-53, choose from the people (A-D). The people may your say feature of a. be chosen more than once. The testing of very young people to determine their academic pedigree is unethical ‘The education system is designed in such a way as to unfairly favour people who have the money to invest in private education. students in countries where extra evening classes have to be attended are ‘more prone to feeling the effects of extreme tiredness. The policy of giving out higher grades is making a mockery of the entire test: ing system, The degree of difficulty of modern examinations is a lot lower than was the case for students sitting the same exams in the past. Children are more likely to engage with what they are learning if technology is incorporated into the teaching methods used. While our third level education system is well funded and very modern, we hhave neglected the primary level, where more investment is required. students should not have to overly exert themselves study-wise in the evenings ‘as they must also have the opportunity to enjoy their youth, While we are often quick to criticise the education system, most of us appreci- ate how fortunate we are in this country to have such a good one. Many capable people are prevented from pursuing a third level education due to the financial constraints they are under. Which person gives each of these opinions about the education system? tila eo ele Have your say ... on Education Four ordinary people give their views on the country’s educational system. ‘The British Education system is fundamentally flawed in numerous ways, Fer a start, | believe the IPs exam is morally reprehensible. Children develop at altferent speeds, so to promote a situation where we divide ‘up our young s0 early based on ther performance in one stupid test seems to me ridiculous. Those who pass the TI-Plus are classed 3s suc- cess stories and they are expected to go on to do great things academi- cally speaking in what essentially becomes a selling prophesy. ‘Meanwfile, t such a young age, those who don't manage to pass are ‘already being labeled as failures and are told to set their sights low. This, sadly, also becomes a se-utiling prophesy - of the worst kind if you expect to perform poorly and are of a mindset to do so, you will effectively underperform — it is as good as guaranteed, | see no reason ‘why we have to set children up fora fll ke this so early in fe and

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