Exam results

[NeilMorepies]

It’s probably about School/College results season

How good were you at school?
What were your results?
What did they mean for you?
Did those results matter that much with the way things turned out?

Exams were a big thing at the time, but didn’t alter my trajectory much other than getting me away from my parents and home town.

My results just about got me to Uni where I leant more outside lectures than in them.
Taught me to wing it and fit in socially in any place I wanted to be. Life skills and talking a good game got me a reasonable job afterwards.

 

[magicjuan]

Still got my 10m breast-stroke

 

[canuckblue]

Still got my 10m breast-stroke

Jesus, how big a girl was she?

 

[chrismpw]

Exams test so little of what a human can do. Such a narrow field of view. More so since the national curriculum and league tables became a thing.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Good results doesn't equate common sense.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Determination...not education

 

[Bedfordblue]

School grades were awful, think I ended up with 3 x ‘grade C’ GCSE’s the rest were all lower, inc a U in English (which explains the atrocious grammar in some of my posts).
College wasn’t much better - did a JIB electrical apprenticeship but bailed before doing the final practical exam.
However, it hasn’t really made much difference to my career, although in later life when looking at other jobs, I have often contemplated doing a degree as it’s often expected.
Conversely I know several highly educated people who are complete dossers and or thick as pig _____ in real world practical terms.

Education is good, unfortunately too often employers rely on it as a sign of intelligence or suitability for a role, but imho what you did in exams / school at 16 / 18 / 21 has little bearing on your capabilities at 35 / 45 / 55
That said I’d prefer my surgeon to be highly educated and qualified over someone who’s particularly proficient at Hasbro’s Operation game.

 

[NeilMorepies]

I’m sure there will be some younger posters who might be a bit bummed out with there results.

Try not to get too down about it.
There are plenty of ways to get to where you want to go, and where you want to go probably won’t be where you want to be even in a couple of years.

 

[Kurt.]

Left school very early (long story) without sitting any exams so had no qualifications. But, after a few years of going from job to job with no real career ambitions I decided I needed to pull my finger out and get some qualifications down on paper,,, so from the age of about 30 I started getting some professional quals and have steadily progressed in my chosen field of work. Wish I’d have been wise enough at a young age to concentrate on my schoolwork and getting exams done though, would have saved me a lot of time I used up studying in my 30’s.

 

[Nymzee]

Everyone I work with that has a degree is an absolute thicko.

 

[john jako]

I done the standard, smoked weed in school then had nothing to do so was forced into the military.

Take any spanner’s in them. Come out with a great CV and can blag loads of job.

Recommend it to any child who can’t be arsed with school. It’s a fool proof way of living.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Good results doesn't equate common sense.

Huh? please explain

 

[kev]

Still got my 10m breast-stroke

You got swimmy badges?
Impressive

 

[PhilM]

It appears that I'm going to buck the trend here, because I did fairly well in school (pretty good exam results) and in terms of my post-school education

While I didn't need all (well, many) of my qualifications and grades to get started in my career(s), you could argue they've helped afterwards with specialities.

I think it helped that I always enjoyed learning, whilst finding it fairly comfortable to do enough to get by without having to completely exert myself.

Would I recommend getting a degree to my children? Yes, if they really want to do it, but there's lots of vocational and technical options out there for people.

 

[Joey66]

My old Foreman stated pass your city & guilds a 4 year exam stage 1 & 2 - but bookworms are no good to me I will train you practically if you don't respond out of the nursery gates you will go - I was with him for 10 years - what a plantsman he really was - he was spot on ....
I achieved both exams got me my interview my knowledge as a plantsman got me my promotions all over the UK from £9 ÷35p per week to 26 grand a year & a cracking pension...hard graft 70 hours overtime a month in spring almost 7 days a wéek job - a vocation ... do I miss it now - no