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Tue, 21 May 2013 21:14:36 +0100

i came to your blog for the themes and then i stayed for the fantastical posts omg <3

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:34 +0100

waaaa thank you

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edmundcorcoran: in Europe we don’t say ‘i hate you’ we say ‘nil points’ which roughly translates as...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:20:22 +0100

edmundcorcoran:

in Europe we don’t say ‘i hate you’ we say ‘nil points’ which roughly translates as ‘we still hold a grudge against you for something a while back and we don’t share a border with you either’ i think that’s lovely don’t you?

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YOU KEEP BUYING STARS - THEME 06 BY FOXFACED 6 custom links sb...

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YOU KEEP BUYING STARS - THEME 06 BY FOXFACED

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Sam Claflin Films ‘Love, Rosie’ in Toronto - 14.05.13

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Sam Claflin Films ‘Love, Rosie’ in Toronto - 14.05.13

Ignoring fame was my rebellion, in a funny way. I was...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:10 +0100

Ignoring fame was my rebellion, in a funny way. I was insistent on being normal and doing normal things. It probably wasn’t advisable to go to college in America and room with a complete stranger. And it probably wasn’t wise to share a bathroom with eight other people in a coed dorm. Looking back, that was crazy.

which one of your themes is the one you have now i love it!

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:49:43 +0100

it’s not released yet but it will be eventually :))

im so sorry i didn't mean to make you feel guilty with those asks! ('We miss you-So damn much') I know exam stress is a lot cause im going through them myself right now. anyway good luck for them because i know they dont end until june! xx

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:49:21 +0100

you didn’t make me feel guilty!!! good luck to you too homie xx

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love has flown along;: the-eleventh-blog: the-nicest-asshole: UK grading system 75-100 A+...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:40:36 +0100

love has flown along;: the-eleventh-blog: the-nicest-asshole: UK grading system 75-100 A+...:

the-eleventh-blog:

the-nicest-asshole:

UK grading system
75-100 A+
70-74 A
64-69 A-
60-63 B+
55-59 B
50-54 B-
46-49 C+
43-45 C
38-42 C-
35-37 D
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Time to move to the UK

ding dong u are wrong

We don’t even have + or - grades, the most we have is A*, which in order to achieve that you have to be in the top 10% of the fucking country

There isn’t even a ‘UK’ grading system because each constituent country of the UK has its own qualifications

and most importantly, before you go insulting millions of British students as though they don’t work as hard as you:

Marking differs HUGELY not just between subjects but between YEARS. It takes into account how hard the paper is each year, so if the entire populace does badly, they lower the grade boundaries to reflect difficulty. AND TRUST ME, IT CAN GET VERY DIFFICULT. This is referred to as ‘Grade inflation’ (or deflation).

In certain subjects where grade boundaries appear low, it’s also to do with the fact that examiners are EXTREMELY stingy with awarding marks. In order to achieve just 1 mark (and take into consideration the time limit is usually set so that you have to work for a mark a MINUTE) you have to follow precise AOs, (assessment objectives) and with humanities subjects there’s usually four different AOs with various levels of achievement. The likelihood of hitting all these AOs within the time given is next to none, but you’re still pushed to do it.
So actually, if the grade boundaries are low, you should be pretty fucking worried.

Our qualifications, from A-Level upwards, are very, very specialised. Whereas in the US system you go on to major and minor to create a well-rounded curriculum we are made to pick one certain field of interest and study in (a fuckload of) depth. The grade system and the huge levels of scrutiny in examboards reflects the amount you are suppose to know for one particular subject. (and when I say how much I’m talking the precise grain production levels of all the 5-year plans during Stalinist Russia, for fucking example)

Sincerely, a British student who has to continually listen to privately educated politicians use these exact standards of over-simplification to justify their demonisation of the English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish state school system.