gcse boxing

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

A GCSE in boxing - no wonder this country is going down the pan!

[belowthebelt]

i wish i could have done thaT

[TerribleTerry]

In this day and age you probably get an A just for smacking the teacher.

..as long as you connect with the knuckle part of the glove 8) ... there are no A's handed out for slapping

[dondada]

A GCSE in boxing - no wonder this country is going down the pan!

It won't be a GCSE in boxing. It will almost certainly be a choice of practical within PE.

And anyway, a country hardly goes down the pan for offering a wide range of qualifications.

[My T Sharp]

A GCSE in boxing - no wonder this country is going down the pan!

It won't be a GCSE in boxing. It will almost certainly be a choice of practical within PE.

And anyway, a country hardly goes down the pan for offering a wide range of qualifications.

GCSE Maths & English are the only ones that really count unless you have a specific profession in mind.

Bit of boxing in PE would be sound...better than badminton anyway

[stujones]

Your right Ian, providing the pupil/student doesn't have ideas beyond their qualification. I'm all for people experiencing University life and getting basic better education. However, aslong as they are aware that some of the more "outlandish" degrees are not going to get you anywhere job wise.

I've even seen degrees nows in the history of British soap.... what job is that going to get you?

Problem is with as people get degrees, they feel they are above certain jobs - problem is the jobs they go for, their degree isn't worth the paper it is written on. I've been guilty of this myself... when I have been out of work - I've haven't knocked on the door of my local Tesco and asked for a job... although at the same time I have never applied for jobs in which I don't have all the essential (and some of the desirable) requirements and I have worked in a Petrol Station after completing my Msc.

As someone with a more "outlandish" degree, I know how difficult it is to get the work you are all said a University education will get you. Aslong as people are aware of that, then I am all for University education.

[dondada]

Stu - in my experience if you are going for a shite job and are a graduate, you are better off pretending you're not.

And you're right that there's some terrible degrees out there. A couple of lads have contacted me wanting to write for BBN, tell me they have or are doing a degree in Sports Journalism or some such thing...a little digging reveals there's no shorthand on the course, no local govt, no media law.

What the feck do they do? Useless.

But in general, education for education's sake is a good thing - but it's becoming very expensive.

[stujones]

Stu - in my experience if you are going for a shite job and are a graduate, you are better off pretending you're not.

And you're right that there's some terrible degrees out there. A couple of lads have contacted me wanting to write for BBN, tell me they have or are doing a degree in Sports Journalism or some such thing...a little digging reveals there's no shorthand on the course, no local govt, no media law.

What the feck do they do? Useless.

But in general, education for education's sake is a good thing - but it's becoming very expensive.

Yep, I agree completely. As I said, only practical problem I have with it - is say for example, the first year intake in the Uni I work for in Psychology this year is over a 100. Will there be 100 jobs in Psychology available nationwide.. I doubt, and this is just 1 small institution. I'm sure alot of students will get admin jobs that say "a degree" as an essential criteria... but again, I would say these jobs are less than the number of people getting degrees - so simply put, alot of people will have to look below their qualification, and that can be "degrading" and not really part of why some people are encouraged to go to Uni.... It used to be "go to Uni = better education = better job"... not the case anymore, and people have goto realise that.