11 Plus
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I did actually take the eleven plus in 1976, and passed, even though the concept of Grammar school education in Hyndburn had already ended the year before.
I'm in two minds about it. It does seem fairly harsh that your life is pretty well mapped out at eleven, on the results of one examination.
Some of the most intelligent, and successful people I know have never passed an exam in their life.
I'm in two minds about it. It does seem fairly harsh that your life is pretty well mapped out at eleven, on the results of one examination.
Some of the most intelligent, and successful people I know have never passed an exam in their life.
and some of the stupidest people i know have GCSE'S lol
...and let's not even get on to MENSA.
Some of the people I know with a supposedly high IQ, have the social skills of turnips.
One of the most aggressive girls I have ever known went to clitheroe grammar school (and got kicked out for violence against another pupil).
I know a lad a bit older than me who was educated at boarding school too and he was kicked out for punching a teacher in the face.
I'll stick to my rubbish schools, they haven't done badly for me
I know a lad a bit older than me who was educated at boarding school too and he was kicked out for punching a teacher in the face.
I'll stick to my rubbish schools, they haven't done badly for me
...and let's not even get on to MENSA.
Some of the people I know with a supposedly high IQ, have the social skills of turnips.
aah.... is that because they naturally have poor social skills or because they have been kept cooped up as children and kept away from their peers becasue they are 'talented, gifted and able' ??
Good question.
I recently watched a programme about 'gifted' children.
It was hard to say who was the most freakish, the parents, or the little monsters they had spawned.
IQ is only a test of logical ability isn't it, not intelligence?
I had the highest level of logical ability in my school year along with a boy who got the same score, we were predicted all A's.
His parents kept him in all the time studying, and indeed he got A's and a B or two. I got B's and C's. We're both doing excellent degree's regardless IQ might look good, but it doesnt really get you anywhere if it isn't nurtured.
I had the highest level of logical ability in my school year along with a boy who got the same score, we were predicted all A's.
His parents kept him in all the time studying, and indeed he got A's and a B or two. I got B's and C's. We're both doing excellent degree's regardless
IQ might look good, but it doesnt really get you anywhere if it isn't nurtured.
I find that people with a highly developed logic are artistically retarded.
A vast generalisation, but usually true.
carrying on with the generalisation...... autistic children are generally good at art...
no autistic/artistic jokes please!
I find that people with a highly developed logic are artistically retarded.
A vast generalisation, but usually true.
Presumably that's because of the two different sides of the brain and how we don't tend to use both sides?
I've always been an all rounder, my creative side more with music than art though. By the time I left school I'd let a lot of people down but now they're all happy again. Jolly good.
You sure about that
I used to love maths until my GCSE years of high school when we had a different teacher, and she completely sucked the love for the subject out of me.
Are you allowed to write anything in 11+ exams or is it all mental? I must say that I just guessed at that answer, and only got it wrong because my mouse was sticking and wouldn't let me select the top answer
Are you allowed to write anything in 11+ exams or is it all mental? I must say that I just guessed at that answer, and only got it wrong because my mouse was sticking and wouldn't let me select the top answer
Urgh. Mrs Cook. She could write a book on now to turn a A-grade top set class into underachievers!
Theres? We were taught better than that love!
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IQ is only a test of logical ability isn't it, not intelligence?
I had the highest level of logical ability in my school year along with a boy who got the same score, we were predicted all A's.
His parents kept him in all the time studying, and indeed he got A's and a B or two. I got B's and C's. We're both doing excellent degree's regardless
I heard that when you left Accy for Lancaster, the average IQ of both communities jumped 10 points
I heard that when you left Accy for Lancaster, the average IQ of both communities jumped 10 points
Yes Accy's jumped down and Lancaster's jumped up.
And yes Shakermaker, I apologise for my terrible use of the English language there, I really must stop posting when exhausted, I've noticed I do these things a lot when I am getting tired!