^ Yep.

Our six year old got a good mark for Computer Literacy on her last report. They mentioned at the Parents Evening that she was the only one who knew how to use a mouse – the rest prodded the screen 😀

Get her Windows 8 or an ipad!! 😉

A mouse is so passe…

No, a mouse and Vista.

One has to experience darkness to properly appreciate light. 😀

(she does also play on the iPad and RasPi).

The most successful people don’t go to uni, they start their own businesses.

Well it was apparently a breeze today.

The most successful people don’t go to uni

There are certainly some good examples of that.

But I suspect they are rather out-weighed by the number of unsuccessful people who didn’t go to uni!

I presume you’re going to explain the relevance of that to 11yo kids sitting tests?

Wait till the shit storm that is the revised 1-9 GCSE’s hit home. If you think the sats changes are bad!

By some stroke of luck though the changes to the GCSE’s mean will wont be able to tell if the SATS changes have helped or hindered nor will we be able to tell if schools have got worse as the GCSE’s wont be comparable……. almost like thats planned