Return-Path: Received: from rly-mh04.mx.aol.com (rly-mh04.mail.aol.com [172.21.166.140]) by air-mh02.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILINMH023-bc9489ad7df368; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:09:46 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mh04.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMH041-bc9489ad7df368; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:09:27 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KR3LE-0001uh-Be for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:07:36 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KR3LD-0001uY-2A for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:07:35 +0100 Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KR3L8-00052M-K3 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:07:33 +0100 Received: from G0MRF@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r10.8.) id l.c74.34a5b346 (14457) for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:07:16 -0400 (EDT) From: G0MRF@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:07:15 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5014 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.336,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: Tick test Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1218107235" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE, NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : + -------------------------------1218107235 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 07/08/2008 10:31:28 GMT Standard Time, g3kevmal@talktalk.net writes: David. It does not alter the facts as I specified before. A person with no knowledge about the subject could be lucky and tick the right boxes. Like the lottery numbers selection, whereas a question paper and a pen and a blank sheet of paper for the answers leaves nothing to chance. I agree Mal you are spot on. And, if you have an infinite numbers of monkeys with a pen and paper, one of them will write the definitive great American novel. It's possible, but not likely. I always try to provide encouragement by saying " just by ticking a box you should have 25%. Your task is to get the remaining 47% to pass" Sounds good but, it still requires work. Thankfully we don't hand out licenses in return for a fee. Yet! But looking at statistical improbability of ever increasing GCSE and A level pass rates.....how long will that be? Thanks David -------------------------------1218107235 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 07/08/2008 10:31:28 GMT Standard Time,=20 g3kevmal@talktalk.net writes:

David.

It does not alter the facts as I specified before.

A person with no knowledge about the subject could be lucky and=20= tick=20 the right boxes. Like the lottery numbers selection, whereas a question pa= per=20 and a pen and a blank sheet of paper for the answers leaves= =20 nothing to chance.

I agree Mal you are spot on.

And, if you have an infinite numbers of monkeys with a pen and paper, o= ne=20 of them will write the definitive great American novel. It's possible, but n= ot=20 likely.

I always try to provide encouragement by saying " just by ticking a box= you=20 should have 25%. Your task is to get the remaining 47% to pass" Sounds= =20 good but, it still requires work.

Thankfully we don't hand out licenses in return for a fee. =20 Yet!

But looking at statistical improbability of ever increasing GCSE and A=20 level pass rates.....how long will that be?

Thanks

David

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