In message , IMM writes

"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
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In article , Imm wrote:
I read on the Teletext that some minister was slagging elitist
people for ribbing the A levels because lots of people passed them.
They can't accept that there are many brainy people about these
days. Very true.

But the point - for A-levels and appliance energy rating labels - is
that once you reach a stage where (say) 25% of ratings are 'A' it
becomes far less meaningful, denoting better than average rather than
exceptional.

I don't accept that. If say the government stated that all appliances must
be super efficient and 90% met them, then according to you, the criteria
must be moved so only a small %age get an A. Strange logic indeed.If 90%
meet the standard in education or whatever then 90% are good.

Compared with what, if the standard goes down


So with appliances you then have to have A+ and A++ grades to
discriminate and universities start setting their own aptitude tests
to sort out the A grade people from one another.

The uni tests, predominately Oxbridge, are to make sure the private fee
paying kids get in.

The IMM chip on his shoulder shines through like a beacon in the fog

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geoff