> my daughter has just finished her GCSE's - one of the
> assessments for media studies was a 'seen'- 3 hour paper - it was
> issued a few weeks before the actual date of the exam but had to be
> taken over two days because (my daughter was told it was for health
> and safety reasons) three hours was too long to sit without a break.
This reminds me that my son, who has also just finished his
GCSEs, was apparently told by his teachers that more than 4
hours of revision per day is too much. Are 16-year olds really such
delicate flowers? They manage to concentrate on Playstation
games etc for more than 4 hours day!
Verity
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Dr E V Brack
Access & Flexible Learning Development Officer
Institute for Lifelong Learning
University of Sheffield
196-8 West Street
SHEFFIELD S1 4ET
tel: +44 (0)114 222 7085
fax: +44 (0)114 222 7001
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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