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Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 10:53:21 +0100
From: Anne Chappell <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Anne Chappell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Educating Becky (taken from Educating Rita!)
To: "Rebecca Jay Dutneall (Becky)" <[log in to unmask]>
Dear Becky
It's shame that this comment has taken the shine off your achievement.
My advice would be to make an appointment with either the Course
Leader or your personal tutor (as appropriate) to ask what this
comment means and how/if it applies to you with your specific
circumstances. If one module has brought down your overall mark, you
could also see the lecturer who taught this module to discuss, as well
as getting support from the university's study skills support staff.
If an number of students have been upset by this comment, bring it up
at you Courses Committee.
Regards
Anne Chappell
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From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rebecca Jay
Dutneall (Becky)
Sent: 29 May 2012 20:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Educating Becky (taken from Educating Rita!)
Dear all.
I wanted to share something with you that has had a profound effect on
me. It took me back to the conference in April that was organised by
the Centre for Disability Studies.
I have now reached the end of the Foundation Year in BA Social
Sciences Degree here, at the University of Leeds. The reason I'm
writing is because today I received my first set of marks for one of
my modules - I know these marks may change, either way - but I still
wanted to share my joy with you, and a rather negative comment that
was made in the feedback - albeit the feedback was generic rather than
individually tailored. I scored 44% (Conflated). The pass mark is 40%,
so of course I'm very happy that I've passed unfortunately though,
this is the generic feedback again, and I don't wish to copy the
wording exactly so I'll attempt to paraphrase, basically, the feedback
appears to be suggesting that anyone scoring less than 55% is wasting
their time and should reconsider their time at University.
This is not helped me because it is something I have heard repeatedly
through the times that I have been 'forced' into mainstream FE and had
little to no support to achieve my ambitions of obtaining some GCSEs.
This has been preying on my mind over the weekend, prior to receiving
the exam results. I think if I could have a meeting with someone like
Michael Gove, I'd like him to do something about the fact that a fair
proportion of the qualifications I did at school is not recognised in
the 'real world'. Even getting into University with the qualifications
I have got, I had envisaged being a minefield, however the tutor at
the School who is responsible for students with disabilities and other
needs seemed genuinely sympathetic to my problems.
There have been some people here who have been incredibly encouraging
when I have passed module but, and this relate to comments that were
made to me both that residential specialist college I was there and at
the mainstream college I went to that "the mark I got was worthless as
far as they were concerned". That really, really hurts!
Well,I know that's just one result so far, but I am now more
optimistic that I can do just as well with my remaining marks. Being a
disabled student in the 21st Century really isn't easy. Yes, the
University does have support mechanisms in place, obviously that plan
was never fought through properly as there are more students in need
of support from the mental health coordinator (yes there is just the
one! -this service is also used by staff) and they need to increase
the amount of strategy support tutors, and hire some on a full-time
rather than the majority being part-time workers.
If anyone is interested in my further results, please do not hesitate
to contact me off list.
Becky.
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