Danger Phrase: "Making Expected Progress"
If you have been told either on an end of year report, or at a Parents Evening that your son/daughter is “making expected progress”, then it’s TIME TO PANIC!!
Whose expected progress?
Yours, theirs, the child’s?
The line “making expected progress” is a massive Communist LIE.
I watched on, horrified, when as a trainee teacher I accompanied the real class teacher to a parents evening.
I’d been working in the school as this class's teacher (although secretly still ‘in-training’) for the past few months.
As the real class teacher fed back to parents that their son/daughter was “making expected progress”, it dawned on me that this was a phrase that satisfied parents, made them feel good and let them leave without a care in the world.
In reality, however, their child was on course to FAIL mathematics in 3-years-time at GCSE.
“Expected progress” is calculated using a computer algorithm which takes into consideration whether or not your child is currently on ‘free school meals’ or has been at any point in the last 5 years.”
Pardon my French, but what the fuck has that got to do with their ability in Maths?!
Unfortunately, human beings like to see the best in a situation and believe in the inherent goodness of others (see CoNvid-1984 to check out where THAT got us!)
In the REAL world, however, 50% of students nationally are ALWAYS on course to FAIL mathematics GCSE.
Think about it.
In maths, there’s a right answer and a wrong answer and nothing in between.
See the Bell Curve?!
Hence, in any national level test, HALF of all students must fail - when they are graded against one another, as they are every year (hence why grade boundaries move).
If you DON’T want your son/daughter to be in THAT HALF, then it is time to GET INFORMED and get some proper Mathematics education for your child/ren!
Here at Guerrilla Ed and Guerrilla Ed Maths (Only), I provide ongoing training and education for both parents and students.
a) via my UNIQUE online learning platform, which currently houses circa 3,000 mathematics videos (and is growing weekly).
b) via LIVE training nights, all-day workshops and occasional lectures.
c) via MATHS MOTs - a 1-2-1 maths diagnostic with me, so that I can feed REAL information back to parents.
There will be no BS about “making expected progress” here!
There are only TWO ways to JOIN US:
Click THIS LINK: https://www.sarahplumley.com/maths/ and READ the information contained there before you click ‘CLICK HERE FOR MATHS MEMBERSHIP’.
Click THIS LINK: https://www.sarahplumley.com/memberships/ and READ the information contained there before you click ‘JOIN GUERRILLA ED’.
I REPEAT, there are only TWO ways to JOIN US - RE-READ the above!!!!!!
Time IS of the essence as my 1-2-1s are going to fill up VERY quickly and there can only be a certain number of spaces available due to my heavy Guerrilla Ed Schedule.
DEADLINE to join us is TOMORROW!
Midnight Wednesday 27th Sept ‘23
I’m the only maths teacher in the country doing this because it is laborious, tough work and the rest will simply take your money, smile and lie to you.
I will not.
Not sure if you’re a Guerrilla Ed/Guerrilla Ed Maths (Only) Member?
Then, simply click here: https://app.sarahplumley.com/
If you CAN login, then you’re a member and will automatically be invited to a Maths MOT.
If you CANNOT login, then you’re NOT a member and need to follow THIS LINK ONLY to sign up for Guerrilla Ed Maths (Only): https://www.sarahplumley.com/maths/
Alternatively, if you want ACCESS ALL AREAS (other subjects, including Maths and Guerrilla Ed), then you need to follow THIS LINK ONLY to sign up as a FULL Guerrilla Ed Member: https://www.sarahplumley.com/memberships/
Get a wriggle on!
Education not indoctrination!
Sarah Plumley
Thinker-Teacher-Truther
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