British examiner fined for ignorance of classics

Yet the clbadics need to know. In this, on their own bitter experience, the British Examination Commission, was fined 175 thousand pounds (231 thousand dollars – note TUT.BY), for being entangled in the heroes of Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet "

In May 2017, 14,000 British schoolchildren who pbaded GCSE exams for high school students in literature, among others, were offered: "How does the treatment of Shakespeare affect he on Tybalt's hatred? "

Tybalt is Juliet's cousin and Capuletti's nephew, himself a member of that family, and did not feel any hatred for her."

The question, of course, was to talk about Tybalt's hatred for Montague, the Roméo family, in love with Tybalt's sister But the authors of the question have confused these two families, whose quarrel is one of the most famous subjects in world literature.

Fatal error [19659008] "What does this name mean? Rose smells like a rose, even a rose, but that's not the case, "said Juliet, as you know. But this reasonable remark is unlikely to comfort the examiners now. Onqual, the government agency charged with regulating examinations in Britain, came to the commission.

On the basis of the procedure, it was announced that the question did not make sense and that the examination title did not meet the required conditions. (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is one of the many organizations that carry out school examinations in Britain.

In fact, the mistake was made during the preparation of the questions and was missed when these questions checked. On Monday, July 2, Ofqual fined the commission 175,000 pounds. This is the biggest fine ever imposed in such circumstances.

The news of the inexplicable error of the jury has caused a lot of ironic reactions in social networks. "How can they force us to learn 15 poems, two plays, and one tragedy, even though they do not know themselves that Tybalt is a Capulet," wrote a schoolgirl after the exam

"I can not believe what a catastrophic mistake today in the morning, OCR questions about literature.The question of" Romeo and Juliet "is only laughs!" – Another schoolgirl, who has succeeded the examination, was indignant.

"It is unacceptable that after two years of study, students face such a mistake," said the head of the Union. NAHT) Russell Hobby. "But how will they evaluate them now?"

The Examining Board excused schoolchildren, parents, and teachers

Question on Backfilling

The Full Examination in literature that this commission carried out in May of last year. The reviewers proposed several questions, and, according to a survey by Ofqual, many schoolchildren chose to answer this question about Tybalt's non-existent hatred for his own gender.

Since the schoolchildren were not responsible, the number of points As a result of the exams, many of them were counted without considering the questions on "Romeo and Juliet", because respond successfully at one of them was not easy

. could clearly answer an empty question.

The final decision on the fine will be made on July 16, since the review committee has the right to challenge it. However, it is reported that the call is unlikely: you can not argue with Shakespeare in any way.