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Post by mrsanderson on Jun 23, 2010 16:16:41 GMT
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Post by missmcgrory on Aug 31, 2010 11:41:14 GMT
You know... I DO see the value of this. Is that wrong?
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Post by missmcgrory on Aug 31, 2010 11:43:16 GMT
Oh wait, I have just read the rest of the article and it does get a tad ridiculous.
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Post by mrsanderson on Sept 9, 2010 7:11:27 GMT
I'm unsure. Thing is, the pupils in the article seem to have been given the final say and dismissed people based on very little. I wonder if it would work better if there was more of a discussion between present staff and pupils, so that the people who made the decision could do this in a way that was 'informed' by what the pupils would like/ work best with? It's a toughie.
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Post by Anonymous on Nov 5, 2010 21:31:00 GMT
Pupils should be given the right to an opinion of what they think of potential new teachers- but should not be given the final say as that is up to the school except pupils thoughs should be taken into consideration  |
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Post by missmcgrory on Jan 20, 2011 10:49:35 GMT
I agree, anonymous.
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Post by Megan on Jan 20, 2011 17:10:59 GMT
Haha, need to stop putting annonymous when i get bored ;D And i spelled thoughts without a t?  |
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Post by thethoughtpolice on Feb 26, 2011 16:44:02 GMT
Pupils are used in the interview process, but not like that! Most schools send applicants round with pupils and then listen to pupil feedback on them later.
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Post by mrsanderson on Mar 2, 2011 22:16:11 GMT
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Post by thethoughtpolice on Mar 3, 2011 19:25:12 GMT
Didn't watch it, but do believe pupils should be listened to! Not 'Jamie's biggest fan though. He's a bt too conceited.
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Post by craig paterson on Jun 18, 2012 7:16:19 GMT
The Test Craig Paterson
Choose a prose work of fiction which deals with an important human issue, for example
injustice, poverty or scientific discovery, or religious belief or any other issue which you
regard as important. Identify and explain what the issue is and go on to describe the ways in
which the writer has made the prose work thought provoking.
The Test, written by Angelica Gibb, is a short story about racism in America during the
1950’s. In the play, a young black woman named Marian, is trying to pass her driving test.
Her driving inspector is a very racist man and continuously picks on Marian for her colour. In
the end, Marian shouts at the inspector. Marians outburst causes the inspector to fail her. In
this essay, I intend to explore the main aspects and themes throughout the short story.
Marian is a young black woman who works as a maid for a local household. She has a
college degree and has a driving license in another state. This shows that black people are
undervalued in society during these times. Marian could get a much better job than being a
maid but because she is black, she can’t. Marians personality varies very much throughout
the story. At times, like when she snaps at the inspector, we see how angry Marian can get.
She can also keep her cool when all she wants to do is shout at the inspector. Marian speaks
in facts throughout the story. For example, instead of going on about her driving license in
Pennsylvania, she gets straight to the point. This shows she was either nervous to sit her
driving exam, or she was trying to concentrate and could not do this whilst chatting. The fact
that she has continued to attempt for her driving license even though she has failed in the
past shows she is a determined individual. To sum up Marians personality, I think she is a
strong, intelligent and admirable character and is and inspiration for young women.
Mrs Ericson, Marians employer, is a mother and a businesswoman. She hires Marian to look
after her kids. When Mrs Ericson says “it’d be great to have someone dependable to drive
the kids to school everyday”, she only wants Marian to pass her test so it’d make her life
easier. In a way, she only wants Marian to pass her test so her life would be easier. It seems
like Mrs Ericson is only friendly with Marian when she wants something from her.
The Inspector is a very racist character throughout the story. It starts when Marian first gets
in the car. He is against black people and makes assumptions about Marian and her lifestyle.
In the time the story was set there were many groups such as the K.K.K (Ku Klux Klan), the
behaviours and attitudes of these groups were similar to that of the inspector. He calls
Marian by the wrong name many times throughout the test. Slave traders often renamed
slaves. This creates the impression that the inspector is renaming Marian just like Slave
traders. He is a very formal person and shows up in a car with official insignia. This shows he
looks after himself.
Throughout the story, the writer picks her word choice very carefully. A fine example of this
is when the inspector comes out of his car. She chooses the word choice so it makes him out
to be similar to Adolf Hitler, a fascist dictator from World War Two. This creates a vivid
image and a comparison between the two but in reality the ideas they both have a similar.
When the Marian snaps at the inspector, he retaliates by failing her. This shows he has a
short temper.
The story is set in the 1950’s when the civil rights movement was taking place. The civil
rights movement was a movement to make black people have equal rights to white people.
There were many people who tried to enforce this movement, some more important than
others, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Both of these people were
assassinated because of there involvement. There were groups who tried against the
movement. The main group were a group called the K.K.K. They went around killing black
people. One way in which they killed them is lynching. It involves tying a rope around the
neck and hanging for an object above the ground. In the story, we know that it is set by the
way that when Marian is driving she has to put her hand out of the window to indicate
which way she is turning. Although indicators were invented in 1893, most cars never had
them until they became compulsory in 1959. Therefore, the story is earlier later than this
date.
The relationship between Marian and the inspector is filled with hatred. The writer makes t
his happen by making the inspector a racist character. This almost makes the reader feel the
tension as Marian sits her test. When Marian first gets in the car, she feels like she just
wants to get her head down, concentrate and just do her best but the way the inspector
treats her makes her explode in anger.
Overall, the story conveys the discrimination black people faced everyday in the 1950’s. It
shows the struggle to gain equal rights and the pain black people felt as they were
mistreated in society. With thanks of movement leaders like Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and
Martin Luther King Jr, black people are now treated with the respect any white person
would get.
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