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It's certainly time I posted here again. So what have I been doing? Well I've completed more than 50 lenses on Squidoo and become a Giant Squid. After that I went on holiday. Also I had a disagreement with my Faith and worship tutor because he gave me a low mark. Our problem is that he is a first time tutor so neither of us really knew if he was marking correctly or not. However an experienced tutor took a look at my work and backed up the tutor, so I had to humble myself and re-do it. My problem is more essay technique than lack of knowledge. the original mark was 42 now it is 54. I am quite content with that and hoping for better things in future as I pick up the essay technique of answering what the question asks.

I have taken an all-age service since my last post and enjoyed it very much and it has been a great help with Faith and worship as this was the topic of the unit 8 assignment.I am now beginning to prepare for a Remembrance Day service, first of all asking the steward what sort of service they like and if any members have links to people lost in wars, past and present.Whatever one thinks of war we need to think of the needs of those involved, those who have lost loved ones and those who have been disastrously injured in body and mind.

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  1. Fat Prophet16 October 2009 at 20:12

    Good to have you back! Sorry to hear about your mark and it is difficult when you think you have done a good job and someone else thinks it was not too good.
    I do think that tutors have a difficult job because they may be inclined to be either over or under generous in marking and on odd occasions I have given some extra marks which has moved a student up a level.
    I suppose one of the things about marking is that like services that we assess much of it is subjective. There are guidelines of course but again these can be open to interpretation and given the current faith and worship course I am not sure how this could be worked around. I suppose one way to ensure we all mark the same would be exam type papers with multiple choice questions but how boring that would be.
    I have marked some excellent work during the last three years and have especially enjoyed the variety in the worship related assignments.
    Keep up the good work and I look forward to hearing that you have passed section A. You never know I might mark you next lot of work - I have 14 peoples section B work at the moment from opposite ends of the British Isles - Scotland - London.

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  2. Liz Mackay17 October 2009 at 04:14

    Thank you for your encouragement FP, it is much appreciated. I seem to have got over the hiccough and to have learnt something.

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