Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Counting calories in a maths test? The exam board should be ashamed

Trying to recover from an eating disorder is torturous. Setting a GCSE question about calories shows a profound ignorance of a deadly illnessPick any item of food and I will tell you how many calories there are in it. It is not a skill I’m proud of; it’s not even a good party trick. It is a product of mental illness, one that I have battled with since childhood, which eventually got me admitted to an eating disorders unit at the age of 31.This week, students sitting a GCSE maths exam were asked the question: “There are 84 calories in 100g of banana. There are 87 calories in 100g of yogurt. Priti has 60g of banana and 150g of yogurt for breakfast. Work out the total number of calories

from https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2019/jun/12/counting-calories-in-a-maths-test-the-exam-board-should-be-ashamed

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https://healthnews010.tumblr.com/post/185557787988

From https://johnher1.blogspot.com/2019/06/counting-calories-in-maths-test-exam.html



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https://johnher1.wordpress.com/2019/06/13/counting-calories-in-a-maths-test-the-exam-board-should-be-ashamed/

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