Jack Edwards

[nrs264]

He's only 1st generation, probably because typically it was only doctors, vets, lawyers & clergy who needed degree level. Nurses, teachers etc went to colleges and gained diploma's - now most subjects are taught at degree level
He is still incredibly privileged, but the further education system has changed dramatically, so his parents possibly would've gone to Uni had they been of age now. Also University education is not an indication of intelligence, which I think a lot of Studytubers forget.

Yes he is a product of the Blair generation...also firsts are easier to get than they were 20 to 30 years ago...and I say that as someone who has just got one.

Haha I think higher education is an indicator of intelligence tbh, I didnt think so until I went and noticed the difference in how I thought to how friends and family who didnt go thought. maybe intelligence is the wrong word but it opens the mind and causes you to question things. But again that may depend on the course you do. What academia isnt an indicator of it common sense and life skills, as anyone who has had to work with academics can testify to

 

[whatshesaid123]

Looks like Jack has always left studying till the last minute. It’s not really an effective technique for a lot of people and Jack shouldn’t encourage students to follow his lead and leave really important essays and exams till the last minute. It’s doesn’t make you look cool it makes you look like a twit.

Revising all the content is not the fault of the education system - that’s just part of what you have to do as a bleeping student. Jack is so bleeping pretentious and arrogant, and really he doesn’t know what it’s like for students who struggle and are disadvantaged by this system.

Btw I don’t agree with the current education system or the government that introduced it but Jacks take on this is really pathetic.

Also what does everyone think is Jacks stance on politics as he did it for a level and is obviously criticising the Tory government but doesn’t explicitly say he supports labour

 

[Lola123]

Looks like Jack has always left studying till the last minute. It’s not really an effective technique for a lot of people and Jack shouldn’t encourage students to follow his lead and leave really important essays and exams till the last minute. It’s doesn’t make you look cool it makes you look like a twit.

Revising all the content is not the fault of the education system - that’s just part of what you have to do as a bleeping student. Jack is so bleeping pretentious and arrogant, and really he doesn’t know what it’s like for students who struggle and are disadvantaged by this system.

Btw I don’t agree with the current education system or the government that introduced it but Jacks take on this is really pathetic.

Also what does everyone think is Jacks stance on politics as he did it for a level and is obviously criticising the Tory government but doesn’t explicitly say he supports labourView attachment 210014

Does he mean he did GCSE as modular and then a levels as linear, I don’t get the half way through stuff, I’m sure anyone who did modular a levels continued/just did the last two at the end, it was introduced in 2016 so I’m a bit baffled

 

[whatshesaid123]

Does he mean he did GCSE as modular and then a levels as linear, I don’t get the half way through stuff, I’m sure anyone who did modular a levels continued/just did the last two at the end, it was introduced in 2016 so I’m a bit baffled

I’m two years younger than Jack and I did the new 9-1 GCSE’s for English and Maths and the rest were old GCSE’s - Jack is too old to have done the new GCSE’s. The new A-Levels were in 2016 so I think Jack was the first year to do the new A-Levels which is tit but not unmanageable for a student who gets too grades like Jack has done. I don’t even understand why he’s complaining - he got 3 A* and a 1st in his degree so he didn’t disadvantage from this system, really those less privileged miss out and find it tough.

 

[jjhv]

Looks like Jack has always left studying till the last minute. It’s not really an effective technique for a lot of people and Jack shouldn’t encourage students to follow his lead and leave really important essays and exams till the last minute. It’s doesn’t make you look cool it makes you look like a twit.

Revising all the content is not the fault of the education system - that’s just part of what you have to do as a bleeping student. Jack is so bleeping pretentious and arrogant, and really he doesn’t know what it’s like for students who struggle and are disadvantaged by this system.

Btw I don’t agree with the current education system or the government that introduced it but Jacks take on this is really pathetic.

Also what does everyone think is Jacks stance on politics as he did it for a level and is obviously criticising the Tory government but doesn’t explicitly say he supports labourView attachment 210014

Obviously he's allowed to have his own opinion on the exam system but why is he stating it as fact? TRUST ME... Your fan is literally saying that she finds it better to study linearly and she's allowed to have her own opinion too.

 

[jkcsway]

Does he mean he did GCSE as modular and then a levels as linear, I don’t get the half way through stuff, I’m sure anyone who did modular a levels continued/just did the last two at the end, it was introduced in 2016 so I’m a bit baffled

I’m the same year as Jack. The transitional year meant that some A-Levels had been made into the new linear ones and some hadn’t yet, meaning some people (like me) ended up doing 2 ‘new’ A-Levels and 2 ‘old’ modular ones. My ‘new’ ones didn’t even have official textbooks released, and that included history. It really was a complete mess that was hugely overlooked and my grades were a lot less than expected despite working really hard. I give him credit for this but also openly stating you work at the last minute doesn’t really help the case.

 

[whatshesaid123]

I’m the same year as Jack. The transitional year meant that some A-Levels had been made into the new linear ones and some hadn’t yet, meaning some people (like me) ended up doing 2 ‘new’ A-Levels and 2 ‘old’ modular ones. My ‘new’ ones didn’t even have official textbooks released, and that included history. It really was a complete mess that was hugely overlooked and my grades were a lot less than expected despite working really hard. I give him credit for this but also openly stating you work at the last minute doesn’t really help the case.

He’s complaining though about how unfair it was but he got 3 A* so he wasn’t disadvantaged whereas many students were. Saying he didn’t work till the last minute makes him look bleeping pathetic, not cool or relatable. And it doesn’t make any difference to students who work hard all year round and don’t get the grades they deserve because of an unfair system. Jack gets the grades from *privilege* not from being a hardworking student and it’s not bleeping fair

 

[RosePetals]

I think he’s kind of got a point but he’s just coming at it from the wrong way.

Any sudden, massive change to education is going to have a higher impact on already underprivileged students.

I was the first to sit the new alevels (so the year after Jack) and honestly it was horrendous. Some subjects didn’t have revision guides, all the textbooks had to be bought new not second hand as there was no one to buy them second hand from, they increased the content and our sixth form (and many others) didn’t have time to teach the full curriculum meaning we had to do self study at home. There were limited free resources online because not enough people had gone through the exams to create some, plus basically no past papers. So having to navigate through all that plus having to work a part time job meant I would have done much better in the old style a levels where there was less content, less to revise each year, cheaper textbooks and study guides, plus free resources online.

I know that’s not really the angle he’s coming at it from, but at the end of the day I honestly think Gove made the changes he did to try to return higher education to a sort of elite upper class prestige education, rather than a place of social mobility that people from a variety of socio economic backgrounds could realistically achieve to go. All his reforms have undoubtedly made it harder for poor or disabled students to achieve what they are truly capable of, and are completely old fashioned in a modern age.

Wow sorry what a rant
Slightly more on topic I wish Jack would accept the privilege he has rather than trying to make out he was underprivileged. For example bringing awareness to charities that help widen participation, or similar - especially as he’s so set on the disadvantage of being first gen

 

[Lola123]

I think he’s kind of got a point but he’s just coming at it from the wrong way.

Any sudden, massive change to education is going to have a higher impact on already underprivileged students.

I was the first to sit the new alevels (so the year after Jack) and honestly it was horrendous. Some subjects didn’t have revision guides, all the textbooks had to be bought new not second hand as there was no one to buy them second hand from, they increased the content and our sixth form (and many others) didn’t have time to teach the full curriculum meaning we had to do self study at home. There were limited free resources online because not enough people had gone through the exams to create some, plus basically no past papers. So having to navigate through all that plus having to work a part time job meant I would have done much better in the old style a levels where there was less content, less to revise each year, cheaper textbooks and study guides, plus free resources online.

I know that’s not really the angle he’s coming at it from, but at the end of the day I honestly think Gove made the changes he did to try to return higher education to a sort of elite upper class prestige education, rather than a place of social mobility that people from a variety of socio economic backgrounds could realistically achieve to go. All his reforms have undoubtedly made it harder for poor or disabled students to achieve what they are truly capable of, and are completely old fashioned in a modern age.

Wow sorry what a rant
Slightly more on topic I wish Jack would accept the privilege he has rather than trying to make out he was underprivileged. For example bringing awareness to charities that help widen participation, or similar - especially as he’s so set on the disadvantage of being first gen

Just so you know, it’s actually Dominic Cummings who came up with the idea to go away from modular to linear, he’s been involved in screwing up the UK for some time he just uses politicians to get his way

 

[DietGossip]

Whereas I'm old enough to have sat modular A-Levels, which honestly at the time caused me a great deal of stress because I was already having a tough time with my mental health. I think I might've preferred linear.

 

[DigiDuino]

Therein lies to problem with education - everyone has different preferences! Jack in particular doesn't seem to get that.
Nothing will be perfect for everyone, which is a pity.

I was awful at exams, moving to coursework based in uni is where I shined personally but I know people who would have preferred more exams.

 

[whatshesaid123]

I did linear alevels and my mum is an alevel teacher so knowing both systems, I don’t think there is much of a difference in amount of content - more just difference in when you are assessed. Jack did history and english lit, both of which have an element of coursework, even under the new spec. He should try learning the content for 3x 100% exam alevels the night before which is what I had to do. Personally, I definitely achieved better under the linear system because of mental health and family issues throughout the two years, so I wouldn’t have been able to cope with continuous assessment. But Jack makes everything about him, it doesn’t work all ways, each system has its advantages and disadvantages but those who are less privileged than Jack are the ones who miss out and he needs to understand that. I just don’t understand why someone with A*A*A* would feel the need to complain about an education system that he obviously benefited from.

 

[nrs264]

I have a real issue with him putting 'trust me' in capital letters. that is sheer arrogance and is trying to cancel out the other persons opinion. Jack your view and experience is not fact, its opinion. stop putting others down just because they have a different experience

 

[jkcsway]

He’s complaining though about how unfair it was but he got 3 A* so he wasn’t disadvantaged whereas many students were. Saying he didn’t work till the last minute makes him look bleeping pathetic, not cool or relatable. And it doesn’t make any difference to students who work hard all year round and don’t get the grades they deserve because of an unfair system. Jack gets the grades from *privilege* not from being a hardworking student and it’s not bleeping fair

I completely completely agree. I know being in the transitional year was really rough for me and personally I felt had a negative impact on my grades whereas others seemed to be fine with it, so although I can understand if he found it harder it is subjective. What is for certain though is that students this year have been truly objectively ducked over and I don’t think he should be comparing the two situations or trying to make out like he had it just as tough. Like others have said too, he’s ultimately privileged and I can’t imagine getting the grades he did without getting some level of support from his school - which students right now must be lacking.

 

[emmer_moans]

I completely completely agree. I know being in the transitional year was really rough for me and personally I felt had a negative impact on my grades whereas others seemed to be fine with it, so although I can understand if he found it harder it is subjective. What is for certain though is that students this year have been truly objectively ducked over and I don’t think he should be comparing the two situations or trying to make out like he had it just as tough. Like others have said too, he’s ultimately privileged and I can’t imagine getting the grades he did without getting some level of support from his school - which students right now must be lacking.

He should have just said "good luck everyone and hope you get what you want. If you dont, don't worry there are options put there"...rather than bringing it to be about himself.

 

[jkcsway]

He should have just said "good luck everyone and hope you get what you want. If you dont, don't worry there are options put there"...rather than bringing it to be about himself.

Yeah I definitely feel like he is really trying to be hard done by. Like he just reaaaally wants to have sympathy for anything. Just admit you had it good and move on

 

[nrs264]

like many celebs and influencers he is going for the victim role to gain sympathy, attention and comments. whether he actually believes he is a victim or not who knows

 

[jerihoam]

Slightly more on topic I wish Jack would accept the privilege he has rather than trying to make out he was underprivileged. For example bringing awareness to charities that help widen participation, or similar - especially as he’s so set on the disadvantage of being first gen

This this this

Stop going on about the fact you're 1st gen and went to a state school. 95% of the UK population went to state schools, it doesn't mean you're poor.

 

[lemonlime]

This hair is doing him no good, he looks like a cartoon character and not in a good way.

 

[RalphEBeans]

His hair looks so dry! I hate the dark roots and yellow colour