92-year-old takes GCSE maths exam

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https://www.theguardian.com/education/20...exam-at-92


(Source: Judy Czylok / Above article)

A 92-year-old man is thought to have become the oldest person to sit a GCSE exam, after he completed a maths paper alongside a school hall full of 16-year-olds.

Derek Skipper took the exam at Comberton village college near Cambridge after completing a free online course that involved him using YouTube for the first time. He needed to use a magnifying glass to read the paper due to his poor eyesight, and said he ran out of time before the end, but was still hopeful for a level 4 or 5 result.

“It doesn’t matter two hoots about the result but I’d like to get a 4 or 5,” he told SWNS. “I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot about using a calculator. I think I found it easier than a lot of other people on the course.”

Skipper’s course tutor, Shane Day, said he hoped his story would inspire others to take up learning later in life. “I think it’s good thing for people to think, well, you’re never too old. It’s a lovely thing to do. He said he wants to keep his mind active, and this was far better than watching television,” Day said.

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Well, this is certainly unusual - but then, learning is a life-long process, and it's never too late !

I'm glad he enjoyed it (which is certainly more than can be said for most people sitting a GCSE maths exam ), and I hope he gets a good result at the end of it.

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Must have caught them off guard when he came in. Stuff like this is good because learning is a life-long process and it could encourage more people to get involved in education later on in life.