Year 11 2014 Chat :) (15 Viewers)

[justem]

Crisium has many admirers

 

[hawkrider]

futuremedstudent is good at everything

 

[dangerouss]

I accepted before

So , when's it going to be ?

 

[matchalolz]

LOL

Wow

That is amazing

ok bye

No but seriously, gurl you are so smart

aww too sweet man :') but i was literally the last reserve in!

 

[enoilgam]

The only disadvantage of going to a badly ranked school is that there's less 'competition' or drive to excel academically, and that can result in either a) you making excuses b) complacency

A lot of people thrive in a competitive environment, I remember deswa1 saying that going to a selective school pushed him to do better. Personally, I would hate to be in that type of environment and I usually do better in a chill atmosphere - quite a few people are similar. So it isnt an absolute disadvantage.

 

[dangerouss]

futuremedstudent is good at everything

This is true

 

[Fiction]

Interesting posts by enoilgam regarding maths:



Thoughts?

Well hell yeah. I'm slightly biased though, since I missed out on accelerated 2 unit maths b/c of crappy year 8 marks.
I agree that junior school was just a waste of time though. I mean look at the 2 unit year 11 syllabus. So far, (in my school anyways) we're pretty much just relearning 7-10 syllabus with some extension. I feel that senior school could be so much more productive/less stressful, if junior years was taken more seriously. I mean I think i was having a small argument with someone on BOS on what the expectations of senior english should be, and someone said that most senior students don't even know hot to structure an essay. That for me is ridiculous since essay structure is the basis of essay writing, which is what everyone should be comfortable-ish with, from all the assessments, classes, etc in junior school.

 

[justem]

I wish I was futuremed , alas I am just a lonely potato

Goodbye all

 

[enoilgam]

Interesting posts by enoilgam regarding maths:

Thoughts?

I should stress that I am generalising, because not all schools are the same.

 

[simmyyy]

So , when's it going to be ?

ooooooo BOS WEDDING

 

[enoilgam]

I mean I think i was having a small argument with someone on BOS on what the expectations of senior english should be, and someone said that most senior students don't even know hot to structure an essay. That for me is ridiculous since essay structure is the basis of essay writing, which is what everyone should be comfortable-ish with, from all the assessments, classes, etc in junior school.

I didnt know what an essay was until Year 11 (I actually had to ask my teacher).

 

[dangerouss]

I should stress that I am generalising, because not all schools are the same.

Thankfully, I was given the opportunity to take on advanced and extension math - regardless of my poor marks in year 8.

 

[Crisium]

So , when's it going to be ?

Well when do you want it to be?

I don't mind

Just as long as you're happy

 

[hawkrider]

Well hell yeah. I'm slightly biased though, since I missed out on accelerated 2 unit maths b/c of crappy year 8 marks.
I agree that junior school was just a waste of time though. I mean look at the 2 unit year 11 syllabus. So far, (in my school anyways) we're pretty much just relearning 7-10 syllabus with some extension. I feel that senior school could be so much more productive/less stressful, if junior years was taken more seriously. I mean I think i was having a small argument with someone on BOS on what the expectations of senior english should be, and someone said that most senior students don't even know hot to structure an essay. That for me is ridiculous since essay structure is the basis of essay writing, which is what everyone should be comfortable-ish with, from all the assessments, classes, etc in junior school.

Again, you are generalising - some students may not have the skills prior to entering senior years.

 

[Crisium]

Crisium has many admirers

Waot

 

[Fiction]

Of course, if the school is that shit, then you would have to do well to be ahead of the herd.

I don't actually get what you mean by that. I thought we were discussing whether less comeptition is bad or good...? In any school, if you want to be "ahead of the herd" you have to do well...

 

[hawkrider]

Thankfully, I was given the opportunity to take on advanced and extension math - regardless of my poor marks in year 8.

You were considering ex1 maths?

 

[hawkrider]

I don't actually get what you mean by that. I thought we were discussing whether less comeptition is bad or good...? In any school, if you want to be "ahead of the herd" you have to do well...

I meant that if your school is shit, I'm talking about how relaxed x cohort would be.

 

[dangerouss]

Well when do you want it to be?

I don't mind

Just as long as you're happy

Awwww you're so cute

 

[Fiction]

Again, you are generalising - some students may not have the skills prior to entering senior years.

And I'm saying they should. "what everyone should be comfortable-ish" not what everyone is comfortable-ish. Junior school = should reinforce foundation of whatever that is taught in senior school. For people I've dicussed with and personal experience, junior school = waste of time.