Recent content by slipper

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    What was that school which only allowed top students to do the HSC?

    "Now about only allowing the high achievers to continue to yr 11 and 12, well, thats the schools decision, they have the right to make that decision!" It's not the "right" of a comprehensive public school to make this decision. How can these schools be compared to public schools in the same...
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    what text is your english class doing?

    Maestro, King Lear and Pride and Prejudice are on the HSC lists. Your teachers arent allowed to teach you these texts in year 11. very interesting.
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    Teachers accused of anti-US bias

    yep. Because nobody thinks a thing a teacher doesn't say.
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    do u reckon i'll get penalised for having 1644 words in reflection statement?

    Could I ask, how you know this btw?
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    do u reckon i'll get penalised for having 1644 words in reflection statement?

    Why bother having restrictions then? Rules for some; not for others.
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    Fav. Teacher sayings?

    Principal over the intercom (girls' school, lots of Italians and Greeks): "Would the girl in Year 9 named Maria come to the office now!"
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    Using different font?

    Agree with every point you have made. In triplicate.
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    does it really 'test' your english skills?

    Sorry if I'm sounding like the pedant I am, but it's actually a written rule. In the syllabus. "This module requires students to work independently to plan and complete a Major Work in the form of an extended composition. It allows students to select an area of personal interest from their...
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    My Wild Swans offering

    Damn. I linked this thread to these lame people asking for resources. You think they could say thanks. Sigh.
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    The Official Wild Swans thread

    Er....http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13414
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    Uni in sex-for-grades allegations

    dingo - you're a bit of a nit aren't you?
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    Uni in sex-for-grades allegations

    my sister told me she was offered a deal years ago - sex for a good grade. she declined, but she got a D anyway.
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    teachers

    i like my english teacher. she knows what gets marks and tries to tell us how to do that.
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    R&b

    all these pacific islanders at my school sing badly but sing r&b. no one can say they suck shit because they'll beat you up, but the sounds of falsettos coming out of these giant bodies is disgusting.
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