It was alrightAgywaggy said:I bet your happy with your report!
My day was pretty boring, attended classes but wasn't listening half the time... ohh wells, now i'm copping it cuz i hve double the work
Some teacher seem to be doing that a lot now..... its annoying! i knowIceOnFire said:
Well, Deutschland would be proud - but now your purpose is to continue that into year 12. Mind you, I've had an epiphany that learning languages is rather fleeting because its useless beyond the ones life time, as opposed to philosophy and mathematics which contribute long-term to human thinking. I share this impulse with history. I would never become a historian, simply because in the future someone will most certainly write a better history due to the episteme of human nature. Anyways, well done.falcon07 said:We received our reports on Friday. Mine was pretty good:
English Advanced 3/161 92% (my least favourite subject
Maths Ext 1 12/146 93%
Chemistry 1/84 85%
Physics 1/96 92%
German Continuers 1/12 92.5%
Latin Continuers 3/12 90%
But I have Angie Stone! 
You didn't find it on the ground in the city did u?? lolkloudsurfer said:
Why, is there something wrong about them?chocolate_lover said:
Was quite cool in the classrooms compared to outside though But languages are about human thinking. Thinking in another language with its different structure can provide an alternate view on a problem and perhaps lead to a breakthrough in an area such as philosophy, so I don't think learning languages is fleeting at all. Also, other electives chosen in years 8/9/10 can leave you with nothing going into the senior years, but with languages (and maths) you constantly build on your knowledge. Thanks for the encouragement.spadijer said:
Maybe i did...chocolate_lover said:
I spent my recess and lunch in the senior common room, yay!SoulSearcher said:As for today, spent all of recess and lunch in the classrooms, don't ask why
Unfortunately for our year LottoX trashed our "senior common room" and we're not allowed to use it. :uhhuh:chocolate_lover said:
Erh...right. Anyways, my point was you might as well (in contrast to other forms of knowledge) be contributing to something long-lasting to human society such as science (nanotechnology, quantum mechanics), maths (set theory, matrixs ect) or philosophy (metaphysics, mind-body duality ect). Languages come one day, and go out the door the other. There's so much theory done on language that nowadays its rendered useless. For example, take the theories of Bertrand Russell to Derrida to Donald Davidson to Quine ect. Although this is not to say that language isn't as you put it a "different structure" or indeed long-lasting, but knowing 87584365 languages - for those who want to be remembered beyond there time - really... is useless... UNLESS, of course, you are talking about 'philology'. Here, from Heidegger to [insert anyone other philosopher here] is where true genius rests in and serves as a source of inspiration for other modes of thinking. Also, yes, languages are for the intelligent. That's why I speak three, and am planning to learn two more, provided I don't get bored with Asian languages and philosophy. Still, I believe science and philosophical enquiry are more of a worth-while field of study. For the moment I'll stick with the three I know.falcon07 said:
Unfortunately they don't offer nanotechnology or the like at our school.spadijer said:
Given the choice between a language and a social science I think learning a language is far more useful. I won't continue with them to tertiary education however as I am planning on studying engineering or science.falcon07 said:Unfortunately they don't offer nanotechnology or the like at our school.
