I wouldn't mind. There's not that many of them out there, if anything there's hardly any. Those that are that good are part of the few who represent Aus in the Math Olympiads. Not concerned about that.would we really appreciate having to compete with students who have had tutoring since they were 3 years old in math and who now are Gods at it? Personally, I don't think my daily visits to Khan Academy could ever go toe-to-toe with tens of thousands of dollars of tutoring from a young age. I by no means support English - but I can see a reason for having it.
Please debate - I am keen for feedback
Case and point. There's not that many people compared to the state that would even come close to reaching the Olympiad level for Mathematics. Most are from the top 10 selective schools as it is so I don't see it as a problem.I have come close but never reached there.
Couldn't they just as easily make (say) Maths the compulsory subject that ATAR is based on (if there is a need to have one common subject)?I think a lot of people are overanalyzing this and forgetting the fact that the NSW ATAR Calculation is moderated and scaled off the English mark.
Every single subject is compared off the English course to determine "difficulty", and to change it would mean UAC needing to rework the entire HSC to ATAR calculation, whilst maintaining fairness with other states. It could have been a completely arbirtray decision made decades ago, but I think that this is the most pragmatic reason for English being compulsory - simply that it is too difficult to change.
Yeah I’m aware of this but it doesn’t justify keeping it compulsory. Not a fan of this systemI think a lot of people are overanalyzing this and forgetting the fact that the NSW ATAR Calculation is moderated and scaled off the English mark.
Every single subject is compared off the English course to determine "difficulty", and to change it would mean UAC needing to rework the entire HSC to ATAR calculation, whilst maintaining fairness with other states. It could have been a completely arbirtray decision made decades ago, but I think that this is the most pragmatic reason for English being compulsory - simply that it is too difficult to change.
This is not true.I think a lot of people are overanalyzing this and forgetting the fact that the NSW ATAR Calculation is moderated and scaled off the English mark.
Every single subject is compared off the English course to determine "difficulty", and to change it would mean UAC needing to rework the entire HSC to ATAR calculation, whilst maintaining fairness with other states. It could have been a completely arbirtray decision made decades ago, but I think that this is the most pragmatic reason for English being compulsory - simply that it is too difficult to change.
wtf is this cringeOK bro. U are the dumbest person I have ever heard of in my entire life. Like fr, fuck off dude. U are soo dumb. First of all, if you think English should be compulsory, then you need to go and buy a fucking dildo, and shove it up your ass, because u are bent. Secondly, all your reasons are stoopid, because we learn the biggest bullshit I have ever seen in my entire life. If we learnt what you said, yeah english should be compulsory. But we don't. We learn dumbass stupid shit like Auden and dumb analysis, ok so fuck off. You are wrong. Enough said.
This requires us to go back a little bit in time, specifically 28 years ago (I call this "Modern History - Module Genesis" haha). In 1994, a requirement was introduced called the Breadth of Study. The Breadth of Study included two units of English, one unit from the Maths, Science or Technology areas as well as one unit from the Humanities, Languages or Creative Arts areas.Hivaclibtibcharkwa said:In which Year did English become compulsory? @jimmysmith560
Pretty cool link to read through... I think we should bring back Sheep Husbandry and Wool Technology <3According to https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/about-HSC/history-of-the-HSC
It appears that English has always been compulsory (since the introduction of the HSC)