Year 11 2014 Chat :) (8 Viewers)

[flyingmwa]

o3o dat stress...

do they still help others out? Or are they competitive as in, I want to be the best, so I'm not going to help you because if I help you, it's going to bite me back in the arse :c

Sadly I actually know people like that

 

[Fiction]

Thats what I call bull shieeetttiiinngg!

It's kinda hard to bs bio though, they (or at least my teacher) look for key words. E.g prove does not equal to test/ support. Say for the biochemical evolution theory, if you said that Urey and Miller's experiment proved oparin and haldane's theory, it's wrong.

Idk, waffling usually leads to random words being tossed everywhere hence = hard to waffle in bio.

 

[dangerouss]

Guys I got 30/45 for my AOS half yearly (it was a pretty bad concept, "seize the day"). Do you guys think I should consider standard? Considering I'm about grade average right now

School rank ?

 

[dangerouss]

3/4 of my year legit don't care about doing well, so essentially I have to attain great ranks to avoid complacency.

I'm actually surprised - considering the nature of your school (if you know what I mean)

 

[Audranda]

3/4 of my year legit don't care about doing well, so essentially I have to attain great ranks to avoid complacency.

Same here, considering my school rank

 

[Crisium]

o3o dat stress...

do they still help others out? Or are they competitive as in, I want to be the best, so I'm not going to help you because if I help you, it's going to bite me back in the arse :c

They are competitive

But they help others out and are nice

 

[buitifulpeople]

School rank ?

hurlstone, so about mid twenties

apparently my school is known for their bad english program?

 

[Fiction]

Same here, considering my school rank

Isn't that a good thing? I thought that meant that you didn't have to compete with as many people for rank x

 

[Crisium]

no. i'm pretty sure my school is worse

Your School Rank?

Mine: 60th as of 2013

 

[Crisium]

hurlstone, so about mid twenties

apparently my school is known for their bad english program?

Oh wow in that case stay in Advanced

 

[Fiction]

They are competitive

But they help others out and are nice

That's nice to hear wait so are they just like study-mode all the time? Cuz that's a bit- just a little, extreme lewl

 

[Crisium]

3/4 of my year legit don't care about doing well, so essentially I have to attain great ranks to avoid complacency.

What school are we talking about

 

[hawkrider]

Isn't that a good thing? I thought that meant that you didn't have to compete with as many people for rank x

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

 

[Fiction]

Your School Rank?

Mine: 60th as of 2013

60th is pretty good, and seeing your ranks in maths, you are defs doing really well. What's your atar aim or "dream" course? Excuse my cheesy language, I'm having a mind fart atm. :/

 

[dangerouss]

hurlstone, so about mid twenties

apparently my school is known for their bad english program?

Well, considering your school is fully selective - I'm sure you're capable of advanced

 

[hawkrider]

What school are we talking about

it's a private school which was ranked in the top 200 last year

 

[Audranda]

Isn't that a good thing? I thought that meant that you didn't have to compete with as many people for rank x

I suppose so, but given the school environment, the lack of competition eases hubris and complacency.
My school ranking has been scarily volatile for the past 3 years.

 

[Crisium]

That's nice to hear wait so are they just like study-mode all the time? Cuz that's a bit- just a little, extreme lewl

There are some people who basement 24 / 7 then there are those who are good at everything

 

[dangerouss]

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

Hawk , I'm so sorry about making that silly post. I really didn't mean it that way - what I was implying only justified my horrific English skills and I did not intend to imply anything other than that .

 

[hawkrider]

Interesting posts by enoilgam regarding maths:

Personally, I have a big issue with the current system and the way schools treat maths in junior school. Schools are very reluctant to move students across maths classes in Years 9 and 10 and they often refuse to allow 5.1/5.2 students to do higher level maths. So essentially, schools are restricting the options of students for senior school based on their results in Year 8 which is utterly ridiculous. I tutor Year 7-10 maths and I have seen a few talented students miss out on 2U and 3U simply because they had an off year in Year 8 and the school refuses to move them up despite their obvious skill. I think something needs to be done to allow for easier promotions, because the current system is grossly unfair.

Thoughts?