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Firstly, my assessments so far: 4 English: 7/10, Proposal worth 10% (This is my worst so far, but still, considering the average was 6, I'm on the right side); 3 Englsih: Not yet, wish me luck! 2 English: 18/20, Listening Task worth 10% (so high up in the Form); 3 History: 5/5, Proposal woth 5%...

BA (Advanced) (Psychology) at USyd - 98.5ish, then a DPsych (Clinical) / MSc. Lots of Philosophy, History, Art History, English and French in there too.

Re: POLL - What school you at? I know you can't buy spirit - that's why I'm on a scholarship ;) And yes, we're not allowed to sing it. I mean seriously, duh. We all sing it under our breath though... Oh, and you'll notice that we left High out of it altogether.

LOL! I love Shakespeare! I honestly don't get the hype about why it's so bad. The language isn't that difficult if you take a moment to think about any figuritive devices, the characters are generally far less complex than any modern one, the plot is generally point-by-point, blow-by-blow...

To my fellow Sydneian, who apparently doesn't tend to like Grammar that much, well, I've a feeling that you wouldn't have made many friends in any other school. I love Grammar - there's so many ways to interact with other people, to do new things - be it sport, music, drama, cadets... And as...

Re: POLL - What school you at? Now, we aren't as arrogant as we sound. And definitely not racist; for those of you who miss it, it's a reference to giving scholarships to big beefy boys who go straight into the School's First XV... and barely pass their School Certificate. It was banned, but...

SoulSearcher, what school?

You see, doing things properly has its kicks! It comes down to the purity of the subject. Having a rubric telling you what you have to say to get all the points is vocational assessment - not pure.

This is the point - you're right, for German, German skills should be assessed. In English, how do you assess your English skills? The same should be for German or French or any foreign language. We should be assessed on our ability to do the same things we do in English, in those other...

We're doing the Gothic as well. We've done the poetry of Keats, doing Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands, plus extra material. Looking good! Love the Gothic! Haha I'll probably use Evanescence as a musical extra, Jacque Louis David or someone of his era as an artistic, something Neogothic...

When I say we have to say what they want to hear, it's not about writing what you want to on a certain topic. Take Critical Study of Texts. It's not 'write an essay discussing the views espoused by several critics', it's 'write an essay discussing why the views of critics are valid'. Take...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the outcomes-based system for the HSC... and how it stinks. Our Headmaster described the HSC as being like 'a series of driving tests' - where if you say what they want to hear, you get marks. It's not a test of excellence, where they best essay gets 50...

Today was 'fantabulously wonderbubble', to quote my gay friend Trent. Third in the Form for Extension English! Now considering that these exams have been a small disaster, it's like YAHOO. Considering that I should be aceing everything. As a side note, is there an 'e' in 'aceing'? 'Acing'...

Indeed. English, though I love thee dearly, thou art a bitch. English Extension, though I love thee more, thou art a bitch for being a radio transcript. Although, having said thus, English Essays suck. I've had English, Maths, Modern, Art, and then English Extension this afternoon. Tomorrow...

mine start tomorrow - wish me luck! bleh... better do well... grrr btw, int erms of camps, the worst one i went on had wooden, that is to say unsanded beframes, one rough woolen blanket per bed, and drip drip rain from teh roof. cahrming itell you.