Hi, I'm new to this board. I don't know if the time of posting appears here but I'm writing at 1am because my kids are asleep and it's just about the only time I can get onto the computer and do some netsurfing. Phew, the exams are over and now we can breathe again. At least until we find out our marks.
Wouldn't it be great if we all just thought about how much we've learned from our Area of Study rather than just wait for the magic number at the end? In Part 2, I chose the quote (from memory) "...Wherever he goes, people chat with him", and I based it on a taxi driver. We do a lot of talking to our hairdressers and taxi drivers, so I thought who better than a cabbie who takes in the world's problems and probably contributes an opinion or two of his own.
The subject of Journeys would mean a lot more to you when you're older. I know it means more to me now than it would have at school if I'd studied it years ago. Our school (well, TAFE's OTEN) followed the Inner Journey and we studied Empire of the Sun.
When I first sat for my HSC in 1983, I was 17 and bored to tears about even being at school. I was interested in English and Modern History but most of the time I was just frustrated and unable to make up my mind about what I wanted in the future. After a few detours in various types of jobs like Accounts Assistant, Admin Assistant, etc, I realised that it would have been better for me to have remained with English and Modern History because they're the subjects I got the most enjoyment and had the most success with when I sat for my HSC again.
The morale of the story is this: follow your heart with the subjects you enjoy at school and if you show ability in certain subjects, go ahead and pursue them at tertiary level. I don't regret studying accounting at TAFE years ago, but now I'm over the balancing and I don't care for promotions to reach for a higher level. It's English that makes my pulse race now, and that's why I'm going further with it. It was in fact my second attempt at the HSC that highlighted where I should be channelling my energy. I just wish it didn't take me this long to find out. Make sound decisions now and it will save you a lot of frustration and anxiety when you're older.
Good luck to everyone and I hope we all get the results we desire, but realistically worked for.