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Thread ID: 50577	2004-10-25 08:24:00	[ OT ]Exams	ApeNz (4220)	Press F1

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284512	2004-10-28 08:45:00	I can do nothing but sit back and gaze in awe at how much work you people manage to get through. I want to do IGCSE. I want to bother studying. Alas, I think I'll move to Italy.	Growly (6)
284513	2004-10-28 08:56:00	How many people here have done homework atleast three times a week throughout the year? I'm thinking that's why I'm nervous...	Growly (6)
284514	2004-10-28 09:15:00	LOL Mate I don't do nearly enough homework. I try, so hard to make myself do it ... but then I see that shiny, inviting Firefox icon, and click it. 3 seconds later I'm right here (although that's most definitely not the thing I do most). Or, I think of something related to my business to do. I'd much sooner catch up on my paperwork and do the GST return than catch up on homework and do that assignment... That's the end of homework for me for the day:(. George	george12 (7)
284515	2004-10-28 09:41:00	This brings me onto an interest point I have noticed in our society - Doing well in exams does not make you smart. The common perception among people today is that intelligence is governed by performance in academic assessments. The smartest guy out there is the one who is the top of the year. The sharpest knife is the one who finishes the exams quickest. The reality is that this is completely false. You must all realise (as I'm sure you have) that an exam is in essence a simple concept - your knowledge is being tested. I was once told that this was so the teachers could teach us more of what we don't know as opposed to repeating what we do. The funny thing is that teachers know this - they govern one's ability based on personal experience and meeting with you - something that characters on a sheet of paper can never hope to convey. Good marks, and doing well in exams is all about preparation. An story often shared is that of the slack genius who failed, and the hard working average bloke who passed with flying colours. So my message? You must never rely on your intelligence to get you through any assessment situation. You may find concepts easier to grasp, but at the end of the day the highest scores are achieved by those who studied and studied hard - those who spent the year practising for that moment. Those who know all the questions, all the question styles, and all the impossible pedantic things that no one has any clue of the existence of will undoubtedly leave with a smile on their face. Personally, I admittedly do not try as hard as I used to. When I was younger I studied long and hard, to the point that I knew as much as I could - and that helped me do well. This year I took the attitude of school being not only a time of stress but of enjoyment - I realised that I had worried and worried and studied and studied to the point where school was merely a technicality I'd rather have missed. I daren't be too cheesy so I'll keep this a bit shorter than it could be, and will conclude with my observation that among the top tier of academic performers (for one reason or another) there is always an astounding level of competition. This sucks. I implore you to take heart, however, in knowing that no matter how intelligent your oponents are (or think they are), the true relevance is your dedication to schooling and your desire and motivation to succeed. This is what will give you the ability to answer that one question - that random, stupid, ill worded question - that you only got right because you saw it in a past exam paper and had a notetaker with which you recorded lessons that ended up breaking and repeating the quietly uttered point several times. That, my friends, is how to succeed. So you can take your IQs, whatever they are, and shove it for now - just study, study, study. You may agree or disagree - you may think that a stupid mistake (i.e. forgetting a zero on the end of a number because you didn't drink enough water and went to be late) warrants your intelligence to be criticised - but nevertheless I hope you understand now that effort will shove you along, much more than anything else. I say this because over the years I have tired from constantly trying to beat someone in a test - and it makes me cringe at the thought of getting tests back. The most annoying bit is when everyone else thinks you're stupid because of it. In the end of the day, if you like something you'll be good at it - perhaps why we are all here in the first place - so don't forget that when you're in the workforce, you're intelligence doesn't tend to count for as much as your dilligence does. So please, remember the DUX recepient who failed their first year of university next time you call someone an idiot :D Disclaimer: I am idiot, don't bother arguing, I'll win with my insatiable appetite for forum drama. The full observation will be available as soon as I write the biggest excuse for my failings in life (=this).	Growly (6)
284516	2004-10-28 11:49:00	... thoughtful thread buddy , good luck 2 ya old saying " Those who can do , those who can't teach " ... recon that's crap on the whole ... Maybe a grain of truth there tho ... Ahh the passion of Youth ... .	KatiMike (242)
284517	2004-10-28 19:10:00	"Only those who can't do -teach"	~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
284518	2004-10-28 19:10:00	credits are easy to get - you only need 100 ( 80 to pass , 20 to take to sixth form ) , I can get 150 this year	ApeNz (4220)
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