I used to think like Squirrel but I think I'm the only person in my maths group who passed all three papers. It isn't (well, it seems very unlikely) because the class is [I]so[/I] bad that they just can't grasp the concepts even after they've made serious attempts to.

[QUOTE=Dr Hooch;15147617]It's a mix of the 2; if you're smart you can do well whatever the teacher's like so long as you work hard; if the teacher's good and you're smart you can do well without working too hard, but if it doesn't come naturally to you and you have a bad teacher you face a real uphill battle.[/QUOTE]

True, but i dont think reading a book, asking for help, asking another teacher/sibling/older friend, using the internet etc is beyond anyone.

[QUOTE=Squirrel;15147659]True, but i dont think reading a book, asking for help, asking another teacher/sibling/older friend, using the internet etc is beyond anyone.[/QUOTE]

This for sure.

It's pretty much that at the end of the day, most kids would rather just give up and take the [I]"easy"[/I] way out and accept a fail or something.

It comes down to whether you think from today to tomorrow, or whether you think from today to years from now.

If you're the first, you think, meh, if I don't study, what'll happen? I'll fail a test. Doesn't mean much

If you're the latter, you think, fu[I]c[/I]k, if I wanna' be anyone in this world I've gotta' study.

I dunno man, studying doesn't make you a someone really in this world.

But not studying makes you a nobody.

[QUOTE=Pastorius;15147754]I dunno man, studying doesn't make you a someone really in this world.[/QUOTE]

I meant that if you study, you'll probably do better, and you'll probably pass the test, you'll probably get a better grade and you'll probably get into a Uni.

Versus

You don't study, you do worse, you fail the test, you get an awful grade and you don't get into Uni.

You're more likely to be a someone from the first option in my opinion.

Normally the biggest bigwigs don't have an excellent education, but it's a safer bet to stay in education.

[QUOTE=Pastorius;15147881]Normally the biggest bigwigs don't have an excellent education, but it's a safer bet to stay in education.[/QUOTE]

Exactly.

You've got an easier path and technically better odds of leading a more successful life by staying in Education.

Butler and I actually can blame the teacher for crap results. He gave us the wrong coursework, and limited our results to poor.

[QUOTE=ChodaBoy;15147989]Butler and I actually can blame the teacher for crap results. He gave us the wrong coursework, and limited our results to poor.[/QUOTE]

This is true, the entire year failed ICT because of this.

Christ, the teacher must have been pretty cr[size=2]a[/size]ppy to be incompetent enough to hand out the wrong coursework.

In fact I struggle to understand how they managed to do it.

[QUOTE=The_Passenger;15148252]Christ, the teacher must have been pretty cr[size=2]a[/size]ppy to be incompetent enough to hand out the wrong coursework.

In fact I struggle to understand how they managed to do it.[/QUOTE]

God knows, all i know is he soon the school work because of that incident i presume.

he soon

wish where does one go for name changes and postcount resets now?

Is there a reason why you keep doing that?

And if you're going to get your postcount reset why not just make a new account, like you have before?

just curious

no idea, probably form when it was deleted that time

Why do i keep doing that?

Because the people that need to know i've been here for like 4 1/2 years do already and those that don't i don't want to

That's mah thing, yo.

is anyone watching Still Game on BBC2?

I cannot for the life of me understand what any of them are saying.

Grr, I use MSN for the first time in like 2 months, and its cut me off

[QUOTE=Untitled;15149362]is anyone watching Still Game on BBC2?

I cannot for the life of me understand what any of them are saying.[/QUOTE]

that place is like what...20 minutes max from me! its.....pretty much how i speak in person! i love it when i go back down to england (originally from newcastle) and none of my friends there can understand me!

P.S Still Game is amazing!

just finished watching the bourne ultimatum

[QUOTE=Squirrel;15149760]just finished watching the bourne ultimatum[/QUOTE]

is it good? i want to see it

it was decent enough

nothing like the book in any shape or form whatsoever though, except the title

im gona sound sooo ignorant here, but, they were books first? sorry, my area in general is probly 75% illiterate so there isnt really such a thing as a library...only books i read are autobio's

Hannibal LEcter Trilogy; so much better as books and STILL great films

god i really do live in a sheltered area...im glad that in 3 weeks im moving back to glasgow fro the next year! i didnt know the hannibal lecter films were books either?! and i considered myself well educated...well as well as getting into uni

I just dont bother with books at all, its been many years since I finished a whole book

[QUOTE=Untitled;15149362]is anyone watching Still Game on BBC2?

I cannot for the life of me understand what any of them are saying.[/QUOTE]

I ****ing love that show, its the best sitcom on these days, though thats not hard

I'm home :D

long journey today. As we approched Edinburgh (the final stop) i noticed a man behind me sleeping and tried to wake him but he wouldn't budge. I hope he didn't miss a connection :(

SUP?

where were you?

Leeds since Sunday, been staying with my man.
It was a hoot an' a holler

ooh nice! i like Leeds, actually i like Yorkshire althogether! i ahve family there, love going down to their farm and just rippin it up on my bike (for lack of a better phrase!)

[QUOTE=ChodaBoy;15149915]I just dont bother with books at all, its been many years since I finished a whole book[/QUOTE]

I

just

couldn't




the last time i dind't finish a book was "Moby Dick"

[QUOTE=jamjar602;15150222]ooh nice! i like Leeds, actually i like Yorkshire althogether! i ahve family there, love going down to their farm and just rippin it up on my bike (for lack of a better phrase!)[/QUOTE]

YORKSHIRE IS EVIL, booook yorkshire, long live the red rose!!

Do I pull an all nighter, go into college tomorrow morning, come back and sleep.
Or sleep when baseball is over 3:30ish, and go in the afternoon?

what baseball is on? what channel?

ive done the all nighter and gone into college many times. why would you be going to college in august though? are you getting exam results?

Yeah. Baseball is on......my subscription! Its on sundays and wednesdays on C5 though

yeah i was gonna say i checked channel 5 and saw it wasn't on. im a proud (sort of) follower of the cleveland indians

Im a Yankees fan, which is annoying for 2 reasons. 1 - people think im a glory hunter, which isnt true (they were just always on TV when I started to watch, so became my favourite team), 2 - scallies ruin it by wearing the logo all the time, so trying to find a real yankee fan is pretty much impossible

yeah i hate the way people where the NY caps without actually knowing that its the Yankees. i often say "so you support the yankees" to people that where it and they havent got a clue what i'm on about. i support the indians because i have realtives in ohio who support them and when i went to visit they just converted me and i've followed them ever since