ive never properly got done to some serious study..im about too but then something happens like my mate asks me r ye comin out ? or sumtin like dat.
its soo boring.
As for the education system altogether,well i want start coz then i wont stop
Penalty Shootout/Exams
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If you approach exams like football. You accumulate knowledge over an entire season and then at the end if someone asked you specific questions about The Arsenal you'd be able to answer most of them without revision.
The same goes for study, this whole cram a load of revion in in a short time before the exam negates the fact that you've had up to and almost a year to learn what you need to know for it.
Now get back to studying you tax deging sponging student scum....
The same goes for study, this whole cram a load of revion in in a short time before the exam negates the fact that you've had up to and almost a year to learn what you need to know for it.
Now get back to studying you tax deging sponging student scum....
Dont worry bout that stupid thing boy. Did absolutely nothin last year 4 it and did grand...CelticTiger wrote:Me Junior Cert starting wednesday (same as GCSE'S)
ive never properly got done to some serious study..im about too but then something happens like my mate asks me r ye comin out ? or sumtin like dat.
its soo boring.
As for the education system altogether,well i want start coz then i wont stop
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Trust me the junior dont mean a thing when your facing the leaving cert in a days timeCelticTiger wrote:Me Junior Cert starting wednesday (same as GCSE'S)
ive never properly got done to some serious study..im about too but then something happens like my mate asks me r ye comin out ? or sumtin like dat.
its soo boring.
As for the education system altogether,well i want start coz then i wont stop
Best of luck tho 
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I know I'm not DB10 (thank fuckCelticTiger wrote:DB10,could you kinda elaborate your assesment system idea?
) but...At uni we have some subjects that are totally exam based and others are assessed, and to be fair (and as DB10 said) some people are better in exams than others....
Assessment based subjects are when the tutor/teacher assesses the practical work you have completed over the course of the subject and gives you a mark based on that rather than a 2-3hr written exam.
There's advantages & disadvantages of both methods... but of course, it's more difficult to cheat and pass off other peoples work as your own in an exam.
I suppose it depends what route you want to take. More practical courses like plumber, electrician, Chef, architect, art, etc. will be mostly assessment of your practical work, whereas Mathematics, Science, Engineering, etc. are going to be more weighted toward exams.
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I hate exams. I had to sit 15 of them to get my degree. At three hours each thats a whole 45 hours of my life I'll never get back. At my age, I can ill afford the time
I believe that exams are nothing more than a test of memory and nerves. They serve no real purpose and don't actually show that the individual is any good at the subject at all. You can relate this back to football too. I know everything there is to know about being a top footballer. Healthy diet/lifestyle, training, good off ball movement, positioning etc. etc. etc.
Am I any good at football? .......NO!
It's the same with exams. I know a few people that studied the same course as me. They're crap at their jobs because they learned everything parrot fashion to pass an exam but cannot apply it to real life situations. It's like a situation is all going according to how the text book said it was until somebody threw a curve ball in there just for good measure. Suddenly, they cannot deal with it, it does not compute, syntax error, system is shutting down. They're fucked.
I think a better method of assessment is monitoring of coursework and on the job training (no puns please). At least then individuals would be better prepared for how things really work in the big bad world.
I believe that exams are nothing more than a test of memory and nerves. They serve no real purpose and don't actually show that the individual is any good at the subject at all. You can relate this back to football too. I know everything there is to know about being a top footballer. Healthy diet/lifestyle, training, good off ball movement, positioning etc. etc. etc.
Am I any good at football? .......NO!
It's the same with exams. I know a few people that studied the same course as me. They're crap at their jobs because they learned everything parrot fashion to pass an exam but cannot apply it to real life situations. It's like a situation is all going according to how the text book said it was until somebody threw a curve ball in there just for good measure. Suddenly, they cannot deal with it, it does not compute, syntax error, system is shutting down. They're fucked.
I think a better method of assessment is monitoring of coursework and on the job training (no puns please). At least then individuals would be better prepared for how things really work in the big bad world.
