Tulipa
Loose lips sink ships
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- HSC
- 2005
For once I agree completely with you.wikiwiki said:So, private schools are really good at absolutely nothing, since that is what the HSC teaches us.
I attended an "asian dominated" selective school and I can tell you, the problems with english had far more to do with the poor quality of english teachers (BOS politics) then it did the asians.
I was challenging ALL education in this state. The fact is, the HSC doesn't work and as a result, the UAI doesn't work.
Private schools are really good at manufacturing UAI's, as are selective schools. I can tell you straight out that the best people in terms of potential at my school didn't even get a HSC. Of the people who got 99 + only one actually has potential, rather than studying prowess.
All we are ever taught in class is the best way to answer HSC questions rather than actually learning skills for university ie research, creative thinking. My extension English class is all about how to answer HSC questions, get a good UAI and get scaled up. I took this class because I thought it would be a creative one, with class discussion and more in depth thinking, research and imaginative thinking than regular english. However it's just another way to get a good UAI. Same with extension 2 English. I get sick of hearing from my teachers that my idea won't get me marks. I don't fuckin care, it's a creative course.
IMO the education system in NSW is quite screwed up. It'll get you into uni if you are good at memorising but really what is it teaching you in the long run?
Maybe we should be looking at the problems in the education system instead of petty arguments about the differences between private and public school.