Pathetic? Yeah okay mate.
"oh hey look at this guy, he is dropping to general. don't worry I do extension 2 maths so I'll just look down my nose at him"
Define what a "pathetic" or "dodgey" subject is. The way I see it, if the subject was shithouse, the BOS wouldn't have them available, and every student in the state would me made to do exactly the same subject. Sort of like Year 7.
You may not enjoy the subject or be good at it, that doesn't make it a shit one that automatically scales down.
Also, just because it 'scales' well, doesn't mean you will get an automatic high mark. "ZOMG HURR DURRR EXTANSEN 2 MAFS 99.95 ATAR HERE I CUM". You still have to put in the effort;
a. If it's a generally lower scaling mark, it indicates an easier subject? Put in the effort and get a high mark.
b. If it's a generally high scaling mark, it indicates a harder subject? My teacher always used to say - "You can't scale a zero to a 90. You have to put in the effort and get a decent raw mark in order to achieve a high ATAR."
And I'm fairly sure that the BOS wouldn't purposely make it unfair for those who do less capable subjects, and give an advantage to those who do an extension subject or the more harder ones.
"oh hey look at this guy, he is dropping to general. don't worry I do extension 2 maths so I'll just look down my nose at him"
Define what a "pathetic" or "dodgey" subject is. The way I see it, if the subject was shithouse, the BOS wouldn't have them available, and every student in the state would me made to do exactly the same subject. Sort of like Year 7.
You may not enjoy the subject or be good at it, that doesn't make it a shit one that automatically scales down.
Also, just because it 'scales' well, doesn't mean you will get an automatic high mark. "ZOMG HURR DURRR EXTANSEN 2 MAFS 99.95 ATAR HERE I CUM". You still have to put in the effort;
a. If it's a generally lower scaling mark, it indicates an easier subject? Put in the effort and get a high mark.
b. If it's a generally high scaling mark, it indicates a harder subject? My teacher always used to say - "You can't scale a zero to a 90. You have to put in the effort and get a decent raw mark in order to achieve a high ATAR."
And I'm fairly sure that the BOS wouldn't purposely make it unfair for those who do less capable subjects, and give an advantage to those who do an extension subject or the more harder ones.
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