Berwick Selective School

[appianway]

So, what does everyone think about the new selective school?

[GoodGuys]

I think it is really stupid because they become very selective by choosing the best of the best.
These selective schools don't give average students the chance, when i mean average i mean 80+ average...

its unfair by selecting only the best/
Im not saying go ahead and select total idiots and hooligans but be reasonable and give other students the chance also...

[shinny]

What exactly do you mean by giving other students a chance though? Even if you abolished all these selective schools, these exact same students will just be elsewhere in other schools still achieving the same scores, whilst probably eating away at your SAC ranking even.

[mtwtfss]

I think its a great idea.

[costargh]

I think its a great idea.

+1

Hopefully less MHS dickheads being rude pricks on the train home from Uni (as they can go to Bezza instead)

[mtwtfss]

I think its a great idea.

+1

Hopefully less MHS dickheads being rude pricks on the train home from Uni (as they can go to Bezza instead)

Haha I want details of these dickheads.

Just the general group of asians talking really loudly about their latest DoTA exploits or something more sinister?
Or the curries discussing dreamteam tactics about a game they really do not understand?

[costargh]

They just stand in the doorway, and dont move down the carriage and just are really loud and obnoxious.

This one guy yesterday was just sittin in the middle of the doorway blocking everyone so he cood read his paper.
Then this other MHS guy got up off a seat for this old lady and then this other MHS dude just jumped on the seat and made the old lady stand who was too embarrased to say anything.

Just the general "i have 2 be 3cms away from my friends all time on the train really shits me"

The girls from Sacred Heart have to take the cake though. I've seen people doing Long Jump over there bags which create mountains in the walkways because they're too rude to put them under their seats or hold them.

[appianway]

I think it is really stupid because they become very selective by choosing the best of the best.
These selective schools don't give average students the chance, when i mean average i mean 80+ average...

its unfair by selecting only the best/
Im not saying go ahead and select total idiots and hooligans but be reasonable and give other students the chance also...

In my opinion, the reason why selective schools are such positive environments is because of the calibre of the students who attend them. When you have intelligent students, you're able to cover different course content and work at a faster pace. If you let the average Joe into a selective school, they're not going to benefit from the environment and they're going to hold everyone else back.

Does anyone think that the new selective school will attain higher academic results than the other two? Personally, I don't think it has a chance (for the meantime, anyway), but it'll be interesting to see what happens.

[costargh]

I think it is really stupid because they become very selective by choosing the best of the best.
These selective schools don't give average students the chance, when i mean average i mean 80+ average...

its unfair by selecting only the best/
Im not saying go ahead and select total idiots and hooligans but be reasonable and give other students the chance also...

In my opinion, the reason why selective schools are such positive environments is because of the calibre of the students who attend them. When you have intelligent students, you're able to cover different course content and work at a faster pace. If you let the average Joe into a selective school, they're not going to benefit from the environment and they're going to hold everyone else back.

Does anyone think that the new selective school will attain higher academic results than the other two? Personally, I don't think it has a chance (for the meantime, anyway), but it'll be interesting to see what happens.

I disagree with the bold bit and I think you'd find research would disagree with you too. Although I agree with everything else.

[appianway]

Costa, I beg to differ. My research is only anecdotal - I've noticed that the kids at Mac.Rob who significantly lag behind the others end up becoming disengaged with their schoastic pursuits. In year 9, one of the girls remarked that she had no clue what was going on in English class - she couldn't follow the discussion and wasn't familiar with the lexicon being used by her peers.

This girl probably sits at the 80th percentile in comparison to the rest of the state. Now she feels like she's dumb and is reluctant to participate in class.

Look, I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule, but in my opinion, it's just not fair to put people into that position. She'd be better off in an environment where she'd be able to keep up to date and be engaged in what she does.

[methodsboy]

They just stand in the doorway, and dont move down the carriage and just are really loud and obnoxious.

This one guy yesterday was just sittin in the middle of the doorway blocking everyone so he cood read his paper.
Then this other MHS guy got up off a seat for this old lady and then this other MHS dude just jumped on the seat and made the old lady stand who was too embarrased to say anything.

Just the general "i have 2 be 3cms away from my friends all time on the train really shits me"

The girls from Sacred Heart have to take the cake though. I've seen people doing Long Jump over there bags which create mountains in the walkways because they're too rude to put them under their seats or hold them.

haha a great way to sum up their arrogance. seriously, they are waay too cocky

[methodsboy]

So, what does everyone think about the new selective school?

haven't heard of it. is their some sort of advertisement or somthin?

[AppleThief]

Costa, I beg to differ. My research is only anecdotal - I've noticed that the kids at Mac.Rob who significantly lag behind the others end up becoming disengaged with their schoastic pursuits. In year 9, one of the girls remarked that she had no clue what was going on in English class - she couldn't follow the discussion and wasn't familiar with the lexicon being used by her peers.

This girl probably sits at the 80th percentile in comparison to the rest of the state. Now she feels like she's dumb and is reluctant to participate in class.

Look, I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule, but in my opinion, it's just not fair to put people into that position. She'd be better off in an environment where she'd be able to keep up to date and be engaged in what she does.

Does that mean I should drop out of UoM and go to a worse university so I feel smarter? Sometimes people's smartness in tutorials can be intimidating, but that just makes me want to try harder, and boosts my motivation to learn, personally.

[GoodGuys]

costargh why don't you just get up and teach them a lesson?
Tell them off, thats what i would be doing, coming from the north
a good beat up wouldn't hurt....

[methodsboy]

They just stand in the doorway, and dont move down the carriage and just are really loud and obnoxious.

This one guy yesterday was just sittin in the middle of the doorway blocking everyone so he cood read his paper.
Then this other MHS guy got up off a seat for this old lady and then this other MHS dude just jumped on the seat and made the old lady stand who was too embarrased to say anything.

Just the general "i have 2 be 3cms away from my friends all time on the train really shits me"

The girls from Sacred Heart have to take the cake though. I've seen people doing Long Jump over there bags which create mountains in the walkways because they're too rude to put them under their seats or hold them.

nice metaphor