Did we really learn anything in year 12?

[Swagadaktal]

Hey guys, Just thought I'd start this topic here because after the whole of year 12, I don't really feel like I learnt much but rather I learnt a study design and how to answer questions accordingly...

It's kind of bothering how I don't feel much smarter after yr 12 but rather just more competent in answering exam questions.

Thoughts?

[SexGodDosia]

Hey guys, Just thought I'd start this topic here because after the whole of year 12, I don't really feel like I learnt much but rather I learnt a study design and how to answer questions accordingly...

It's kind of bothering how I don't feel much smarter after yr 12 but rather just more competent in answering exam questions.

Thoughts?

Think you learn alot about yourself rather then the subjects necessarily.
However if you look at your work from yr11 to yr12 you will notice a difference

[Swagadaktal]

Think you learn alot about yourself rather then the subjects necessarily.

That's actually a brilliant point.

[HopefulLawStudent]

What I learnt: good friends are life and I'm more persistent than even I knew.

[Elizawei]

Commitment and dedication, and the ability to keep going even when tired :')

[The Usual Student]

Learnt that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
Other then that not really.....

[Aaron]

You learnt how to be a satisfactory member of the system that is VCE.

[Sine]

vce is learning how to learn 

[heids]

Hey guys, Just thought I'd start this topic here because after the whole of year 12, I don't really feel like I learnt much but rather I learnt a study design and how to answer questions accordingly...

This is very much my opinion of most formal education; I find I learn most from the things I read/watch out of interest rather than either school or uni (though you probably did learn a lot of useful facts or ways of thinking/analysing/learning without realising it).

As everyone here's saying - it's more the maturity/character you'll have gained from working hard, keeping on going when you're totally over it, balancing working hard with a social life, friendships, emotional intelligence, and the particular challenges that you faced.  Different people will learn totally different things and at different levels.

This is true of every year of your life and what VCAA itself taught you is just a drop in the bucket of what you've learnt this year (and every year).

[Glasses]

I learnt a fair bit last year and this year, but that's primarily because of my actual subjects - particularly Religion and Society, Psychology and Legal Studies. But I can definitely see why you'd feel like you didn't learn much.

[Cornrow Kenny]

I think my English and writing has come a long way tbh. It's something that you probably don't notice though, but if you compare your work from Year 12 (if you put effort into English  ) I think you would be able to see a massive difference. And that improvement translates to improved skills in everyday writing in my opinion.

[MightyBeh]

I actually feel like I learned a lot of things during year 12, some of it I probably wouldn't have been able to learn elsewhere. I think my attitude kinda reflects my subject choices though - didn't learn anything from maths, really, but in Classics and Literature I learned a lot about the world (albeit not very useful things depending on how you want to look at it). Definitely without the help of a teacher/a dedicated course/school resources I wouldn't have even had access to a lot of the infortmation. Same with Software Development, except the stuff I learned has been a lot easier to apply to my life tbh, but that's a bit obvious when you consider the nature of the course .

Overall I think my VCE experience was pretty enriching. Obviously the friends and stuff, but I feel I got a lot out of the system itself, too.