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James Lu should be happy he got 99.95 and stop dishing out on the VCE
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--- Quote from: minilunchbox on December 15, 2009, 04:14:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: EvangelionZeta on December 15, 2009, 04:08:26 pm ---the difference between what is right, and what is easy
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I read that in Dumbledore's voice. ~Now is the time that we must choose between what is right, and what is easy~
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haha so did i man!
i.am.amanda:
--- Quote from: ninwa on December 15, 2009, 08:34:46 pm ---
--- Quote from: EvangelionZeta on December 15, 2009, 04:17:17 pm ---Sure, his point is fairly cynical, but I don't think it was "pretentious" per se.
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I read it and immediately thought "you arrogant douchebag":
--- Quote from: James Lu ---but I regret my lack of academic failure.
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He makes a really good point; if only his elephantine ego didn't shine through with it.
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Lol! ;D Well said.
Edit: I meant that Ninwa's post was well said...I don't actually know anything about this James Lu person :)
kyzoo:
Mmm James Lu doesn't really stand out as arrogant in RL.
Mao:
I think his high score has made him oblivious to a very important point, and many of our own also fell into the same hole: for the vast majority of the state, the difference between a 99.00 and a 99.95 is not that big - they are equally impossible. Many people find completing the syllabus to be an achievement, these people's focus is not on past papers, common mistakes and scaling, they are interested in learning the course and retaining as much as possible.
As far as I know, the only time when a difference between 99.95 and 99.85 matters is UoM Scholarships. Can you really blame the entire ENTER/ATAR system? I say it's how UoM select their awardees.
Maybe if James Lu studied at an average Joe school, then he might have some appreciation for the ENTER system.
Nic K:
Although by no means do I agree with the way that that he addressed the issue of VCE but he certainly does raise a good point about the fact that the VCE system is indeed flawed and there is a need to change this system.
I personally think that the system needs a dramatic change (and hopefully when I become a teacher I can eventually push for changes to make Australia have a world class education system that we are proud of). For a start, is it really fair to give a majority (in most cases) of marks for how a student performs on one day? Better yet, is it really fair for students to be marked purely on essays and tests (again, in most cases)? I wasn't aware that education was based on disadvantaging certain students.
The fact that students receive an ENTER or study score is not the issue here; it is how how we determine what those study scores and ENTER's are and how much each task counts to these things. This is what the basis of education reform should be.
There is also the issue of what is taught in VCE, how much say a teacher should have in the curriculum and the education restrictions when teaching things that are not necessarily in the course but I won't go into those things this evening.
Feel free to agree, disagree or argue with me. I don't believe that my opinion is the only, nor necessarily the right one and I like to get a sense of what other people think.
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