Does anyone miss Year 12?

[StringFever]

So before you guys shoot me down for asking this - I will explain my above statement:

In coming back online and reading some of the posts on VCE, I've come to realise how much I really enjoyed the VCE.

I enjoyed the fact that I knew what I was doing at all times - there was nothing exactly "surprising" about the VCE (ie. work hard and then reap the rewards)
I enjoyed my teachers and friends - they were all special and unique; and surprisingly, I even miss teachers who I "disliked" when I was back at school
I miss the atmosphere of school; in particular, the safety of school routine
I miss exploring subjects of interest in a very structured environment (as we all know, what you learn in VCE is only the tip of the iceberg in whatever subject you undertake)
I even miss being intellectually stimulated - I don't feel particularly stretched in reading Harry Potter and watching TV.


Is it just me being ultra-nostalgic, or does anyone else feel that Year 12 was one of the best years they've ever had in their young lives?

[StringFever]

To an extent. I definitely enjoyed naptime.

However, with that being said, I went to a Prep-Year 12 school, so my feelings about Primary School are very closely tied to my senior years at that school.

[TrueTears]

No way, I don't miss year 12 a tiny bit, VCE is shit.

[StringFever]

Really? Why did you dislike the VCE?

[TrueTears]

The maths was boring.

It was all about perfecting and training yourself into a robot that doesn't make careless mistakes rather than learning.

[StringFever]

But surely you enjoyed other aspects - like the atmosphere and (I'm assuming) some sort of leadership position?

[d0minicz]

no

[TrueTears]

But surely you enjoyed other aspects - like the atmosphere and (I'm assuming) some sort of leadership position?

I did enjoy the other aspects, but VCE outweighed the other aspects, thus year 12 was overall shit for me.

[methodsboy]

Despite the horrors of that year, I do sort of miss it. Especially the atmosphere and the moments when everyone used to start panicking when answers were shared after a SAC/Exam.

[StringFever]

Oh, and also - I really miss the strong bond formed between our year level (especially during the last few weeks of our schooling lives); I definitely think that people forgot about petty feuds, and just started to respect either other.

Also, the very very odd sense of motivation I got thinking about excelling in my studies - it was a hunger that I had never felt before about anything else; I hope I still feel the same hunger about my uni studies...

[monokekie]

and i loved the fact that whatever you do during that year, you get paid off.

[StringFever]

I'm definitely quite looking forward to going back to a school reunion. It will be great to see how people have excelled and moved on.

I'm actually quite seriously considering going back to school and offering my help - especially in the drama department. Yay or nay?

[StringFever]

and i loved the fact that whatever you do during that year, you get paid off.

Yeah definitely.
And also, as a Year 12, you were given so many licenses to do whatever you pleased (both from parents and teachers). It was so good, to be guided, yet given so much freedom.

[methodsboy]

Is it just me being ultra-nostalgic, or does anyone else feel that Year 12 was one of the best years they've ever had in their young lives?

It definitely was NOT the best year, rather, a memorable one.

[StringFever]

Is it just me being ultra-nostalgic, or does anyone else feel that Year 12 was one of the best years they've ever had in their young lives?

It definitely was NOT the best year, rather, a memorable one.

Hmm. I guess you could argue that. Personally, I thought it was the best year of my life. I knew who my friends were, I had success both academically and outside my studies, I was given liberty to pretty much act as I pleased and I felt many strong emotions and a thirst to prove myself (although I have definitely both before, it was definitely not to the same intensity as it was in Year 12) - thus, I think it was both memorable and the best year of my life