If you could alter your education in any way...

[GerrySly]

you dont even have to segrigate ppl, just give out the test results (privatly of course) with a list of things u NEED to improve on if u intend to do well later on

Yeah true, like the careers counselor but have a teacher who you can go to to catch up or go through the tests and year worth of work with etc.

I wish they had the SEAL program in every school as well. I found I had a lot of motivation from grade 6 to year 7 (new school wanting to be the best) which would have been the best time to catch me with that program (or a similar program).

[iffets12345]

I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I am kind of curious as to the Asian-country style of ranking students and classes. I know, we already have like accelerated maths and stuff in early years, but I was thinking about this separation and having different curriculum for classes of different standards. I know you might say "all the lazy kids will just influence each other and exacerbate the problem", but maybe, with a different system for tackling these childrens you might make the difference. Plus, if you have all the people in methods one class doing spesh as well, that class could be made a whole lot more convenient.

[Aqualim]

- I wish I read more throughout younger years
- Starting learning French in year seven
- attempted to receive a placement in one of the 'elite' schools

[iffets12345]

- attempted to receive a placement in one of the 'elite' schools

Similar- Wish I had tried harder, I just kind of signed up and went half-assed into the room, and stuffed up majorly on maths. Then when I got the PD, my application was accepted, but I stuffed up the interview.

THEN in year 10, a girl who did french quit, so that meant one french spot, and I didn't bother going.

[kyzoo]

Similar- Wish I had tried harder, I just kind of signed up and went half-assed into the room, and stuffed up majorly on maths. Then when I got the PD, my application was accepted, but I stuffed up the interview.

0.o I remember my parents doing most of the interview.

[iffets12345]

how could that be :S? Didn't you sit alone in a room? or are you talking figuratively

[kyzoo]

No lol I went in the room with my parents, and I think there was a time when the headmaster guy wanted to talk with my parents alone

[iffets12345]

AS IF KYZOO! For the macrob one (kay guys...im a girl==), we had a personal interview, for the Principal's Discretion placement. The principal and the lady who is in charge of selection asked me random questions.
WORST BIT EVER:

principal: what subjects do you enjoy?
me: english maths tech design. I'm making a rabbit.
Principal: is it a white rabbit?
me: ....Yes it is a white rabbit.

That is apparently, how I "engaged" my interviewers in an exciting and convincing way.

[kyzoo]

xD siff they ask you about rabbits

[iffets12345]

THEY DID. Its gunna haunt me forever.

[cameron_15]

-Start trying earlier... Took until about year 10 before I revised for tests :laugh:
-Paid more attention/Learnt year 11 courses better. Coming back to bite me now in yr 12!

[AzureBlue]

- As with TT, less piano in early childhood and more maths, good to start early
- more student clubs would be great
- wider range of subject choices, do perhaps one 3/4 in year 10

[wildareal]

... what would you do?

less piano in early childhood and more maths

C'mon TT, you wouldn't be the virtuoso you are now. As if you would regret music, it gives your life meaning, maths doesn't (well I may be wrong haha).

[AzureBlue]

... what would you do?

less piano in early childhood and more maths

BOTH are awesome!
C'mon TT, you wouldn't be the virtuoso you are now. As if you would regret music, it gives your life meaning, maths doesn't (well I may be wrong haha).

[appianway]

How can you regret music?

... If I could go back about 7 years, I'd have done more violin.