What VCE subjects are people doing this year?!

[daniel99]

Economics - really hate this subject very boring

Lol then why did you choose it? Surely you would've known what it would be like having done the 1/2??

Me and clinton are doing economics this year, but we didn't do it in year 11. This is the first year that it has run at our school.

[droodles]

economics is one the most interesting subjects you could ever do, how one finds it boring is wow

[ed_saifa]

American history is really interesting, shame it isn't a VCE subject.

[Rietie]

American history is really interesting, shame it isn't a VCE subject.

Yes it is. But it's just the revolutions part.
It was interesting, but not as interesting as French history, or Italian (as I'm studying now - which is awesome! Go the Medici, the Godfathers of the Renaissance!)

[ed_saifa]

Our teacher showed us the Godfather film. It was so violent but very relevant. I also remember the Untouchables as well. Do they do much American history in revolutions? American history at my school is an elective in year 10. Theres two, Gangsters or Independance and slaves. 

[costargh]

economics is one the most interesting subjects you could ever do, how one finds it boring is wow

I suppose if you had a shit teacher then it could be REALLY BORING.

GUESS WHAT EVERYONE!!! We have a NEW economics teacher and shes FANTASTIC. She is WOW. She was on Temptation. (She has been part time/subbing for our school for a while but then she got sick and was in hospital for 6 weeks but now shes fine and teaching).

So she's job sharing for me in Acc and Eco. At first I was a bit tentative to think of how two teachers would work but it actually seems really positive because both are great =)

[polky]

I'm doing:

English - relatively boring, but I quite like discussing books and stuff.  It's the language analysis that I hate.
Specialist maths - interesting and good fun
Chemistry - ahh probably the subject I am least confident with.
History Revs - we're doing French and Russian, and I think it's awesome!

Did Methods and Biology in year 11 and did Chinese (SL) in year 10.  Got study scores of 42, 46 and 45 respectively, but I'm not expecting my performance for this year to be anywhere near that :-(  Biology was the most awesome subject, I think it's probably my favourite subject out of all 7 I'm doing/have done for VCE.  I miss it heaps

[jsimmo]

economics is one the most interesting subjects you could ever do, how one finds it boring is wow

I suppose if you had a shit teacher then it could be REALLY BORING.

GUESS WHAT EVERYONE!!! We have a NEW economics teacher and shes FANTASTIC. She is WOW. She was on Temptation. (She has been part time/subbing for our school for a while but then she got sick and was in hospital for 6 weeks but now shes fine and teaching).

So she's job sharing for me in Acc and Eco. At first I was a bit tentative to think of how two teachers would work but it actually seems really positive because both are great =)

I have the same teacher for Further and IT: Applications, she is the WORST teacher I have ever had in my school life. There has been numerous complaints from both classes and the co-ord comes into our class saying we shouldn't give her grief.. he just sticks up for her. We have to report to the principal on how she is going so HOPEFULLY she gets the boot.. but.. the principal doesn't seem like he will take action!!
We have 10 Further classes and I seemed to get the worst teacher out of all (I can't swap into other classes either)

[Mao]

economics is one the most interesting subjects you could ever do, how one finds it boring is wow

I suppose if you had a shit teacher then it could be REALLY BORING.

GUESS WHAT EVERYONE!!! We have a NEW economics teacher and shes FANTASTIC. She is WOW. She was on Temptation. (She has been part time/subbing for our school for a while but then she got sick and was in hospital for 6 weeks but now shes fine and teaching).

So she's job sharing for me in Acc and Eco. At first I was a bit tentative to think of how two teachers would work but it actually seems really positive because both are great =)

I have the same teacher for Further and IT: Applications, she is the WORST teacher I have ever had in my school life. There has been numerous complaints from both classes and the co-ord comes into our class saying we shouldn't give her grief.. he just sticks up for her. We have to report to the principal on how she is going so HOPEFULLY she gets the boot.. but.. the principal doesn't seem like he will take action!!
We have 10 Further classes and I seemed to get the worst teacher out of all (I can't swap into other classes either)

no, i'd suggest not doing that. changing teacher in year 12 can be highly disastrous. similar thing happened last year with my ITA class, the result was we were massively behind, and the school didnt have a chance to find a good experienced IT teacher to take the class for the rest of the year. overall it was a bad idea. i suppose you should just learn to stick with this teacher, its better not to risk everything.

[jsimmo]

economics is one the most interesting subjects you could ever do, how one finds it boring is wow

I suppose if you had a shit teacher then it could be REALLY BORING.

GUESS WHAT EVERYONE!!! We have a NEW economics teacher and shes FANTASTIC. She is WOW. She was on Temptation. (She has been part time/subbing for our school for a while but then she got sick and was in hospital for 6 weeks but now shes fine and teaching).

So she's job sharing for me in Acc and Eco. At first I was a bit tentative to think of how two teachers would work but it actually seems really positive because both are great =)

I have the same teacher for Further and IT: Applications, she is the WORST teacher I have ever had in my school life. There has been numerous complaints from both classes and the co-ord comes into our class saying we shouldn't give her grief.. he just sticks up for her. We have to report to the principal on how she is going so HOPEFULLY she gets the boot.. but.. the principal doesn't seem like he will take action!!
We have 10 Further classes and I seemed to get the worst teacher out of all (I can't swap into other classes either)

no, i'd suggest not doing that. changing teacher in year 12 can be highly disastrous. similar thing happened last year with my ITA class, the result was we were massively behind, and the school didnt have a chance to find a good experienced IT teacher to take the class for the rest of the year. overall it was a bad idea. i suppose you should just learn to stick with this teacher, its better not to risk everything.

Yeah, but it would be appropriate for her to teach Year 11 Further and ITA.. there is two IT classes the other one is mixed yr11/12 so it would be best for her to teach that class and move all the year 12's into one class with the other teacher (who is good).. I wouldn't care if there were two many students as long as I actually get taught properly..

I'd be happy... if a teacher came into our class that was fresh from Uni.. I wouldn't care..  i just want a teacher who is fluent in english.. my teacher isn't and thats what makes it hard.. :@

[Mao]

Yeah, but it would be appropriate for her to teach Year 11 Further and ITA.. there is two IT classes the other one is mixed yr11/12 so it would be best for her to teach that class and move all the year 12's into one class with the other teacher (who is good).. I wouldn't care if there were two many students as long as I actually get taught properly..

I'd be happy... if a teacher came into our class that was fresh from Uni.. I wouldn't care..  i just want a teacher who is fluent in english.. my teacher isn't and thats what makes it hard.. :@

from that i'm assuming those yr11 are also doing ITA 3/4

which then i have to say thats quite an unfair comment. their education isnt any less worthy than yours, and they deserve quality education just as much as you do. This proposal also puts added pressure on the "good" IT teacher.

I think you should organise a group of eager and sensible students, and sit down to have a forum with this particular teacher. (forum as in discussion). talk about how you'd like to be taught, how she can improve, what styles you prefer, what you find inadequate, and do it professionally.
approaching these problems maturely usually have very positive results, and the teacher would appreciate it a lot more than "bloody kids complaining". criticizing teachers (i have learnt the hard way at the cost of my ITA score) is really not the way to go. there are always better ways to deal with this kind of issues.

[dcc]

there was a crap chem teacher at my school so the grade complained and they got a better teacher. yay!

[Collin Li]

There has been a crap (include judgemental and bigoted as well) English teacher at Melbourne High School for ages. I don't know why she isn't gone yet.

[jsimmo]

Yeah, but it would be appropriate for her to teach Year 11 Further and ITA.. there is two IT classes the other one is mixed yr11/12 so it would be best for her to teach that class and move all the year 12's into one class with the other teacher (who is good).. I wouldn't care if there were two many students as long as I actually get taught properly..

I'd be happy... if a teacher came into our class that was fresh from Uni.. I wouldn't care..  i just want a teacher who is fluent in english.. my teacher isn't and thats what makes it hard.. :@

from that i'm assuming those yr11 are also doing ITA 3/4

which then i have to say thats quite an unfair comment. their education isnt any less worthy than yours, and they deserve quality education just as much as you do. This proposal also puts added pressure on the "good" IT teacher.

I think you should organise a group of eager and sensible students, and sit down to have a forum with this particular teacher. (forum as in discussion). talk about how you'd like to be taught, how she can improve, what styles you prefer, what you find inadequate, and do it professionally.
approaching these problems maturely usually have very positive results, and the teacher would appreciate it a lot more than "bloody kids complaining". criticizing teachers (i have learnt the hard way at the cost of my ITA score) is really not the way to go. there are always better ways to deal with this kind of issues.

The year 11 students are doing unit 1/2 it's a combined class. I wasn't saying their education is less worthy than mine, however, I do believe that year 12s do need to have some sort of 'higher' priority when it comes to teachers. More experienced teachers should teach year 12s and the lesser should teach year 11s. My teacher came from NSW and last year was her first year teaching the VCE system, whereas, the other teacher has been teaching for years and has taught numerous 40+

It's just frustrating when you get such a bad teacher in the year that matters the most. I'm positive in my work ethic but the style that the teacher uses is ridiculous ...

[Mao]

1/2 mixed with 3/4? =\
what kind of system is that =S