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Post by shep on Mar 16, 2007 11:53:57 GMT -5
I dont think I ever cheated I just copied when we were to do workbook activities.
I (waged it) played truant when I was supposed to do a presenatation the once. I got found out but never got into trouble. The friend I played truant with got put on report (she had to report to each class before and after and have her behaviour documented) It was sooo funny I got away with it! HA!
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Post by madvicks on Mar 16, 2007 13:30:20 GMT -5
Depends in what context the question asked about catalytic converters, it could have been catalytic scrubbers e.g. trying to reduce CO emissions and producing more CO 2, or it could have been in reference to the production of safer sulphur oxides, or it could even have been about the catalyst providing a lower activation energy for combustion to occur. I'm not a super genius, you gravitate to what you know and what you are familiar with, there are areas like art where I am utterly hopeless. I can honestly say I never cheated... Sad aren't I!?!!??
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Post by grave on Mar 16, 2007 14:44:28 GMT -5
lol, nice stories everyone I'm a good kid too. I study so hard for every test On top of that I can't remember cheating in a test.... but I do like to talk through it to my friends, even if its not relavant
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Post by Girl Power on Mar 16, 2007 19:38:00 GMT -5
lol, nice stories everyone I'm a good kid too. I study so hard for every test On top of that I can't remember cheating in a test.... but I do like to talk through it to my friends, even if its not relavant Yes, I was a bad girl. Even when I studied for tests in chemistry, I didn't do well. I actually studied for every test. I've never not studied for a test. My close friend who I used to study for chemistry tests with was murdered in the middle of the year. After that, it especially hard for me to care about chemistry. It seemed even more obscure and pointless. I had a hard time studying for about six months after that happened, but particularly in chemistry. For people who love science and are attracted to the field, it's great and important. But for me it was just like being in hell. I'm completely right-brained. Personally, I thought high school was so awful with having to be in school for eight hours, then study for another 5 hours. At least in college, you have to study all the time, but you aren't exhausted from 8 hours of classes a day. I went to a liberal arts college. I was always more of an English and history person. I did fine in math, but I always hated it. I've been reading lately that there's a movement to make high school more applicable to teenagers lives. I think that's smart since the high school dropout rate in the US is about 30%, and has stayed steady since the 1980s. Teenagers often complain that what they learned in high school isn't useful to their lives. From what I've heard, it seems that Europe is much better at helping teenagers get ready for practical jobs.
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Post by madvicks on Mar 17, 2007 7:00:50 GMT -5
Europe may be better at helping kids study for practical jobs but good ol'Blighty isn't.
Though Blair has a no-brainer to force kids to stay in education until they are 18 or they must enter an apprenticeship or equivalent at 16.
Trouble is Blair and his cronies forgot to calculate the logistics of suddenly having all these extra students and the fact they YTS/Apprenticeships etc are not around any more!
Blair's rally call of "Education, education, education" was a vote pulling crock and standards have gone way down since 1997.
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Post by Girl Power on Mar 17, 2007 16:05:47 GMT -5
Europe may be better at helping kids study for practical jobs but good ol'Blighty isn't. Though Blair has a no-brainer to force kids to stay in education until they are 18 or they must enter an apprenticeship or equivalent at 16. Trouble is Blair and his cronies forgot to calculate the logistics of suddenly having all these extra students and the fact they YTS/Apprenticeships etc are not around any more! Blair's rally call of "Education, education, education" was a vote pulling crock and standards have gone way down since 1997. That's an interesting situation. I didn't know anything about it. We don't get much specific news about the UK in the US. So Blair is promoting apprenticeships, but there aren't apprenticeships to be had? That's so weird. I think that a big problem for teenagers is that they are adults in some ways, but are still limited in what they are allowed to do professionally. When you add on that in the US many parents give kids money and whatever they want, but they don't show kids what it takes to make money in the world and an appreciation for earning things for themselves. So kids end up with a sense of entitlement and no belief in their own ability to make it in the world themselves. The teen years have become a time of boredom, depression, and alienation. Then they get sent into the cold world without realizing how hard it is and what it takes to succeed. It's easy to be arrogant and bored when you're a teen who values having a certain image and doesn't have to pay your own bills and even take care of your own survival needs. It's a far cry from 100 years ago when teens had to work in factories and on farms, working as hard or harder than everyone else, and had children of their own very early, as well. I think apprenticeships are a great idea, but I don't know how companies would feel about having teens as apprentices. Is the problem that no one wants to provide the apprenticeships, or do teens and famiies not want to do them either? I don't think there are easy answers, but it's an interesting, fascinating subject for people to discuss and try to figure out, IMO.
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Post by CK-- on Mar 17, 2007 16:58:54 GMT -5
I work in stock replenishment for a Major Department store Chain and I do drawing commissions on the side. Hopefully one day I will be able to do Drawings and Art work for a living but for now I have to do both. I am always studying Other Artist and their techniques as well as art history and design and I always try to incorporate what I learn into my Art work, yet keeping my own individual style ;D
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Post by Ouija on Mar 18, 2007 14:54:40 GMT -5
Wow, this thread is really deterring me from some of these A-Level choices... hehe.
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Post by madvicks on Mar 18, 2007 14:58:04 GMT -5
So Blair is promoting apprenticeships, but there aren't apprenticeships to be had? That's so weird. Yep, apprenticeships went the way of the dodo a while back. Then again, what can you expect from a Government when the Chancellor cannot add up and keeps realising that he hasn't got as much money in the coffers as he thought! Do students get paid £38 a week to study past 16 in the US? Most do here, it's crazy!
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Post by grave on Mar 18, 2007 15:39:10 GMT -5
holy crap! the colleges are free over there!!!! i'm paying about $4000 per year. its a shame that some people dont know what they have i'm 18 and i've learnt from being in Canada for only 3 ish years that to get a good paying job, you need someone who knows the management, and you need a good education behind you
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Post by madvicks on Mar 18, 2007 15:46:49 GMT -5
Ooh, hang on College being 16-18 over here, Uni being 18-21. Might have issue with division by a common language on our hands! Students 16-18 are paid £38 per week to do their A-Levels, with bonuses up to an additional £500 per exam session if they achieve good grades. University fees are £3000 per year for an undergraduate degree (thanks Mr Blair) with an increase of 10% per year, uncapped and up to the Uni's discretion. Apparently, charging exorbitant fees makes University more accessible to the underprivileged and not just for the "old school" rich. I don't see it myself.
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Post by Ouija on Mar 18, 2007 16:53:40 GMT -5
I say meh to education maintenance allowance! 'Cause I believe my dad earns too much through his job to make me eligible for that extra £38 a week
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Post by grave on Mar 18, 2007 18:37:37 GMT -5
oh lol Vicks. ya college is 18 - 21 ish here.... depends on the length of your program thanks for the interesting insight
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Post by Girl Power on Mar 18, 2007 21:12:29 GMT -5
Ooh, hang on College being 16-18 over here, Uni being 18-21. Might have issue with division by a common language on our hands! Students 16-18 are paid £38 per week to do their A-Levels, with bonuses up to an additional £500 per exam session if they achieve good grades. University fees are £3000 per year for an undergraduate degree (thanks Mr Blair) with an increase of 10% per year, uncapped and up to the Uni's discretion. Apparently, charging exorbitant fees makes University more accessible to the underprivileged and not just for the "old school" rich. I don't see it myself. College and university are two different things in the UK? They mean exactly the same thing here. Mostly "university" is used in the title of a college, like the "University of California" or "New York University." But we said, "I go to college" for the post high school, after 18 years old school. We have public universities here, which are partially funded by each state and MUCH cheaper than private universities. Private universities can cost $40,000 to $50,000 a year. The cost of public universities in the US ranges from state to state, but is usually well under $10,000. You can also go to what is called a "community college", which will give you a two year degree that can fulfill the first half of your four year college requirements. Community colleges are a much cheaper way to get your education. Then when you get to the four year university (college), you take the classes for your major. Four year universities often take five years to get through now, because they're requirements for graduation have increased so much. That's probably more than you wanted to know about the US university system.
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Post by madvicks on Mar 19, 2007 7:04:24 GMT -5
Maria, I find it all really interesting, especially as I am considering upping sticks to invade the US!
Yep, College is for your A Levels so ages 16-18, and University is 18-21 to get your undergraduate degree.
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