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Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:36 am
by Mikey
JudgeKing wrote:On June 12, school ends for me and summer break begins. Though I don't intend on coming to school tomorrow (June 12).
Is that a traditional "cut day," or is it just your own personal tradition? :)

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:38 am
by Duskofdead
Is commiseration or celebration in order?
You could say both. I'm leaving the job because I never intended to be in it for this long, and am working in a field I never had any intention or ambition of remaining in permanently. But I'm edging on 30 and I feel rather bummed that I am not "already on my chosen career path", and in some ways still at the "starting out" part.

So it's good and bad.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:41 am
by Mikey
I feel that way plenty of times myself, and I'm older than you. I've gotten to the point that I just figure that I do what I do for my family, and if it wasn't what I planned, oh well - I'm lucky enough to be able to provide the "extras" for my daughter.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:39 am
by Bryan Moore
stitch626 wrote:
High school where you work? Are you a teacher or something stitch?
Part time substitute. Terrible pay, but gets me enough money for textbooks each simester.
Where are you from, mate?

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:23 am
by JudgeKing
Mikey wrote:
JudgeKing wrote:On June 12, school ends for me and summer break begins. Though I don't intend on coming to school tomorrow (June 12).
Is that a traditional "cut day," or is it just your own personal tradition? :)
I finished my finals today and don't think it's worth it to spend 3 hours 10 minutes at school doing nothing. In Alaska, I generally skipped school on the alst day because there wasn't anything to do. I call it somewhat of a personal tradition. Though my younger brother is also not going tomorrow for the same reason.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:20 am
by Teaos
My English teacher used to see if we're payign attention to the hand outs we were given so she inserted lines from erotic stories randomly through out.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:24 pm
by Reliant121
If only they did that here.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:51 pm
by Sonic Glitch
At my school we're encouraged not to come in the last day once we reach the high school level, unless we're making up an exam. So here, very few people go to school on the official "last day of school." Thanks to that, my last day is Friday! Today I did incredibly well on my English exam (i think) and bombed my Physics exam (i know). tommorrow its AP US History and German...should be interesting.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:36 pm
by Reliant121
me,myself and I wrote:At my school we're encouraged not to come in the last day once we reach the high school level, unless we're making up an exam. So here, very few people go to school on the official "last day of school." Thanks to that, my last day is Friday! Today I did incredibly well on my English exam (i think) and bombed my Physics exam (i know). tommorrow its AP US History and German...should be interesting.
good luck ^_^. or should i say, Qapla!

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:24 pm
by Sonic Glitch
Reliant121 wrote:
me,myself and I wrote:At my school we're encouraged not to come in the last day once we reach the high school level, unless we're making up an exam. So here, very few people go to school on the official "last day of school." Thanks to that, my last day is Friday! Today I did incredibly well on my English exam (i think) and bombed my Physics exam (i know). tommorrow its AP US History and German...should be interesting.
good luck ^_^. or should i say, Qapla!
Thanks--either should do nicely. History shouldn't be too bad, it's kinda my "thing", my major interest (if you couldn't tell by reading my first official thread in the Politics & Current Events Forum :-)). German should be fine too..ironically enough, the foreign language exams always seem to be easier. Anyone else have that?

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:28 pm
by Reliant121
My French end of year exam (part of the useless over testing) seemed really hard. But i sailed through and got a C 2 years earlier than i should.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:13 pm
by Sonic Glitch
Is a C...good?

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:19 pm
by Reliant121
Average GCSE. B is good A is very good A* is excellent and Exceptional performance is amazingly good.

I'm predicted to be at a A at least when i take my GCSE.

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:27 pm
by Sonic Glitch
Ok. So like the American System, C is average, B is decent, A is better A+ is best? Please refresh my memory, GCSE?

Re: What's the latest in people's lives?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:43 pm
by Reliant121
General Certificate of Secondary education. The basic qualification you leave secondary/high school with. It determines what AS/ A levels you can take.