| From: | adambell |
| Date: | 22 Aug 2000 at 15:37:00 |
| Subject: | Re: OT GCSE Results |
>hi,
>
>> Wildlife on one. If the tv remote is broken, couch potatoes will find
>> themselves learning about the mating rituals of the lesser spotted East
>> African Warthog. I'm sure they would learn something from that ;-)
>
>nah..only that it does it 3 times during the wet season and once during
dry
>season, only near bamooshal trees and they do it in a backwards style.
>;-)
Those trees have huge pricks on them too. ;-)
>...and thats a BIG problem. information on the net has no editor, no
system of
>examination. Most of it, like these mailling lists, is higly opinionated
>(and often misinformed ;-) )
Ok, I get the hint. :-)
>> Would they keep them from 1989 if they are getting easier? ;-)
>
>my old school used to keep all the old papers...they used the questions
from
>previous years for the next mid-term's etc... boy! the trading market for
>old papers was rife! :-)
Yeah we used to get them off the net, but never that old. Usually just the
previous year.
>> you are attending the lesson, you must be interested. This is what
going
>> to Uni is about. Learning about your interest.
>
>...and learning what ISNT interesting ;-)
Especially in first year computing.
>
>at least at uni you are treated as a mature person. you get to choose what
>courses you take, what options you drop and pickup, what beers you
>drink...when and how often etc :-)
Yes but I still get funny looks for ordering triple straight Southern
Comforts.
>> Yes but when was the last time you saw a window cleaner use pythagorams
>> (sp?) to work out the length of his ladder. :-)
>
>never...but when did you last see a uni or college graduate become a
window
>cleaner? ;-)
Now you come to mention it.....
>....and what if theres a problem with the computer (and with a school PC
>running on a windows network, thats very likely ;-) ) - why should the
>student suffer?
Valid point. I had a monitored practical exam in my first year and an
access table screwed up for some people, and they lost marks after they
got accused of plagarism after copying the database off someone else.
>anyway?? what do you mean do it on a computer? dont you???
Yes but you still sat in a cold classroom trying to remember how to hold a
pen and realise you have forgotten how to write. ;-)
>at my school, the computer course was 90% coursework and all done on
>computers ...ah, the old days...before the WWW existed..when you dialled
>into obsure numbers to get an NNTP or SMTP connection. when you had to
I know a few people who dial a few obscure numbers now. It costs them a
fortune. ;-)
>design speadsheets, databases and more in basic on a BBC Master
>microcomputer 8-)
Basic.... I miss that.
I've noticed the sussex.ac.uk in your e-mail. I'm guessing lecturer or
mature student?
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