It’s been a considerable amount of time since I’ve written on here, and certainly have a few points to make. Firstly and disappointingly, I managed to get a few poor exam results which have resulted in me being denied from second year at college. This could all change with one signature, but the feeling of academic rejection does not prove motivational for my second year.
History, fantastic, A. This was unexpected and a great shock when I discovered my least best subject had somehow become my main breakthrough one. English, a C. Very annoyed with this seeing as it’s the subject which holds my passion and dedication. Law, U, this is the subject which I stopped trying in when I realised what a pathetically idiotic teacher I had. Finally, Philosophy, E. Terrible. The one subject which brought my collapse into second year. However, I would not have been so angry if it was my lack of studying and utter neglect which caused this atrocious result, but it seems that most of my set got equally poor results.
This is to where my complaint comes in. A level exams. What a complete farce of educational value. All it proves is how to answer an exam paper which amounts to you writing about 4% of the knowledge that is stored in your mind around that subject. It neither tests your intellectual level, or your ability, it merely tests that you can answer ‘in correct formation’ a trivial question which must be answered in exactly the correct ‘exam board approved oh the piece of paper told me this is the only way it should be written’ way.
Fellow A level students, I think you’ll agree, exam results are merely a test of an exam board flitting about silly little questions, and not testing what you really know and how passionate you are about it.
Rant over, good day to you all.
