In which many complaints stem from the fact that courses are so freakin difficult to get straight. I've changed my courses officially four times now and unofficially at least 30. I cannot take Writer's Craft, Drama, Theatre Production, Media Arts, or any other such engaging and creative courses due to Gifted scheduling. Yeah, it's certainly a tough cookie to crumble.
Went to Guidance and got my schedule changed today! Hip-hip-hooray! At least for now. God, schedule changes can be pretty close to Hell. It's more threatening than high school, twice as complicated, and very likely to blow up in your face. Why? Because [1] of testy counsellors, [2] scheduling this year was complete crap for Grade 12 Gifted students--or, really, anyone taking maths/sciences, and [3] there is abso-frogging-lutely NOTHING interesting available in Slot D (Day 1, Period 4).
You'll have the choice of Gifted Physics, Business Leadership, Families in a Diverse Society, Anthropology, History, or Food and Nutrition. First one's a pain; second one's lame; third one's boring; fourth one's frustrating; fifth one involves essays, low-80-grades, and sometimes-boringness; and sixth one I've already passed. If you can take the last one, DO IT. It's fun and you spend the last two weeks of it pretty much eating like a starved pig.
Anyway, I couldn't take Food and they stopped accepting TAs for Food, so I'm stuck in Family Studies. Grade 9 all over again. "Yayyyy." At least I'll learn about other cultures...?
On the Bright Side, I was able to get into Art with Grade 11 Media Arts as a sort-of substitute pre-req. And I have my Day 2/4 afternoon spare! (To work on Drama and Yearbook.... Well, at least I'll be occupied.)
As for the rest of today: Math was as usual--intellectually stimulating but still very understandable. I might actually pull off a 90. Please, God(s) of Academics, please. My now-gone second period spare was... *angry angry sad scary guidance oh no course changes why is it so difficult*
Lunch was Biz-as-Usual.
English was funstuffs, what with the Sub (Ms. Lamourie) gone for half the period and us goofing off and the blue 3rd-degree sheet and CSI! OMG does CSI always have such cheesy lines?! It's so... it's just not the same without the sunglasses, though.
And laaaaastly, CHEMISTRY WITH LOZON! He's a really funny teacher. Really puts you at ease--especially with those rumours of him read: hard} marker so we'll see how that turns out. Hopefully he does an amazing teaching job to make up for it.
That's about it for today. I highly doubt I'll be able to keep up this tiring stream of regular updates... but I'll try, I guess. Oh no. Chinese School kicks up next week. -sigh-
Toodle-loo, Interfolks.
Mags
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
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You COOOOOOOULD always take Physics you know. It's a good course. With lots and lots of work. Three tests assigned on the first day. Yea great fun for a Day 1 Period 4 class.
Yep, since most Gifted students don't take non-Sciences, for some reason known only to Asian parents, it's really tough to schedule both Art/Business courses with the Gifted courses. Ah well, you have to work with what is given to you.
It's because the giftedness test has a strong bias for logical-mathematical and verbal intelligence, so many "gifted" students are just better at science than anything else.
What about those who scored best on verbal/lingual, visual, and interpersonal intelligences? D:
At present the gifted program does not really accommodate intrapersonal, interpersonal, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, and naturalistic intelligences, so these are, unfortunately, not considered important during the assessment process. (It should be pointed out that even though it looks like Chinese people have strong logical-mathematical ability, they actually have average logical-mathematical ability and strong visuo-spatial ability.)
Also, we might view the gifted program, not as a way to bring intelligent students together, but rather to provide a nurturing environment for socially awkward kids --- and it's almost invariably the mathematical and verbal geniuses, and not the musicians, athletes, and naturalists who have trouble fitting in.
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