tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post8260680567671536272..comments2024-03-18T17:58:01.103-07:00Comments on Where the Wild Things Were: Last year of High SchoolLydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-5961754923403703242020-07-30T11:52:09.615-07:002020-07-30T11:52:09.615-07:00I loved my last year of school but I went to schoo...I loved my last year of school but I went to school in scotland and boarding school so it was very different. I was 18 when I left and felt very grown up. Exam pressure wasn't the same as it is now I don't think. I have a teen facing all sorts of things different from my school years <br />#stayclassymama A Little Bit of Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231542402664293029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-54023770333773247552020-07-29T14:26:33.900-07:002020-07-29T14:26:33.900-07:00I am an exam invigilator so see the pressure that ...I am an exam invigilator so see the pressure that kids put themselves under. As an adult, I know that people value personality more than grades. Thanks for linking up with #stayclassymamaloopyloulaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098606500168411245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-70214391856984774282017-11-25T11:48:31.428-08:002017-11-25T11:48:31.428-08:00It’s true. as long as you have support no matter w...It’s true. as long as you have support no matter what you do it shouldn’t matter how far you’ve gone education wise. #KCACOLSMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964407829009914058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-54762785883658317432017-11-23T10:35:05.482-08:002017-11-23T10:35:05.482-08:00I'm certainly not working where I started out ...I'm certainly not working where I started out - things change, and hopefully for the better. #kcacolsAnn Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024569661733250122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-8909964657873087592017-11-18T11:37:19.426-08:002017-11-18T11:37:19.426-08:00It is definitely not the be all and end all. The p...It is definitely not the be all and end all. The pressure can be intense and at the time we think it is the most important thing but looking back, there are many more important moments too! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesdayMummascribbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12665704224532396592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-22183166531592093492017-11-17T13:11:01.338-08:002017-11-17T13:11:01.338-08:00I learned that there is so much more in life than ...I learned that there is so much more in life than what we presumed in was important in HS! At least for me!Lisa Pomerantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508476122467360712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-4120725391660567332017-11-14T03:35:09.588-08:002017-11-14T03:35:09.588-08:00I hear kids get so much homework now in high schoo...I hear kids get so much homework now in high school too - must be very stressful for them. Su #mgSuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229774062983762988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-58167316991715025922017-11-13T22:45:50.408-08:002017-11-13T22:45:50.408-08:00so true! I missed the HSC by a few years, in Victo...so true! I missed the HSC by a few years, in Victoria we did the VCE for year 11 and 12, there was a lot of pressure, I actually still recall my last year very clearly even though I am 41, but I have a memory that kind of remembers anything and everything, both a curse and a blessing at times. What you say is so true though, I am not in the field where I began, and the stress is so not worth it. #TwinklyTuesdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-57985508044769729012017-11-13T18:39:11.437-08:002017-11-13T18:39:11.437-08:00Great perspective, Lydia. It was all so very long...Great perspective, Lydia. It was all so very long ago and we were so very young when we sat those exams.<br /><br />SSG xxxSydney Shop Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813953421175387706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-86902115916216007142017-11-13T00:32:15.585-08:002017-11-13T00:32:15.585-08:00My son starts his final high school exams this wee...My son starts his final high school exams this week and we've been having lots of those conversations.The marks he gets are just that and this time next year, they will be a distant memory. Much to the schools horror, I've supported him to make his own choices about the subjects he chose and what career path he is keen to follow. I only wish the school would see things this way and stop putting so much pressure on it's pupils.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-22442075907057354412017-11-12T15:32:58.690-08:002017-11-12T15:32:58.690-08:00I remember walking around the streets of Goulburn ...I remember walking around the streets of Goulburn learning my history essays parrot fashion so that when I walked into the HSC I could (in theory) just write a standard essay for each Modern History topic and change the introduction and conclusion to match the question. I passed, but I can't remember a single thing I learned in history today. Oh the pressure. Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886017636780724635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-45016151572004558832017-11-12T14:20:01.942-08:002017-11-12T14:20:01.942-08:00I so agree with every word of this. But then, I wo...I so agree with every word of this. But then, I would! I bombed out in the HSC. Unfortunately I am not an example of someone who went on to become a raging success anyway. Sigh. Nesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860187504607445377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-64261987021049956232017-11-12T14:05:45.279-08:002017-11-12T14:05:45.279-08:00Ugh, so true. And yet, in the moment, with the sch...Ugh, so true. And yet, in the moment, with the school putting all of that pressure on you so that they look good, it feels like the end of the world. An Aussie in San Franciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413318512830465669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-59952256504885683952017-11-12T13:01:21.463-08:002017-11-12T13:01:21.463-08:00I totally agree with this, it just seems so import...I totally agree with this, it just seems so important at the time but in the scheme of things did it really matter so much? #KCACOLSLaura - Mummy Laurettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141397419038132675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-56634874121540285982017-11-12T12:17:45.025-08:002017-11-12T12:17:45.025-08:00Here! Here! I totally agree with all you have sai...Here! Here! I totally agree with all you have said. Back in 1975 the HSC was the be all and end all and so much pressure! There is more to life any one exam that is for sure. Pity we have to grow up to realise that.<br />www.sizzlingtowardssixty.com.auSue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418770845484399102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-42143145100966275472017-11-11T15:40:59.067-08:002017-11-11T15:40:59.067-08:00I have one in the final year of A levels right now...I have one in the final year of A levels right now, it is hard and he is feeling the pressure, but as you say it is not the most important thing in life. #KCACOLSCoombe Mill - Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876037849361745669noreply@blogger.com