Friday, February 17, 2006
My friends have found out the reason for the difference in standard between Chemistry and Physics in our school. Basically, my school's Pure Chemistry gets above 95% distinctions for O' Levels and Pure Physics gets a mere 50% distiction rate but a 100% pass (or the occasional 99.7%).
The reason is that everyone in pure sciences aims for an A1 in Chemistry but a pass in Physics.
How did we come to this conclusion, you ask?
Well, two days ago, we got back our Chemistry test and most of us got around 70-75% which is technically a distinction (A2 grade). However, my Chem teacher, Mrs Chee, says that whatever you get, you must bring the grade down a notch as that would be her standard. So in the end, most of us ended up with B3 which is not a distinction. In order to get an A1, we had to get above 80%. So we all started getting really motivated and told each other to aim for 80% for the next Chem test. We then proceeded to tell each other to
pass the next Physics test.
See what I mean?
It is mainly because a lot of people barely pass Physics but do well in Chem. Like me. I got 74% for Chem but just 54% for Physics... Its just like what Mrs Quek (Physics teacher) said. It is easy to get an A2 for Physics but hard to get an A1.
Sigh.
Anyways, the days go by the same way. School, extra lessons till late, tuition twice a week, reaching home late, homework stuffed in bag, stay up to complete it, eye bags the next day and the cycle continues.
I am really pissed at one thing though. The fact that I failed friggin' chinese spelling for the second time. I am telling you now that I
did study. But the teacher just had to give words not in the book! She claims that we know the words 'cos they are commonly used. Hello?? You are like teaching AG5?! The worse part is that she would pair the unknown words with the words I've studied to form 4 letter phrases. Obviously I'd get it wrong right? So now I have to do corrections, copy a chapter from the textbook and let my dad sign it. Gosh. I feel like I am in primary school again. -.-'''
At least in primary school, they don't load you with tests. Like the Physics one on Monday. Worse still, I got flag day tomorrow. Where got time to study?? Not to mention the pile of homework to complete and bloody chinese spelling to study for.
Suddenly, the primary school days seem so carefree...
I have a feeling I'd be saying that school days are carefree when I'm 25 and slogging it out in the sucky working world out there.
Until then, I think I'd continue to moan about school.
Rachel typed at 7:42 pm
