AudioGeek Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/oldest-hsc-student-in-2017-is-a-50yearold-iraq-refugee-and-medical-doctor-20170616-gwsp7o.html Hats off to this guy, I admire his tenacity. Dont think I could do it. 3
SteveC Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 Plus he is doing it in his second language ! I am only up to Y8 maths with my eldest and so far so good. I think by about Y10 I will be useless to him. At least I can make sure he has a decent stereo while he studies! 1
t_mike Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 At age 56 I'm seriously considering a diploma. Probably kick it off later this year.
Addicted to music Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 I'd go back, just to hang out with the girls..... 3
Guest m_james Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 A guy I once taught chemistry to was doing year 11, must have been at least in his late 60s or possibly 70s.
SteveC Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 26 minutes ago, Addicted to music said: I'd go back, just to hang out with the girls..... I think that was my main motivation the first time around. So nothing has changed 1
Lloyd Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 My uncle, being a bit bored with retirement, did his Arts degree in his late 60s. Received Hons. I doubt if he was doing it to pick up chicks.
Blk plastic Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 I don't think my old school uniform would fit me!
comfortablynumb Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 There was this really hot, unmarried English teacher. Miss Penny. It's worth thinking about.....
MusicOne Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 This might be a good way to reintroduce discipline to the classroom.....pepper year 11 and year 12 classrooms with 60/70 year olds. That would soon set things right. Imagine the impact that would have on those snotty-nosed brats. 2
LogicprObe Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, MusicOne said: This might be a good way to reintroduce discipline to the classroom.....pepper year 11 and year 12 classrooms with 60/70 year olds. That would soon set things right. Imagine the impact that would have on those snotty-nosed brats. I was doing art classes at Bankstown TAFE when I was about 11 or 12. Everyone else was like.....................ancient! (over 30 and beyond by memory)
Guest kab Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 2 hours ago, LogicprObe said: Sure. Is the Government going to fund me? Where you born in oz?....... No? forget it!
frankn Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Addicted to music said: I'd go back, just to hang out with the girls..... But would they let you?
t_mike Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, kab said: Where you born in oz?....... Yes? forget it! I fixed that comment for you.
frankn Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 No way, I'm looking towards retirement. Hat off to him. It is so hard to start over at that age. 1
Reverend Johnny Heathen Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 Has anyone ever been asked by a prospective employer whether or not they held school cert? It's certainly never been relevant to me. Don't have it. Resume says I do?
bob_m_54 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 16 hours ago, MusicOne said: This might be a good way to reintroduce discipline to the classroom.....pepper year 11 and year 12 classrooms with 60/70 year olds. That would soon set things right. Imagine the impact that would have on those snotty-nosed brats. haha, that sounds like when I went to tech in my 40's because none of my RAAF training was recognised in the civilian world back in 1996. The young blokes doing the course were just not interested in listening to the instructor, who was a bloke in his 60's, and talked and yahooed all the time. I was having a bit of a time with some heavy maths in AC circuit analysis (I didn't realise everyone else was using fancy programmable calculators at the time), and one bloke starts playing a tune for his mate, on a guitar that he brought along with him. I saw red, and just let go at them. I told them (rather loudly) that if they weren't interested in learning anything in class, p*55 off and let us that are, get on with it. Total silence for about 60 seconds... then some grumbling about cranky old b*st*ards etc etc.. and the main culprits shuffled out of the room. The instructor called me back as everyone was leaving and said he was glad I did, because he wasn't allowed to. I did notice quite a few sideways glances directed my way in future classes, but they were a lot less disrupted LOL. I spent six years re-learning a lot of my old theory (could only claim 20% prior learning and experience), but it was so much easier having had over 20 years hands on experience in a lot of it. It was just the bl**dy maths I hated. I ended up with an Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering (with distinction hehe) for my efforts though. 1
bob_m_54 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 7 hours ago, Reverend Johnny Heathen said: Has anyone ever been asked by a prospective employer whether or not they held school cert? It's certainly never been relevant to me. Don't have it. Resume says I do? Only one doofus that wanted to pay me $20.00/hour to service his taxi companies comms and data equipment. And he needed an answer right now, because he had others lined up for the position. I told him it might be better to let someone else have it.. LOL But no, I never got my HSC, I joined the RAAF when I was 17, did 22 years, then opened a business servicing consumer electronics. Did that for seven years (I'd had enough by then) and then went back to working on military aircraft avionics for another seven years (qualified). After taking a redundancy from that company, I worked on industrial electrical gear (welding and plasma cutting mainly) for a couple of years (unqualified), then my last job I was working for a company rewiring blast hole drill rigs, fitting out mine service vehicles and building power switching rooms for mine sites (unqualified). That job finished up 3 years ago, and now I'm retired.
MusicOne Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 2 hours ago, bob_m_54 said: haha, that sounds like when I went to tech in my 40's because none of my RAAF training was recognised in the civilian world back in 1996. The young blokes doing the course were just not interested in listening to the instructor, who was a bloke in his 60's, and talked and yahooed all the time. I was having a bit of a time with some heavy maths in AC circuit analysis (I didn't realise everyone else was using fancy programmable calculators at the time), and one bloke starts playing a tune for his mate, on a guitar that he brought along with him. I saw red, and just let go at them. I told them (rather loudly) that if they weren't interested in learning anything in class, p*55 off and let us that are, get on with it. Total silence for about 60 seconds... then some grumbling about cranky old b*st*ards etc etc.. and the main culprits shuffled out of the room. The instructor called me back as everyone was leaving and said he was glad I did, because he wasn't allowed to. I did notice quite a few sideways glances directed my way in future classes, but they were a lot less disrupted LOL. I spent six years re-learning a lot of my old theory (could only claim 20% prior learning and experience), but it was so much easier having had over 20 years hands on experience in a lot of it. It was just the bl**dy maths I hated. I ended up with an Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering (with distinction hehe) for my efforts though. Well done Bob.....great story. I'm not a mad disciplinarian, but things have been allowed to drift too far. It's all about respect and those young guys you mentioned, seemed to have none. Respect for others, helps you to learn respect for yourself......nothing worthwhile can be achieved without it. The question we should all ask, is why have things gone this far and who is responsible? I have a dark suspicion that it was all planned.....and I'm not paranoid either.....I'm sure of that. 1
Guest Peter the Greek Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 The HSC is a joke. You do in a whole year what you do in a standard 13 week semester at uni....
bob_m_54 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 34 minutes ago, Peter the Greek said: The HSC is a joke. You do in a whole year what you do in a standard 13 week semester at uni.... Wouldn't that make uni a joke? Teaching you the same stuff you already learnt in your HSC year? ;-) Maybe there is more assumed knowledge, if doing the subject matter at university?
Guest Peter the Greek Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, bob_m_54 said: Wouldn't that make uni a joke? Teaching you the same stuff you already learnt in your HSC year? ;-) Maybe there is more assumed knowledge, if doing the subject matter at university? Not really. Each new subject would have at least (if not more) than a HSC subject. Uni is a real shock to the system for most school leavers. 30% drop out year 1....etc etc Put it this way - the first two weeks of my first year chemistry subject covered the entire HSC syllabus. This was a subject designed for people with zero prior knowledge too.
comfortablynumb Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, Peter the Greek said: Not really. Each new subject would have at least (if not more) than a HSC subject. Uni is a real shock to the system for most school leavers. 30% drop out year 1....etc etc Put it this way - the first two weeks of my first year chemistry subject covered the entire HSC syllabus. This was a subject designed for people with zero prior knowledge too. That's because school is designed for the smart ones, the average ones and the dumbarses. At Uni, the dumbarses (for the most part) have been weeded out.
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