Completely went with my gut and handed in TMA 01 on Wednesday as an absolute leap of faith which is apt considering the next topic will be the Philosophy of Religion...
The S5/S6 Halloween disco on Wednesday which I helped set up definitely stands out this week as a large quantity of the few people that showed up came drunk. The nice thing about not being in charge of something is that you don't need to take responsibility if anything goes wrong.
School is notably more chilled out nowadays. I've been able to order new coffee machines, prefects have walkie talkies, and music/tv and beanbags are allowed in the senior social area. I'm feeling the same way about the Open Uni work. Last year I was studying subjects through a horrible curriculum because I had no real choice and I hated every minute of it. This Philosophy module has been fantastic because I'm studying something I love out of an actual desire to study it. As such I'm enjoying studying (and I had a great time with the first TMA even if it turns out to be terrible!) and even looking forward to it. I feel like if high school education found a way to let people actually enjoy what they're studying rather than lose all passion for it then schoolwork can actually seem like a fulfilling use of everyone's time. That's why I'm so grateful to this course for restoring my faith in education!
A party last night and sports classes this morning have meant that I have made little progress on book 2 so far. Gonna go all out tomorrow though and get through chapter 1!
I've undoubtedly left stuff out that I was gonna mention but I think in terms of using this blog as a way of keeping track of the year I've written more than enough so I'll leave it there for now...
Happy Halloween!
The S5/S6 Halloween disco on Wednesday which I helped set up definitely stands out this week as a large quantity of the few people that showed up came drunk. The nice thing about not being in charge of something is that you don't need to take responsibility if anything goes wrong.
School is notably more chilled out nowadays. I've been able to order new coffee machines, prefects have walkie talkies, and music/tv and beanbags are allowed in the senior social area. I'm feeling the same way about the Open Uni work. Last year I was studying subjects through a horrible curriculum because I had no real choice and I hated every minute of it. This Philosophy module has been fantastic because I'm studying something I love out of an actual desire to study it. As such I'm enjoying studying (and I had a great time with the first TMA even if it turns out to be terrible!) and even looking forward to it. I feel like if high school education found a way to let people actually enjoy what they're studying rather than lose all passion for it then schoolwork can actually seem like a fulfilling use of everyone's time. That's why I'm so grateful to this course for restoring my faith in education!
A party last night and sports classes this morning have meant that I have made little progress on book 2 so far. Gonna go all out tomorrow though and get through chapter 1!
I've undoubtedly left stuff out that I was gonna mention but I think in terms of using this blog as a way of keeping track of the year I've written more than enough so I'll leave it there for now...
Have a good Halloween!