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oh well it is only this long till the "im so clever" or "i think im going to curl up in a corner and die" threads start, with the joy that is results day. Good luck to anyone who did exams! And try not to worry about em as there is nothing you can do now and you can always sue the exam board later if they muck your exams up! lol
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Rakuga wrote:
> I don't want to think about them.
> > Chemistry was the only easy one. And that tends to be a bad sign if
> you find a test easy you usually screw it up.
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You on OCR? If so, was the How Far How Fast (excellent module name) paper hard?
>
> Anyway, fingers crossed. I have a lot to live up to after good GCSE
> grades.
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I have that pressure too. What you get?
> I don't want to think about them.
> > Chemistry was the only easy one. And that tends to be a bad sign if
> you find a test easy you usually screw it up.
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You on OCR? If so, was the How Far How Fast (excellent module name) paper hard?
>
> Anyway, fingers crossed. I have a lot to live up to after good GCSE
> grades.
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I have that pressure too. What you get?
Still don't trust the SQA
Hooray i cant wait for my results. A week tomorrow. Ive worked and studied hard, so im sure i'll get what i deserve.
You don't need fear for adrenalin. A properly trained mind can allow the freeflow of adrenalin through the body without emotional prerequisites.
No, saggy man-boobs is the devil.
Fear is a good way to run faster, swim quicker and punch harder.
Adrenalin is a cheap form of bionics - but without that "da-da-da-da-da" noise when you run.
Fear is a good way to run faster, swim quicker and punch harder.
Adrenalin is a cheap form of bionics - but without that "da-da-da-da-da" noise when you run.
Goatboy wrote:
> Stop it, both of you.
I've been told.
I will say this though. Fear works against everything mankind needs to become to ensure a safe future.
FEAR IS THE DEVIL!!
> Stop it, both of you.
I've been told.
I will say this though. Fear works against everything mankind needs to become to ensure a safe future.
FEAR IS THE DEVIL!!
Mr Ripper wrote:
> people who know they cannot perform, and then worry that they might
> not have are stupid, people who CAN perform, and don't, and then worry
> about it, are even more so.
How do you know if somebody knows they cannot perform? You knew you would fail to perform in of your exams because you only learnt half of the material, but how can you be sure somebody else knows? If they say it, 99 times out of 100 they are just saying it because they are afraid of failing. People who CAN perform may suffer from anxiety and as a result of the atmosphere not work to their full potential in the tests and so could be worried.
> I make no claims of genius or brilliance. I just made sure that on the
> day, I knew what was expected of me, and was prepared for it. I did
> this without sacrificing my social life in the slightest.
You look down through your nose at people who worry about tests, and say how you can tell everybody exactly what grades you get as soon as you finish exams. And you maintain that you have made no claims?
> You need to make the distinction between THINKING you know the answers
> and KNOWING you know them. The difference offers clarity and
> confidence, both are essential.
People who think they know all the answers are usually cocky, and so think they can relax, not revise etc. and so usually do not do well. People who DO know the answers may be unsure whether they do or not due to insecurity, OR they may think that they do.
> The education system expects you to pay attention in class, and review
> your material ahead of your exams. It is clearly written what you are
> expected know, and stated well before you enter an exam room what
> parts of the curriculum are to be included in the exam. The system
> expects you to be prepared.
OK, so your point was 'if you study the material and revise well you will pass'...not really. You may forget things during the test, or as I said before, suffer from anxiety, yadda yadda yadda.
> Fear breeds ignorance and vice versa. If you don't KNOW things, you
> are likely to be afraid. Therefore, you will only be worrying about
> your exam results if you didn't go in prepared. Further, although you
> don't KNOW your results, you cannot change them now, and hence being
> afraid of them is foolish.
If you know you don't know thinks, you could be unconcerned. And I've already said how being prepared does not ensure a good test.
> There are only so many possible outcomes. You don't worry about
> possibilities you can't influence, you prepare for them. Fear
> accomplishes very little. It is inherently destructive, and under this
> subject matter, inherently self-destructive.
You worry about them. You worry that you won't get a good job, get enough money to be secure, that you will have to watch every penny etc. etc. etc. etc. blah blah until you get very upset, in some cases.
> people who know they cannot perform, and then worry that they might
> not have are stupid, people who CAN perform, and don't, and then worry
> about it, are even more so.
How do you know if somebody knows they cannot perform? You knew you would fail to perform in of your exams because you only learnt half of the material, but how can you be sure somebody else knows? If they say it, 99 times out of 100 they are just saying it because they are afraid of failing. People who CAN perform may suffer from anxiety and as a result of the atmosphere not work to their full potential in the tests and so could be worried.
> I make no claims of genius or brilliance. I just made sure that on the
> day, I knew what was expected of me, and was prepared for it. I did
> this without sacrificing my social life in the slightest.
You look down through your nose at people who worry about tests, and say how you can tell everybody exactly what grades you get as soon as you finish exams. And you maintain that you have made no claims?
> You need to make the distinction between THINKING you know the answers
> and KNOWING you know them. The difference offers clarity and
> confidence, both are essential.
People who think they know all the answers are usually cocky, and so think they can relax, not revise etc. and so usually do not do well. People who DO know the answers may be unsure whether they do or not due to insecurity, OR they may think that they do.
> The education system expects you to pay attention in class, and review
> your material ahead of your exams. It is clearly written what you are
> expected know, and stated well before you enter an exam room what
> parts of the curriculum are to be included in the exam. The system
> expects you to be prepared.
OK, so your point was 'if you study the material and revise well you will pass'...not really. You may forget things during the test, or as I said before, suffer from anxiety, yadda yadda yadda.
> Fear breeds ignorance and vice versa. If you don't KNOW things, you
> are likely to be afraid. Therefore, you will only be worrying about
> your exam results if you didn't go in prepared. Further, although you
> don't KNOW your results, you cannot change them now, and hence being
> afraid of them is foolish.
If you know you don't know thinks, you could be unconcerned. And I've already said how being prepared does not ensure a good test.
> There are only so many possible outcomes. You don't worry about
> possibilities you can't influence, you prepare for them. Fear
> accomplishes very little. It is inherently destructive, and under this
> subject matter, inherently self-destructive.
You worry about them. You worry that you won't get a good job, get enough money to be secure, that you will have to watch every penny etc. etc. etc. etc. blah blah until you get very upset, in some cases.
I don't want to think about them.
I hate General Studies, and don't put any work in to it because it is the most boring subject ever and it is of no use to me.
Yet I think I'm going to get my first "C" of below grade! I missed out quite a few big mark questions on the 3rd paper and I misinterpreted several questions on the first paper.
I'll probably get a D for that.
I was hopign I'd do well on the Maths papers. I messed them all up.
Physics paper I found impossible.
English I wrote loads, but you can never tell with those subjectss, depends on the examiner.
Chemistry was the only easy one. And that tends to be a bad sign if you find a test easy you usually screw it up.
Anyway, fingers crossed. I have a lot to live up to after good GCSE grades.
I hate General Studies, and don't put any work in to it because it is the most boring subject ever and it is of no use to me.
Yet I think I'm going to get my first "C" of below grade! I missed out quite a few big mark questions on the 3rd paper and I misinterpreted several questions on the first paper.
I'll probably get a D for that.
I was hopign I'd do well on the Maths papers. I messed them all up.
Physics paper I found impossible.
English I wrote loads, but you can never tell with those subjectss, depends on the examiner.
Chemistry was the only easy one. And that tends to be a bad sign if you find a test easy you usually screw it up.
Anyway, fingers crossed. I have a lot to live up to after good GCSE grades.
Stop it, both of you.
Two people both too arrogant to even consider the possibility that the other person may be correct deserve to be slapped with chunks of wet lettuce around the face.
Now go look at this site and laugh
http://www.boobscan.com
And stop being poncy.
Two people both too arrogant to even consider the possibility that the other person may be correct deserve to be slapped with chunks of wet lettuce around the face.
Now go look at this site and laugh
http://www.boobscan.com
And stop being poncy.
El blokey wrote:
> I don't quite see what point you're trying to make...people who get
> bad grades annoy you, whether capable of achieving As or not?
people who know they cannot perform, and then worry that they might not have are stupid, people who CAN perform, and don't, and then worry about it, are even more so.
> Clearly, not all of us are as brilliant as you.
I make no claims of genius or brilliance. I just made sure that on the day, I knew what was expected of me, and was prepared for it. I did this without sacrificing my social life in the slightest.
> If you go into an exam thinking you know the answers, why won't you do
> as well? Maybe you think you know all the answers because you've
> learned and revised all the relevant material, meaning you could
> correctly answer any and every question asked? It's surely only people
> who falsely think they know the answers that will most likely do
> badly...then again, they may even fluke it and get easy questions.
You need to make the distinction between THINKING you know the answers and KNOWING you know them. The difference offers clarity and confidence, both are essential.
> What do you mean by that?
The education system expects you to pay attention in class, and review your material ahead of your exams. It is clearly written what you are expected know, and stated well before you enter an exam room what parts of the curriculum are to be included in the exam. The system expects you to be prepared.
Your teachers expectations are different. Some they expect to fail, some they expect to pass. It's a completelyt different form of expectation. I was referring to the former.
> What?
Fear breeds ignorance and vice versa. If you don't KNOW things, you are likely to be afraid. Therefore, you will only be worrying about your exam results if you didn't go in prepared. Further, although you don't KNOW your results, you cannot change them now, and hence being afraid of them is foolish.
> You can be worried of the consequences the thing in question will
> have, obviously.
There are only so many possible outcomes. You don't worry about possibilities you can't influence, you prepare for them. Fear accomplishes very little. It is inherently destructive, and under this subject matter, inherently self-destructive.
> I don't quite see what point you're trying to make...people who get
> bad grades annoy you, whether capable of achieving As or not?
people who know they cannot perform, and then worry that they might not have are stupid, people who CAN perform, and don't, and then worry about it, are even more so.
> Clearly, not all of us are as brilliant as you.
I make no claims of genius or brilliance. I just made sure that on the day, I knew what was expected of me, and was prepared for it. I did this without sacrificing my social life in the slightest.
> If you go into an exam thinking you know the answers, why won't you do
> as well? Maybe you think you know all the answers because you've
> learned and revised all the relevant material, meaning you could
> correctly answer any and every question asked? It's surely only people
> who falsely think they know the answers that will most likely do
> badly...then again, they may even fluke it and get easy questions.
You need to make the distinction between THINKING you know the answers and KNOWING you know them. The difference offers clarity and confidence, both are essential.
> What do you mean by that?
The education system expects you to pay attention in class, and review your material ahead of your exams. It is clearly written what you are expected know, and stated well before you enter an exam room what parts of the curriculum are to be included in the exam. The system expects you to be prepared.
Your teachers expectations are different. Some they expect to fail, some they expect to pass. It's a completelyt different form of expectation. I was referring to the former.
> What?
Fear breeds ignorance and vice versa. If you don't KNOW things, you are likely to be afraid. Therefore, you will only be worrying about your exam results if you didn't go in prepared. Further, although you don't KNOW your results, you cannot change them now, and hence being afraid of them is foolish.
> You can be worried of the consequences the thing in question will
> have, obviously.
There are only so many possible outcomes. You don't worry about possibilities you can't influence, you prepare for them. Fear accomplishes very little. It is inherently destructive, and under this subject matter, inherently self-destructive.
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