It has been a month since Alex last posted. Shouldn't his GCSEs be over now? Any news?

I wondered the same the other day  - I hope he hasn't been sold for medical experiments!

Puncher:

I wondered the same the other day  - I hope he hasn't been sold for medical experiments!

you have a brilliant fantasy! No, i'm shure he has not been sold, who would want to pay for him?!

I'm sure he is having some very good partys with his mates to celebrate the GCSEs are over, has lots of and and therefor is sleeping all day and gets up only in the evening to go to the next party...

He's due back after the 15th. You'll have to make do with me speaking drivel til then.

Andy T.

 

jandyt:

He's due back after the 15th. .

Andy T.

 

Oh noooooooo.............. Lee  - don't do it!!!

jandyt:

He's due back after the 15th. You'll have to make do with me speaking drivel til then.

Andy T.

 

I'm sorry Andy but your drivel just isn't in the same league

 

I know your gonna read this on the 16th Alex so I'm just hoping the exams went well for you

Chris.

Its a shame its drivel and not dribble - he could play on the left wing for England, he'd be that good!

Mind you - when he comes back he will now be officially educated - expect big changes

Puncher:

 when he comes back he will now be officially educated

 

Unfortunately, being officially educated does not mean a thing.  [Sorry, Alex -- not necessarily directed at you.]

For example my "friend":  dual degree from NZ uni.  Law degree from Hong Kong uni.  Masters in law from US univ.  Several diplomas from PRC uni's.  At a practice job interview:

I asked, "Why should we hire you?" 

His reply, "Because I have friends."

I shrug my shoulders, sit upright, and say, "So you have friends.  We have friends, too.  Why should we hire you?"

His reply, "Because I have friends!"

Duhhhh!!!

Next question:  "I see you have a LLM degree from xyz in the US.  Tell me about the school."

His reply, "Oh, xyz.  It's a third-rate law school."

My comment, "Oh, you must be a third-rate solicitor then if the best school you can be admitted to is a third-rate university."

Duhhhh!!!!

Hah, Wings is frustrated feeling the pressure of the global competition to attract the best talent available ... (at a reasonable cost )

You have my sympathy Wings! (Myself, I had to stop reading/posting so frequently as MY company was about to go bust in the meantime if I didn't ...)

Seriously though, education can be good (best hopes for Alex!), and thus make a huge difference later on giving you some basic tools and, perhaps most importantly,  time to learn how to think (if you are not too lazy since birth and/or don't have poor parents), but ideally one has to know it's not everything, I agree - it's all about understanding the human factor in the end while implementing those "business" tools! Oh, and in the name of procreation one should - kindly - be able to find time for, well, responsible procreation ...

 

Thanks, SAF!!

Unfortunately, students here only want to memorize answers for the examinations.  They expect to be given the lecture notes [in part because they are too lazy or ill-equipped to take their own notes] in order to memorize the main points.   Frequently I have been asked for my notes and/or for the "answer" to a scenario, with the implication that it will be memorized for the exam.

As for my "friend":  in the US, he would be referred to as a "professional student" as he was around 27 years old, had all these degrees and diplomas, and, had no job experience.  Despite all his education, he never learned how to learn on his own or how to think.  If he did, he would not have answered the questions in the way that he did.  He was given a second opportunity in regards to the first question.  He should have noticed from my reaction [the body language and my comment that "we have friends too"] that his answer was received and interpreted in a negative way. The repeated question was a further clue that he first response was insufficient.  Yet, he gave the exact same reply a second time!  No further explanation, no new answer, nothing but the exact same answer. Duhhhh!!!!

As one US judge once said, "One generation of morons is enough."

Rant over.  Thank you.

I'm back, but don't expect me to be here much for the next few days. Sex, drugs and rock and roll from now on (not necessarily in that order) And they all went pretty well, off to do my last one now - physics.

Welcome back Alex

 

Chris.

To all innocent bystanders,  prepare yourself for the onslaught - you have been warned!

 Hi Alex, nice to have you back

Good luck on your last one and welcome back!

Welcome back Alex!

Good luck with the physics exam Alex,

 

And the rest.......

Walk in the park Just had Alice Cooper (School's Out) on at 78 (yep, all the way up there) on the Beosystem! not doing that again! Glad to see I was missed, I'll need to find time to make up all those lost posts

wb alex. :D

Welcome back Alex!!!
Only 1200 posts behind Peter! A weeks work to a man of your calibre!
You certainly are a man of your word. You said you'd be back in a month and you was.
I expected you to be too addicted and keep sneaking in for a look but you obviously got stuck into your schoolwork. Good on ya!
Hope the exams went well and we expect your results will be posted on here when you get them.

Andy T.

I must admit to checking the site out twice, but only to look at the BeoSound 6 which Henry told me about! I was quite pleased with how well I managed to stay away from the net...

Welcome back, Alex! Must have been like a could turkey for you not to be on the net?!

tom:

Welcome back, Alex! Must have been like a could turkey for you not to be on the net?!

It's like being in rehab after a month without the net

Good to see you back Alex. This is party week for you now!

Henry:

Good to see you back Alex. This is party week for you now!

Next week is party week! This week is 'work tomorrow, and BBQ on sunday' week.