catalina_francisco
Happily insatiable always
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Etoile said:
Oz....LOL, even wore the uniform. Was suggested given I was a single mother, had low funds and energy I might like to opt for the 5 subjects allowed mature age students instead of the 6 required for the certificate of regular age students, but I figured it wasn't fair I get the same piece of paper for doing less work so chose to do 6 subjects fulltime, and all board subjects instead of 4 board ones and 2 to relax by and still get into Uni. Amazing thing was when I started there were 30 mature age students starting (I was the only one who turned up alone without a mother or friend to hold my hand on the first day!!)....when I graduated with a lot of respect from both teachers and students alike, I was the only mature age student who finished. Most of the others came into it expecting special treatment, exemption from handing in work on time, better marks for less quality work etc....needless to say when they found they had to complete a certain level of competence and on the same schedule as everyone else, they dropped out one by one.
I loved it (hmmmm, especially that biology camp to the island for 5 days in freezing rain, leaky tent, and the cutest science teacher I have ever known sharing my tent and clinging to me everytime she heard a noise outside in the night
...geez she even dragged me out in the middle of the night to take her to the toilet!! )....found I learned a lot from the younger students, was given a lot of valuable advice and preparation for University from teachers, even though they tried to convince me I needn't use my time and energy on University when they all felt I was a born writer and could make a very good living doing that with a lot less effort.....even had one of them in tears on final day as she felt so strongly I was wasting my talent and hated the idea I was going to become a 'lowly social worker' as she put it!!Catalina
