It comes to something when you spend your entire holiday reading. I'm not talking about a story book! I'm talking about text books. I didn't realise that when I started university, I would end up dedicating my entire halfterm to McNae's: essential law for journalists. Who ever said university students 'doss' clearly do not know what they are talking about.
As far as my social life is concerned, it is now officially non existant! Whatever happened to spending halfterm socialising with friends and taking up a new hobby? I have found out that I don't have time to eat and sleep let alone go out for the day with friends.
Before I started uni, people would bang on that 'the best years of your life is spent at university'. For some reason, my thoughts do not echo that. Instead they scream who ever wrote McNae's law book must be a law freak!!
Not only are students feeling they are doing to much work, but it is becoming a popular trend for school kids to bring tons of school work home for their parents to do. My argument is whatever happened to keeping school work in the classroom?
Friday, 31 October 2008
Monday, 27 October 2008
Days just fly by...
What a drab weekend!
I can't even remember what I did that is how bad it was. Unlike many, I didn't have a highlight. Well, actually staying in bed for an extra hour on sunday morning was good. It's a reflection on me (i'm boring!).
I love this time of year, driving to university on a crisp autumn morning with hazy sunshine in my eyes waking me up. Children dressed up in 'scary' costumes from Woolworths pestering pensioners with tricks. Firework displays lighting up the dark and gloomy skies.
At one time summer was my favourite time, but in recent years we no longer enjoy hot lazy summer days instead we paddle in water that surrounds our neighbourhood.
One thing that i'm sure parents aren't so excited about is the fact Christmas is approaching rapidly. In two months time, we can celebrate the end of another year and start repaying Christmas debts (yay!)
Ah well, until next time...
I can't even remember what I did that is how bad it was. Unlike many, I didn't have a highlight. Well, actually staying in bed for an extra hour on sunday morning was good. It's a reflection on me (i'm boring!).
I love this time of year, driving to university on a crisp autumn morning with hazy sunshine in my eyes waking me up. Children dressed up in 'scary' costumes from Woolworths pestering pensioners with tricks. Firework displays lighting up the dark and gloomy skies.
At one time summer was my favourite time, but in recent years we no longer enjoy hot lazy summer days instead we paddle in water that surrounds our neighbourhood.
One thing that i'm sure parents aren't so excited about is the fact Christmas is approaching rapidly. In two months time, we can celebrate the end of another year and start repaying Christmas debts (yay!)
Ah well, until next time...
Friday, 24 October 2008
Outrage or a good idea?
Only just this week did the Scout Association propose that scouts should have sex education lessons. Personally, I was gobsmacked...
For more than 100 years, boys as young as 6 have been taught valuable life skills from putting up a tent to lighting a fire. But is it really ideal to teach kids about the 'birds and the bees'?
Understandably, parents are concerned as to whether the proposal is necessary, especially at such a young age. Certainly parents will carefully consider sending their child in the future to scouts.
It can be argued, a childs' purity will decrease if they are aware of 'adult behaviour'. Every parent squirms when it comes to sitting down and talking about sex. Nonetheless it remains the parents' duty to discuss this with their children rather than a teacher.
The argument questions: too much too soon?
More info http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3224714/Scout-Association-to-teach-sex-education.html#comments
For more than 100 years, boys as young as 6 have been taught valuable life skills from putting up a tent to lighting a fire. But is it really ideal to teach kids about the 'birds and the bees'?
Understandably, parents are concerned as to whether the proposal is necessary, especially at such a young age. Certainly parents will carefully consider sending their child in the future to scouts.
It can be argued, a childs' purity will decrease if they are aware of 'adult behaviour'. Every parent squirms when it comes to sitting down and talking about sex. Nonetheless it remains the parents' duty to discuss this with their children rather than a teacher.
The argument questions: too much too soon?
More info http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3224714/Scout-Association-to-teach-sex-education.html#comments
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