The problems with my Exams

[Fuzzle Guy]

Have any of you ever read Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare? If you have then you have my deepest sympathies.

We have an exam tomorrow on Much Ado About Nothing. We have been building up to it for about half a year now, and throughout the whole time, I haven't bothered listening to the teacher at all, or doing any work, I've just sat talking to my friends. I am normally a good student who always does his work and is well mannered as many of the teachers write in my reports. But when it comes to Much Ado About Nothing, I just don't care. It's the most boring thing I have ever had the displeasure of reading. I've had to work my ass off revising tonight but I keep getting distracted by just about anything, even if there's a fly outside my window.

We've been given the kind of questions we'll get, and most of them are completely stupid questions. The ones that irritate me the most are 'Why do you think the writer chose to write this play?' So he could get some cash. Or 'Why do you like this Story?' I don't. I hate it.

And then you have the seriously irritating one worth 20 marks, and they want you to give a two paged answer, yet you can sum the answer up in one sentence.

Another problem I have, is when we have to read shakespeare for an exam (First 15 minutes are for reading, next hour is for exam). I read it but it doesn't register in my brain, I get so bored with it my mind wanders off, so the words I am reading have no meaning.

And we were told to revise the play. Revise a play? How can you do that? I understand revising Science and Maths and History, because you are revising the facts that could be useful for an answer. But revising a play? It's a comprehension. How can you revise for a comprehension?

Which brings me to the pure idiocy of the exam. How is a comprehension supposed to prove your intelligence? It's a matter of looking in a book and writing it in the answer booklet.

Does anyone else have these problems or is it just me who thinks like this?

Fuzzle Guy

[Rex Tirano]

The year above us are doing 'Much Ado...' for their final play. My fantatsic boyfriend has the lead [phwoar <3], and yes. It is absolutely pants. Try doing line-runs over and over...

But did you know that in Shakespearian times the word 'nothing' was slang for pussy/vagina/fu/whatever slang you use. So it was 'Much Ado About Pussy'.

Abit sexed up, no?

- Rexy

[Bullet Magnet]

It's the double entendre of nothing and [/i]noting[/i], which is spoken throughout the play. Every other scene they're talking about cuckoldry. Absolutely hilarious.

[Nate]

We have an exam tomorrow on Much Ado About Nothing. We have been building up to it for about half a year now, and throughout the whole time, I haven't bothered listening to the teacher at all, or doing any work, I've just sat talking to my friends.

Well then, you have no-one to blame but yourself.

Just like I have no-one to blame but myself for the grade I will get next tuesday for Dynamics. We knew the rules when we got into the game; if we didn't play by them then that's our own damn fault.

[Wil]

Have fun, Fuzzle Guy. That is exactly why I hate studying English literature. Being forced to read and examine something you can’t stand is not my cup of tea.

Now, linguistics and typography—​these are godly topics.

[Jordan]

I know! It's exactly the same with some of my assessments.
Why do they ask you the most pointless questions?

[Bullet Magnet]

It's one of the few usable skills they ever teach you- how to deal with the hordes of morons you'll meet in the real world.

[mitsur]

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you, Fuzzle.

A Seperate Peace is the most boring piece of literature in the world.

That's what pisses me off. It seems that if I hate a book, it has to be a 'classic' by other people's standards.

Examples include:

Lord of the Flies: Piggy was a wimp and was annoying, the leader kid was an idiot, the choir boys were insecure little wimps, and the kid who went crazy was stupid.

Romeo and Juliet: Couldn't understand half of what they said, and the story was predictable.

Maybe I have bad taste. I dunno.

[Daxter King]

Hmmm, well I am probably gonna fail the Algebra final. Cause, I haven't studied and its boring.

[Jordan]

In maths I'm doing about forumala. Honestly, who needs freaking formula? It's pointless and they only teach it you to fill a gap in the learning curriculum.

[Nate]

WTF is 'forumala'?

[Bullet Magnet]

You'd be surprised how many of those formulae I've had to track down again since leaving school..

[Daxter King]

Yeppers, I got a 57 on the final.

[Nemo]

Lord of the Flies: Piggy was a wimp and was annoying, the leader kid was an idiot, the choir boys were insecure little wimps, and the kid who went crazy was stupid.

God, my English final is on that.
Not only that, we had to listen to the writer on the Book on Tape, which sucked because all the kids spoke like really old people, and half the time he wasn't even reading, he was just commenting on the book.

Luckily, my history final is really easy which is good since I need the grade.

Biology should be easy enough, as most of it comes naturally to me.

Then there's French... Urgh... It's French.

P.E. is easy, as I can get out for my condition with UV radiation

Then there's math... Well, it's math.

[Jordan]

WTF is 'forumala'?

Heh, I mean formalae.

[Nate]

Okay... I still don't get what you mean. How is 'formulae' a topic in a maths class?

[Daxter King]

Perhaps she means formula?

[Wil]

I think Nate’s point is that formulae are involved in many topics within maths, but do not themselves constitute a distinct field of study.

[used:)]

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you, Fuzzle.

A Seperate Peace is the most boring piece of literature in the world.

That's what pisses me off. It seems that if I hate a book, it has to be a 'classic' by other people's standards.

Examples include:

Lord of the Flies: Piggy was a wimp and was annoying, the leader kid was an idiot, the choir boys were insecure little wimps, and the kid who went crazy was stupid.

Romeo and Juliet: Couldn't understand half of what they said, and the story was predictable.

Maybe I have bad taste. I dunno.

Wow. I never knew literature could be taken so immaturely to.

Anyway, I don't respect your absolute-zero of initiative, but I also sympathize in terms of your having to get something really big accomplished at the last minute. Gather as many resources as you can now and prepare. When the time comes for your reading, FOCUS DAMNIT. Read the sentence over and over and over again until you understand it. A useless activity, but it is one small step on a much larger stair case.

[Salamander]

In maths I'm doing about forumala. Honestly, who needs freaking formula? It's pointless and they only teach it you to fill a gap in the learning curriculum.

Quoted for pure untruth. Personally, I have no problem with essay questions, just the frequency in which [essays] are given.

[Nate]

I think Nate’s point is that formulae are involved in many topics within maths, but do not themselves constitute a distinct field of study.

Correct.

[E'l Scrabino]

Then there's French... Urgh... It's French.

J'adore Francais! C'est genial!

[Al the Vykker]

Have any of you ever read Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare? If you have then you have my deepest sympathies.

We have an exam tomorrow on Much Ado About Nothing. We have been building up to it for about half a year now, and throughout the whole time, I haven't bothered listening to the teacher at all, or doing any work, I've just sat talking to my friends. I am normally a good student who always does his work and is well mannered as many of the teachers write in my reports. But when it comes to Much Ado About Nothing, I just don't care. It's the most boring thing I have ever had the displeasure of reading. I've had to work my ass off revising tonight but I keep getting distracted by just about anything, even if there's a fly outside my window.

We've been given the kind of questions we'll get, and most of them are completely stupid questions. The ones that irritate me the most are 'Why do you think the writer chose to write this play?' So he could get some cash. Or 'Why do you like this Story?' I don't. I hate it.

And then you have the seriously irritating one worth 20 marks, and they want you to give a two paged answer, yet you can sum the answer up in one sentence.

Another problem I have, is when we have to read shakespeare for an exam (First 15 minutes are for reading, next hour is for exam). I read it but it doesn't register in my brain, I get so bored with it my mind wanders off, so the words I am reading have no meaning.

And we were told to revise the play. Revise a play? How can you do that? I understand revising Science and Maths and History, because you are revising the facts that could be useful for an answer. But revising a play? It's a comprehension. How can you revise for a comprehension?

Which brings me to the pure idiocy of the exam. How is a comprehension supposed to prove your intelligence? It's a matter of looking in a book and writing it in the answer booklet.

Does anyone else have these problems or is it just me who thinks like this?

Fuzzle Guy

My friend at school was actually an actor in the Shakesphere local productions and they did this play it was pretty good hard to understand in the environment (was performed in a church).

[Nemo]

J'adore Francais! C'est genial!

C'est gêner... when your teacher is a balding 39 year old woman whose obsessed with Disney.

[Fortesque13]

Holy shit! I started reading Shakespeare out of NO REASON about 3 weeks ago. Now I'm back online (Yes, I'm finally back online) and I see THIS thread...

Have you EVER heared of a 15 year old reading Shakespeare?(And not because the school made them read it)

[Nate]

Yes... I read Romeo and Juliet when I was 15.

[Fortesque13]

Pffft, Romeo and Juliet. We had to read that too. I find it as one of the most boring books by Shakespeare. I just started and read Hamlet and Tempest. But I intend to read more.

[Nemo]

Yes... I read Romeo and Juliet when I was 15.

I read it when I was 14.

[E'l Scrabino]

C'est gêner... when your teacher is a balding 39 year old woman whose obsessed with Disney.

XD

10chars >.<

[Fortesque13]

hmmm... It's funny. I read Shakespeare and listen to 1930's music. Maybe I was a literate mobster in my past life? Or maybe I'm just "old-fashioned".