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[Armchair Educated]

ouija ouija, on 26 September 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

Chubbs, I'm going to have to disagree with you about this: I don't think it's always a case of 'not working hard enough'. I think our brains are just wired differently ........ some people just soak up and retain information with very little effort, whereas others(myself included), simply can't take scientific/technical stuff in at all. I have learned so much more from studies as a 'mature' student than I ever did when I was at school, BUT there were some subjects that no matter how much I wanted to learn about them, the information just wouldn't go in(tractor maintenance springs to mind!). It was almost like a switch flipping off in my head ....... the tutor might as well have been speaking in a foreign language.

Teachers are meant to better nowadays, so they say. not that 60 is that old,as no offence was intended

[Junior Chubb]

ouija ouija, on 26 September 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

Chubbs, I'm going to have to disagree with you about this: I don't think it's always a case of 'not working hard enough'. I think our brains are just wired differently ........ some people just soak up and retain information with very little effort, whereas others(myself included), simply can't take scientific/technical stuff in at all. I have learned so much more from studies as a 'mature' student than I ever did when I was at school, BUT there were some subjects that no matter how much I wanted to learn about them, the information just wouldn't go in(tractor maintenance springs to mind!). It was almost like a switch flipping off in my head ....... the tutor might as well have been speaking in a foreign language.

Disagree with me how dare you?

I realise we all absorb different information at different levels with different amount of interest, I was commenting more towards the general attitude of kids at school. In some cultures going to school is a privilege and it is embraced, too many of our kids do not see it that way.

You are spot on about some people though, its always easier for some than others. I was a role model kid in PE (Physical Education), never missed a class, always volunteered and tried my best. The thing is no matter how hard I tried I was never above average in ability (A for effort, C for result). Then once I left school, I grew, became more skilled and learn't to control my arms and legs, I am now fitter, faster, more agile and adept at sports than the people around me of my age. Better late than never.

One thing though, Tractor Maintenance?? I am glad I did not go to your school.

[Junior Chubb]

notoverrated, on 26 September 2012 - 11:57 AM, said:

this test is so long D:

It is also an endurance test...

[Junior Chubb]

ouija ouija, on 26 September 2012 - 12:01 PM, said:

Well, I got the first one right and then for the loooooongest time it looked as if that was the sum total of my scientific knowledge!
Eventually finished witha score of 17




(Obviously not the brightest explosion in the science lab!)

notoverrated, on 26 September 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

ok im done i got 20, i would have failed if this was in school -.-

Cheers peep's, you have elevated me away from the bottom of the class.

Hope you enjoyed it though.

Edited by Junior Chubb, 26 September 2012 - 12:41 PM.

[ouija ouija]

Junior Chubb, on 26 September 2012 - 12:36 PM, said:

One thing though, Tractor Maintenance?? I am glad I did not go to your school.

Haha! I didn't do Tractor Maintenance at school! That was my point: even though I was older and had chosen the subject as part of my Stud & Stable Husbandry course, it was something I really wanted to learn, in a very small group, with a patient tutor ....... the information would just not lodge itself in my brain.

[sepulchrave]

I got 46/50, but one of them I only got wrong because I was clicking through too fast (question #36, an easy one too!).

The quiz was weighted towards physics and chemistry, which is my area of expertise.

[Hasina]

sepulchrave, on 26 September 2012 - 11:32 PM, said:

I got 46/50, but one of them I only got wrong because I was clicking through too fast (question #36, an easy one too!).

The quiz was weighted towards physics and chemistry, which is my area of expertise.

(^•x•^) -hands over crown-

[Junior Chubb]

sepulchrave, on 26 September 2012 - 11:32 PM, said:

I got 46/50, but one of them I only got wrong because I was clicking through too fast (question #36, an easy one too!).

The quiz was weighted towards physics and chemistry, which is my area of expertise.

Well done sepulchrave Great score, top of the league.

[MstrMsn]

I got 34/50, and I sucked in science...

Though, I always usually test well.  

[karmakazi]

I got 41, and all of that was retained from high-school.  I loved science and did really well with biology and meteorology.

[Imaginarynumber1]

Boom. 50/50 Good little quiz. The ones about triangles almost had me.

Edited by Imaginarynumber1, 27 September 2012 - 11:37 AM.

[Junior Chubb]

karmakazi, on 27 September 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

I got 41, and all of that was retained from high-school.  I loved science and did really well with biology and meteorology.

Good score karmakazi, I get the feeling you went in head first with no regards for your own life.

MstrMsn, on 27 September 2012 - 10:38 AM, said:

I got 34/50, and I sucked in science...

Though, I always usually test well.  

You may have sucked at science, but obviously a lot less than I did.

Imaginarynumber1, on 27 September 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

Boom. 50/50 Good little quiz. The ones about triangles almost had me.

Good score Imaginarynumber1  

...........but your Photoshop skills leave me feeling very suspicious about your score. I am currently examining your evidence for pixel anomalies and raptor like residue.  

[ouija ouija]

Junior Chubb, on 27 September 2012 - 02:07 PM, said:

Good score karmakazi, I get the feeling you went in head first with no regards for your own life.



You may have sucked at science, but obviously a lot less than I did.




Good score Imaginarynumber1  

...........but your Photoshop skills leave me feeling very suspicious about your score. I am currently examining your evidence for pixel anomalies and raptor like residue.  

Plus, he's quite 'up front' about calling himself Imaginarynumber1 ...................

[sepulchrave]

Junior Chubb, on 27 September 2012 - 02:07 PM, said:

Good score Imaginarynumber1  

...........but your Photoshop skills leave me feeling very suspicious about your score. I am currently examining your evidence for pixel anomalies and raptor like residue.  

I am happy to cede my crown to Imaginarynumber1 anyway!

Here you go:(^•x•^)
The stress from being at the top was too much for me, I am happy to have been bested.

Edited by sepulchrave, 27 September 2012 - 02:56 PM.

[MissMelsWell]

I was really surprised I got 39 of 50 (40 of 50 if I I hadn't miss clicked the VERY last question, but I'll give the test my poor mousing skills lol). Super surprised actually. I think I was able to suss out a large number of them through educated guessing, a good background in medical and scientific Latin. The rest probably comes from watching Science Channel shows. LOL.