My sixth form journey - all or nothing
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Original post by Marshall Taylor
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for econ are you using the Alain Anderton Textbook? Just a heads up the only calculations you have to make are % change really.
Original post by citibankrec
for econ are you using the Alain Anderton Textbook? Just a heads up the only calculations you have to make are % change really.
Yes we are, the big green ones! My teacher said that it was written at almost undergraduate level, so it may take us a while to fully understand how they write.
Update - 04/11/2016
I'd like to apologise for not posting an update, since last week was half term and I only did about 16 hours of homework - so it wasn't significant enough to keep you guys updated on it!
Same format once again, I will break down my subjects etc and any other thoughts/feelings I can think off at 00:17am after a very long day!
Sociology:
I will break down sociology according to my two teachers. One teacher teaches us culture etc and the other research methods.
Culture has been very good and interesting to learn. Starting out from different cultures, I must admit that the six marker on consumer culture was incredibly difficult to structure, but I did it. We are now looking at agents of socialisation, our half term project/homework reflected this. Our task was to create a presentation for the class, including an activity and revision tool. We were paired randomly through our random register selector and I was paired with a girl to do our presentation on religion. Suffice to say, this girl did virtually and physically zero work. All of her work was produced very last minute and I was thankful we did not have to perform today or I would have lost some confidence in my class as a whole. The presentations are supposed to last 10-15 minutes long and be interactive. I spent 3-5 hours completing a 37 slide powerpoint, fit with videos and a ton of memes (lol)! Plus I also wrote a 1300 word script, so she cannot mess up - it literally has everything you need to say. Anyways, rant over (kinda), our presentation is next lesson and if she not take it seriously I will be forced with carrying the presentation - something I have already prepped for.
In our research methods class, our teacher is not as serious as I would hope she would be. For example, the class gets easily distracted with stories and gossip rather than actual learning. Make no mistake, I am obviously drawn into this pit of despair, however I am studying after school to compensate these lesson losses (as I like to call them). I fear that if we do not mature at a faster rate, there will be lots of people falling into bad habits and routines, which will inevitably bring them down over the next two years - something that I absolutely do not and will not be apart off. I will need to read the chapter ahead of the class and essentially self teach this side of the course - this is a skill that I was forced to self learn from my old awful school, which if I didn't I would've failed everything.
Economics:
Our half term economics homework was cleverly set to revise our notes on covered chapters and to apply our economic knowledge in real life situations through data response questions (DRQs). I found this homework incredibly helpful and useful, one of the best taught subjects I have. We also got given back our Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) homework, to which I got an A grade on. I was surprised to witness that people, who at GCSE got 14A*, only got a D grade. Perhaps the study mentality and ethos I am putting into A levels ,through quantity, is benefitting me more than innate natural knowledge that I assume I have lesser than the people who winged 14A*'s at GCSE. This proves to show that hard work and not taking things for granted differentiates GCSEs and A levels. As further independent work, I have printed off worksheets (from a workbook suggested by our teacher) on all of the topics we have covered. I feel like this proactive type of independent study will help solidify the basic economic theories and help me apply them through exam questions - something which was heavily encouraged by our head of sixth form.
Philosophy:
I have now (sorta) caught up in Philosophy. It has been a very difficult subject to grasp, but if you put in 4-5 hours after school, you start to understand it much better. Once I understand it, I will need to master applying it to exam questions and getting my essays up to scratch. I went to an after school lecture for those 'newbies' on the course, who have just taken it up (like me). However, I feel like my current work ethos will ensure that I am back up to date with the class and even ahead in some areas come Christmas. In the lecture, we are starting to fast-track the ideas and concepts into our minds. This is very useful and I have been reassured that I have the full Philosophy department's support to get back up to date and to aim for that top A* grade (an extremely difficult feat on it's own).
Maths:
Maths has been very tricky to balance with four other subjects, as I feel like I do not have the time to dedicate specific workload to maths. However, we have an excellent teacher who understands thats that we are doing five subjects and to cope, he reflects with questions about topics covered at the start of lesson. I have asked him to do this specifically, as we shan't need to revise as much if we learn it and practise it continually throughout the year. My goal is to start completing a few questions out of C1 every week - even if it just five questions, I feel like this will massively help my cognitive skills in maths.
EPQ:
We have now started our essay plans, research and writing the essay. It has been incredibly difficult to dive straight into a 5000 word essay, so I will start reading and using my resources first to construct a sound plan before writing anymore. This will help me out immensely in the long term, as a structure will act as an template for me to follow. I am hoping to take an extreme stance in justifying the Joint Enterprise law being misinterpreted - but we shall see once I read more books on the matter.
Social well-being:
Boring talk on Facebook and social media - nothing worth mentioning this week.
My personal study + life at a new sixth form:
So, what I have been doing is arriving in school by 8:20am and studying until 8pm. In order to get 12 hours in, I work through break and lunch times and the only time I miss any studying is while walking to lessons. At this current rate, I am doing about 29 hours extra work per week and resting on the weekends. Now my target is to hit 30 hours per week every week until the end of year 13 and hopefully, until I get A*A*A*a*a at A levels, however, there are fears that my goal will not be feasible in the long term. Lots of people have questioned whether or not my extreme, 'do it all in school & rest at home' technique is actually realistic. What I say to them is yes. I can sit down, headphones in and study for 12 hours flat out - no problem. Now I know that you may be thinking that I am either insane or lying - but my desire to do good at A level is driven wholly by my failure at GCSEs. My GCSE results are now driving me to get the best possible A level grades I can and I do not care if that means I have to study for 12 hours or 24 hours per day, because it is possible and I will be the exhibit A that proves my case.
In terms of young enterprise, it is going well and today we raised £140 through a cake sale! This will be an excellent extra curricular role to discuss on my personal statement come July next year. (when I will personally write it up)
The new school dilemma. It is weird and slightly strange going into a different environment that I have been used to for the past 5 years - but I must admit, it is kinda refreshing. I love meeting new people, talking about different things and studying in the environment of such a vibrant, active sixth form. Although we lack social parties, like other sixth forms, I feel like this sixth form is much more serious and this is exactly what I thrive off. By simply putting in hard work and long hours, you get respect and people think you work 100 hours a week. Every single day I stay in the library until 6,7,8pm and I am almost always the only/last one in the library by a good few hours. This shows that I am completely different to what the school may be used to, but the freedom I have on weekends knowing I do not have tons of work to complete is just magic dust, therefore, school is also extremely complimenting me. I have found a way to keep eating and drinking steadily, to keep my metabolism and body awake (and working!) late at night. My only fears would be going home at 8:30pm every night down dark alley ways, so I now go along the main road at night times - a change that has made me feel much safer. I have made lots of new friends at my new sixth form and I quickly detach myself from anybody, who I think may have a negative influence on my studies, therefore ensuring my team around me is as productive as me. However, that is not to say I am prude to people - whether I like them or not, I will always be polite and kind to everybody, which is a common personality trait everybody holds in sixth form. There have been a few incredibly rude year 11 (I think) and below years, who cuss at you if they walk into you (makes absolutely no sense whatsoever) but it is wise to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Anyways, I will wrap it up here and if you want to me to discuss anything else/give advice - feel free to comment below and ask questions!
Best,
M
I'd like to apologise for not posting an update, since last week was half term and I only did about 16 hours of homework - so it wasn't significant enough to keep you guys updated on it!
Same format once again, I will break down my subjects etc and any other thoughts/feelings I can think off at 00:17am after a very long day!
Sociology:
I will break down sociology according to my two teachers. One teacher teaches us culture etc and the other research methods.
Culture has been very good and interesting to learn. Starting out from different cultures, I must admit that the six marker on consumer culture was incredibly difficult to structure, but I did it. We are now looking at agents of socialisation, our half term project/homework reflected this. Our task was to create a presentation for the class, including an activity and revision tool. We were paired randomly through our random register selector and I was paired with a girl to do our presentation on religion. Suffice to say, this girl did virtually and physically zero work. All of her work was produced very last minute and I was thankful we did not have to perform today or I would have lost some confidence in my class as a whole. The presentations are supposed to last 10-15 minutes long and be interactive. I spent 3-5 hours completing a 37 slide powerpoint, fit with videos and a ton of memes (lol)! Plus I also wrote a 1300 word script, so she cannot mess up - it literally has everything you need to say. Anyways, rant over (kinda), our presentation is next lesson and if she not take it seriously I will be forced with carrying the presentation - something I have already prepped for.
In our research methods class, our teacher is not as serious as I would hope she would be. For example, the class gets easily distracted with stories and gossip rather than actual learning. Make no mistake, I am obviously drawn into this pit of despair, however I am studying after school to compensate these lesson losses (as I like to call them). I fear that if we do not mature at a faster rate, there will be lots of people falling into bad habits and routines, which will inevitably bring them down over the next two years - something that I absolutely do not and will not be apart off. I will need to read the chapter ahead of the class and essentially self teach this side of the course - this is a skill that I was forced to self learn from my old awful school, which if I didn't I would've failed everything.
Economics:
Our half term economics homework was cleverly set to revise our notes on covered chapters and to apply our economic knowledge in real life situations through data response questions (DRQs). I found this homework incredibly helpful and useful, one of the best taught subjects I have. We also got given back our Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) homework, to which I got an A grade on. I was surprised to witness that people, who at GCSE got 14A*, only got a D grade. Perhaps the study mentality and ethos I am putting into A levels ,through quantity, is benefitting me more than innate natural knowledge that I assume I have lesser than the people who winged 14A*'s at GCSE. This proves to show that hard work and not taking things for granted differentiates GCSEs and A levels. As further independent work, I have printed off worksheets (from a workbook suggested by our teacher) on all of the topics we have covered. I feel like this proactive type of independent study will help solidify the basic economic theories and help me apply them through exam questions - something which was heavily encouraged by our head of sixth form.
Philosophy:
I have now (sorta) caught up in Philosophy. It has been a very difficult subject to grasp, but if you put in 4-5 hours after school, you start to understand it much better. Once I understand it, I will need to master applying it to exam questions and getting my essays up to scratch. I went to an after school lecture for those 'newbies' on the course, who have just taken it up (like me). However, I feel like my current work ethos will ensure that I am back up to date with the class and even ahead in some areas come Christmas. In the lecture, we are starting to fast-track the ideas and concepts into our minds. This is very useful and I have been reassured that I have the full Philosophy department's support to get back up to date and to aim for that top A* grade (an extremely difficult feat on it's own).
Maths:
Maths has been very tricky to balance with four other subjects, as I feel like I do not have the time to dedicate specific workload to maths. However, we have an excellent teacher who understands thats that we are doing five subjects and to cope, he reflects with questions about topics covered at the start of lesson. I have asked him to do this specifically, as we shan't need to revise as much if we learn it and practise it continually throughout the year. My goal is to start completing a few questions out of C1 every week - even if it just five questions, I feel like this will massively help my cognitive skills in maths.
EPQ:
We have now started our essay plans, research and writing the essay. It has been incredibly difficult to dive straight into a 5000 word essay, so I will start reading and using my resources first to construct a sound plan before writing anymore. This will help me out immensely in the long term, as a structure will act as an template for me to follow. I am hoping to take an extreme stance in justifying the Joint Enterprise law being misinterpreted - but we shall see once I read more books on the matter.
Social well-being:
Boring talk on Facebook and social media - nothing worth mentioning this week.
My personal study + life at a new sixth form:
So, what I have been doing is arriving in school by 8:20am and studying until 8pm. In order to get 12 hours in, I work through break and lunch times and the only time I miss any studying is while walking to lessons. At this current rate, I am doing about 29 hours extra work per week and resting on the weekends. Now my target is to hit 30 hours per week every week until the end of year 13 and hopefully, until I get A*A*A*a*a at A levels, however, there are fears that my goal will not be feasible in the long term. Lots of people have questioned whether or not my extreme, 'do it all in school & rest at home' technique is actually realistic. What I say to them is yes. I can sit down, headphones in and study for 12 hours flat out - no problem. Now I know that you may be thinking that I am either insane or lying - but my desire to do good at A level is driven wholly by my failure at GCSEs. My GCSE results are now driving me to get the best possible A level grades I can and I do not care if that means I have to study for 12 hours or 24 hours per day, because it is possible and I will be the exhibit A that proves my case.
In terms of young enterprise, it is going well and today we raised £140 through a cake sale! This will be an excellent extra curricular role to discuss on my personal statement come July next year. (when I will personally write it up)
The new school dilemma. It is weird and slightly strange going into a different environment that I have been used to for the past 5 years - but I must admit, it is kinda refreshing. I love meeting new people, talking about different things and studying in the environment of such a vibrant, active sixth form. Although we lack social parties, like other sixth forms, I feel like this sixth form is much more serious and this is exactly what I thrive off. By simply putting in hard work and long hours, you get respect and people think you work 100 hours a week. Every single day I stay in the library until 6,7,8pm and I am almost always the only/last one in the library by a good few hours. This shows that I am completely different to what the school may be used to, but the freedom I have on weekends knowing I do not have tons of work to complete is just magic dust, therefore, school is also extremely complimenting me. I have found a way to keep eating and drinking steadily, to keep my metabolism and body awake (and working!) late at night. My only fears would be going home at 8:30pm every night down dark alley ways, so I now go along the main road at night times - a change that has made me feel much safer. I have made lots of new friends at my new sixth form and I quickly detach myself from anybody, who I think may have a negative influence on my studies, therefore ensuring my team around me is as productive as me. However, that is not to say I am prude to people - whether I like them or not, I will always be polite and kind to everybody, which is a common personality trait everybody holds in sixth form. There have been a few incredibly rude year 11 (I think) and below years, who cuss at you if they walk into you (makes absolutely no sense whatsoever) but it is wise to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Anyways, I will wrap it up here and if you want to me to discuss anything else/give advice - feel free to comment below and ask questions!
Best,
M
(edited 7 years ago)
Original post by Marshall Taylor
Update - 04/11/2016
I'd like to apologise for not posting an update, since last week was half term and I only did about 16 hours of homework - so it wasn't significant enough to keep you guys updated on it!
Same format once again, I will break down my subjects etc and any other thoughts/feelings I can think off at 00:17am after a very long day!
Sociology:
I will break down sociology according to my two teachers. One teacher teaches us culture etc and the other research methods.
Culture has been very good and interesting to learn. Starting out from different cultures, I must admit that the six marker on consumer culture was incredibly difficult to structure, but I did it. We are now looking at agents of socialisation, our half term project/homework reflected this. Our task was to create a presentation for the class, including an activity and revision tool. We were paired randomly through our random register selector and I was paired with a girl to do our presentation on religion. Suffice to say, this girl did virtually and physically zero work. All of her work was produced very last minute and I was thankful we did not have to perform today or I would have lost some confidence in my class as a whole. The presentations are supposed to last 10-15 minutes long and be interactive. I spent 3-5 hours completing a 37 slide powerpoint, fit with videos and a ton of memes (lol)! Plus I also wrote a 1300 word script, so she cannot mess up - it literally has everything you need to say. Anyways, rant over (kinda), our presentation is next lesson and if she not take it seriously I will be forced with carrying the presentation - something I have already prepped for.
In our research methods class, our teacher is not as serious as I would hope she would be. For example, the class gets easily distracted with stories and gossip rather than actual learning. Make no mistake, I am obviously drawn into this pit of despair, however I am studying after school to compensate these lesson losses (as I like to call them). I fear that if we do not mature at a faster rate, there will be lots of people falling into bad habits and routines, which will inevitably bring them down over the next two years - something that I absolutely do not and will not be apart off. I will need to read the chapter ahead of the class and essentially self teach this side of the course - this is a skill that I was forced to self learn from my old awful school, which if I didn't I would've failed everything.
Economics:
Our half term economics homework was cleverly set to revise our notes on covered chapters and to apply our economic knowledge in real life situations through data response questions (DRQs). I found this homework incredibly helpful and useful, one of the best taught subjects I have. We also got given back our Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) homework, to which I got an A grade on. I was surprised to witness that people, who at GCSE got 14A*, only got a D grade. Perhaps the study mentality and ethos I am putting into A levels ,through quantity, is benefitting me more than innate natural knowledge that I assume I have lesser than the people who winged 14A*'s at GCSE. This proves to show that hard work and not taking things for granted differentiates GCSEs and A levels. As further independent work, I have printed off worksheets (from a workbook suggested by our teacher) on all of the topics we have covered. I feel like this proactive type of independent study will help solidify the basic economic theories and help me apply them through exam questions - something which was heavily encouraged by our head of sixth form.
Philosophy:
I have now (sorta) caught up in Philosophy. It has been a very difficult subject to grasp, but if you put in 4-5 hours after school, you start to understand it much better. Once I understand it, I will need to master applying it to exam questions and getting my essays up to scratch. I went to an after school lecture for those 'newbies' on the course, who have just taken it up (like me). However, I feel like my current work ethos will ensure that I am back up to date with the class and even ahead in some areas come Christmas. In the lecture, we are starting to fast-track the ideas and concepts into our minds. This is very useful and I have been reassured that I have the full Philosophy department's support to get back up to date and to aim for that top A* grade (an extremely difficult feat on it's own).
Maths:
Maths has been very tricky to balance with four other subjects, as I feel like I do not have the time to dedicate specific workload to maths. However, we have an excellent teacher who understands thats that we are doing five subjects and to cope, he reflects with questions about topics covered at the start of lesson. I have asked him to do this specifically, as we shan't need to revise as much if we learn it and practise it continually throughout the year. My goal is to start completing a few questions out of C1 every week - even if it just five questions, I feel like this will massively help my cognitive skills in maths.
EPQ:
We have now started our essay plans, research and writing the essay. It has been incredibly difficult to dive straight into a 5000 word essay, so I will start reading and using my resources first to construct a sound plan before writing anymore. This will help me out immensely in the long term, as a structure will act as an template for me to follow. I am hoping to take an extreme stance in justifying the Joint Enterprise law being misinterpreted - but we shall see once I read more books on the matter.
Social well-being:
Boring talk on Facebook and social media - nothing worth mentioning this week.
My personal study + life at a new sixth form:
So, we I have been doing is arriving in school by 8:20am and studying until 8pm. In order to get 12 hours in, I work through break and lunch times and the only time I miss any studying is while walking to lessons. At this current rate, I am doing about 29 hours extra work per week and resting on the weekends. Now my target is to hit 30 hours per week every week until the end of year 13 and hopefully, until I get A*A*A*a*a at A levels, however, there are fears that my goal will not be feasible in the long term. Lots of people have questioned whether or not my extreme, 'do it all in school & rest at home' technique is actually realistic. What I say to them is yes. I can sit down, headphones in and study for 12 hours flat out - no problem. Now I know that you may be thinking that I am either insane or lying - but my desire to do good at A level is driven wholly by my failure at GCSEs. My GCSE results are now driving me to get the best possible A level grades I can and I do not care if that means I have to study for 12 hours or 24 hours per day, because it is possible and I will be the exhibit A that proves my case.
In terms of young enterprise, it is going well and today we raised £140 through a cake sale! This will be an excellent extra curricular role to discuss on my personal statement come July next year. (when I will personally write it up)
The new school dilemma. It is weird and slightly strange going into a different environment that I have been used to for the past 5 years - but I must admit, it is kinda refreshing. I love meeting new people, talking about different things and studying in the environment of such a vibrant, active sixth form. Although we lack social parties, like other sixth forms, I feel like this sixth form is much more serious and this is exactly what I thrive off. By simply putting in hard work and long hours, you get respect and people think you work 100 hours a week. Every single day I stay in the library until 6,7,8pm and I am almost always the only/last one in the library by a good few hours. This shows that I am completely different to what the school may be used to, but the freedom I have on weekends knowing I do not have tons of work to complete is just magic dust, therefore, school is also extremely complimenting me. I have found a way to keep eating and drinking steadily, to keep my metabolism and body awake (and working!) late at night. My only fears would be going home at 8:30pm every night down dark alley ways, so I now go along the main road at night times - a change that has made me feel much safer. I have made lots of new friends at my new sixth form and I quickly detach myself from anybody, who I think may have a negative influence on my studies, therefore ensuring my team around me is as productive as me. However, that is not to say I am prude to people - whether I like them or not, I will always be polite and kind to everybody, which is a common personality trait everybody holds in sixth form. There have been a few incredibly rude year 11 (I think) and below years, who cuss at you if they walk into you (makes absolutely no sense whatsoever) but it is wise to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Anyways, I will wrap it up here and if you want to me to discuss anything else/give advice - feel free to comment below and ask questions!
Best,
M
I'd like to apologise for not posting an update, since last week was half term and I only did about 16 hours of homework - so it wasn't significant enough to keep you guys updated on it!
Same format once again, I will break down my subjects etc and any other thoughts/feelings I can think off at 00:17am after a very long day!
Sociology:
I will break down sociology according to my two teachers. One teacher teaches us culture etc and the other research methods.
Culture has been very good and interesting to learn. Starting out from different cultures, I must admit that the six marker on consumer culture was incredibly difficult to structure, but I did it. We are now looking at agents of socialisation, our half term project/homework reflected this. Our task was to create a presentation for the class, including an activity and revision tool. We were paired randomly through our random register selector and I was paired with a girl to do our presentation on religion. Suffice to say, this girl did virtually and physically zero work. All of her work was produced very last minute and I was thankful we did not have to perform today or I would have lost some confidence in my class as a whole. The presentations are supposed to last 10-15 minutes long and be interactive. I spent 3-5 hours completing a 37 slide powerpoint, fit with videos and a ton of memes (lol)! Plus I also wrote a 1300 word script, so she cannot mess up - it literally has everything you need to say. Anyways, rant over (kinda), our presentation is next lesson and if she not take it seriously I will be forced with carrying the presentation - something I have already prepped for.
In our research methods class, our teacher is not as serious as I would hope she would be. For example, the class gets easily distracted with stories and gossip rather than actual learning. Make no mistake, I am obviously drawn into this pit of despair, however I am studying after school to compensate these lesson losses (as I like to call them). I fear that if we do not mature at a faster rate, there will be lots of people falling into bad habits and routines, which will inevitably bring them down over the next two years - something that I absolutely do not and will not be apart off. I will need to read the chapter ahead of the class and essentially self teach this side of the course - this is a skill that I was forced to self learn from my old awful school, which if I didn't I would've failed everything.
Economics:
Our half term economics homework was cleverly set to revise our notes on covered chapters and to apply our economic knowledge in real life situations through data response questions (DRQs). I found this homework incredibly helpful and useful, one of the best taught subjects I have. We also got given back our Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) homework, to which I got an A grade on. I was surprised to witness that people, who at GCSE got 14A*, only got a D grade. Perhaps the study mentality and ethos I am putting into A levels ,through quantity, is benefitting me more than innate natural knowledge that I assume I have lesser than the people who winged 14A*'s at GCSE. This proves to show that hard work and not taking things for granted differentiates GCSEs and A levels. As further independent work, I have printed off worksheets (from a workbook suggested by our teacher) on all of the topics we have covered. I feel like this proactive type of independent study will help solidify the basic economic theories and help me apply them through exam questions - something which was heavily encouraged by our head of sixth form.
Philosophy:
I have now (sorta) caught up in Philosophy. It has been a very difficult subject to grasp, but if you put in 4-5 hours after school, you start to understand it much better. Once I understand it, I will need to master applying it to exam questions and getting my essays up to scratch. I went to an after school lecture for those 'newbies' on the course, who have just taken it up (like me). However, I feel like my current work ethos will ensure that I am back up to date with the class and even ahead in some areas come Christmas. In the lecture, we are starting to fast-track the ideas and concepts into our minds. This is very useful and I have been reassured that I have the full Philosophy department's support to get back up to date and to aim for that top A* grade (an extremely difficult feat on it's own).
Maths:
Maths has been very tricky to balance with four other subjects, as I feel like I do not have the time to dedicate specific workload to maths. However, we have an excellent teacher who understands thats that we are doing five subjects and to cope, he reflects with questions about topics covered at the start of lesson. I have asked him to do this specifically, as we shan't need to revise as much if we learn it and practise it continually throughout the year. My goal is to start completing a few questions out of C1 every week - even if it just five questions, I feel like this will massively help my cognitive skills in maths.
EPQ:
We have now started our essay plans, research and writing the essay. It has been incredibly difficult to dive straight into a 5000 word essay, so I will start reading and using my resources first to construct a sound plan before writing anymore. This will help me out immensely in the long term, as a structure will act as an template for me to follow. I am hoping to take an extreme stance in justifying the Joint Enterprise law being misinterpreted - but we shall see once I read more books on the matter.
Social well-being:
Boring talk on Facebook and social media - nothing worth mentioning this week.
My personal study + life at a new sixth form:
So, we I have been doing is arriving in school by 8:20am and studying until 8pm. In order to get 12 hours in, I work through break and lunch times and the only time I miss any studying is while walking to lessons. At this current rate, I am doing about 29 hours extra work per week and resting on the weekends. Now my target is to hit 30 hours per week every week until the end of year 13 and hopefully, until I get A*A*A*a*a at A levels, however, there are fears that my goal will not be feasible in the long term. Lots of people have questioned whether or not my extreme, 'do it all in school & rest at home' technique is actually realistic. What I say to them is yes. I can sit down, headphones in and study for 12 hours flat out - no problem. Now I know that you may be thinking that I am either insane or lying - but my desire to do good at A level is driven wholly by my failure at GCSEs. My GCSE results are now driving me to get the best possible A level grades I can and I do not care if that means I have to study for 12 hours or 24 hours per day, because it is possible and I will be the exhibit A that proves my case.
In terms of young enterprise, it is going well and today we raised £140 through a cake sale! This will be an excellent extra curricular role to discuss on my personal statement come July next year. (when I will personally write it up)
The new school dilemma. It is weird and slightly strange going into a different environment that I have been used to for the past 5 years - but I must admit, it is kinda refreshing. I love meeting new people, talking about different things and studying in the environment of such a vibrant, active sixth form. Although we lack social parties, like other sixth forms, I feel like this sixth form is much more serious and this is exactly what I thrive off. By simply putting in hard work and long hours, you get respect and people think you work 100 hours a week. Every single day I stay in the library until 6,7,8pm and I am almost always the only/last one in the library by a good few hours. This shows that I am completely different to what the school may be used to, but the freedom I have on weekends knowing I do not have tons of work to complete is just magic dust, therefore, school is also extremely complimenting me. I have found a way to keep eating and drinking steadily, to keep my metabolism and body awake (and working!) late at night. My only fears would be going home at 8:30pm every night down dark alley ways, so I now go along the main road at night times - a change that has made me feel much safer. I have made lots of new friends at my new sixth form and I quickly detach myself from anybody, who I think may have a negative influence on my studies, therefore ensuring my team around me is as productive as me. However, that is not to say I am prude to people - whether I like them or not, I will always be polite and kind to everybody, which is a common personality trait everybody holds in sixth form. There have been a few incredibly rude year 11 (I think) and below years, who cuss at you if they walk into you (makes absolutely no sense whatsoever) but it is wise to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Anyways, I will wrap it up here and if you want to me to discuss anything else/give advice - feel free to comment below and ask questions!
Best,
M
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Hi, have you met Marshall?
Economics:
There is not a lot to be said this week, as it has been very difficult to manage. Economics is still going very well for me and I am loving it! I got an A in behavioural economics, answering questions on rational and irrational behaviours. Next, we will be covering price elasticity of supply and aggregate supply. I feel like economics is now becoming much more quantifiable, in a mathematical sense, and I am welcome to the challenge. We have been set lots of reflective homework, for example revisiting chapters, studying them and applying the knowledge learnt into real life scenarios through data response questions. This style of learning suits me and I am opening up to the challenge presented.
Sociology:
Very happy in sociology as my presentation went well. We spoke and rambled on about numerous studies and theories, ultimately leaving the class in a state of, ‘are we there yet?’ which is expected from kids on their first holiday abroad - but then again, does that not suggest the destination is better than the journey? In terms of research lessons, I have now been able to self study them with my teacher also supporting me (if that makes sense!). What I do, having read ahead of everything, is instead of making notes or reading it again - I answer the questions in the book and get written feedback instantly. This is much better at developing my exam technique, I also answer everything without referring to my resources or notes as this helps me write in my own way, as opposed to merely reciting the textbook. In our first ten marker, coming off information I had read pre-lesson, we were given ten minutes to read over our notes and twenty five to write it. I immediately started by writing the ten marker and handed it in about four minutes into the initial ten minutes for reading. Although I did not get full marks, I would argue that eight out of ten is pretty darn good for my first ten marker.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I have been attending after school lectures to help me catch up philosophy & ethics now. We went over Plato’s allegory of the cave and his idea of forms. On Monday we will have a timed essay on ethical issues and utilitarianism. Although I am still getting to grips with the subject, I have written a decent essay plan and I would like to think my essay writing is decent enough to carry me through. My expectation is not very high, obviously compared to everyone else having significantly more lectures and time to comprehend the complexity of the subjects. I also have an essay on philosophy, but this one is to be done out of class and with reference to my notes. I feel like handwriting this one will give me a philosophical experience (as in abiding by the traditional age of the subject) as opposed to typing. Maybe it is just me acting differently to the class, but I suppose in the exam we would not get a chrome book to type, so why develop bad habits now?
EPQ:
My extended project is actually going very well. I have already written my introduction and have taught myself how to Harvard reference. I have just gotten my first criminal law book through the, ‘request a book’ area of the library, which is over twelve hundred pages thick. On to reading now! Maths: I did the senior mathematics challenge, working out about twelve questions and then guessing the rest. I hope I did well (ha ha).. We have our Core 1.1.1 test coming up in the next couple of weeks, so I will revise for that (if I can get everything under control).
Social Wellbeing:
We had a physicist nobel prize winner in today, which was amazing to hear him speak. I would write more, but I am almost asleep.
Overall:
I now stay into school until eight pm everyday now in the library studying hard and also aim to do three-four hours on the weekend of reading, whether it be textbooks or EPQ books etc. Anyways, sorry for the short blog and probably poor grammar this week - am far too tired to check it over. Au revoir!
Economics:
There is not a lot to be said this week, as it has been very difficult to manage. Economics is still going very well for me and I am loving it! I got an A in behavioural economics, answering questions on rational and irrational behaviours. Next, we will be covering price elasticity of supply and aggregate supply. I feel like economics is now becoming much more quantifiable, in a mathematical sense, and I am welcome to the challenge. We have been set lots of reflective homework, for example revisiting chapters, studying them and applying the knowledge learnt into real life scenarios through data response questions. This style of learning suits me and I am opening up to the challenge presented.
Sociology:
Very happy in sociology as my presentation went well. We spoke and rambled on about numerous studies and theories, ultimately leaving the class in a state of, ‘are we there yet?’ which is expected from kids on their first holiday abroad - but then again, does that not suggest the destination is better than the journey? In terms of research lessons, I have now been able to self study them with my teacher also supporting me (if that makes sense!). What I do, having read ahead of everything, is instead of making notes or reading it again - I answer the questions in the book and get written feedback instantly. This is much better at developing my exam technique, I also answer everything without referring to my resources or notes as this helps me write in my own way, as opposed to merely reciting the textbook. In our first ten marker, coming off information I had read pre-lesson, we were given ten minutes to read over our notes and twenty five to write it. I immediately started by writing the ten marker and handed it in about four minutes into the initial ten minutes for reading. Although I did not get full marks, I would argue that eight out of ten is pretty darn good for my first ten marker.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I have been attending after school lectures to help me catch up philosophy & ethics now. We went over Plato’s allegory of the cave and his idea of forms. On Monday we will have a timed essay on ethical issues and utilitarianism. Although I am still getting to grips with the subject, I have written a decent essay plan and I would like to think my essay writing is decent enough to carry me through. My expectation is not very high, obviously compared to everyone else having significantly more lectures and time to comprehend the complexity of the subjects. I also have an essay on philosophy, but this one is to be done out of class and with reference to my notes. I feel like handwriting this one will give me a philosophical experience (as in abiding by the traditional age of the subject) as opposed to typing. Maybe it is just me acting differently to the class, but I suppose in the exam we would not get a chrome book to type, so why develop bad habits now?
EPQ:
My extended project is actually going very well. I have already written my introduction and have taught myself how to Harvard reference. I have just gotten my first criminal law book through the, ‘request a book’ area of the library, which is over twelve hundred pages thick. On to reading now! Maths: I did the senior mathematics challenge, working out about twelve questions and then guessing the rest. I hope I did well (ha ha).. We have our Core 1.1.1 test coming up in the next couple of weeks, so I will revise for that (if I can get everything under control).
Social Wellbeing:
We had a physicist nobel prize winner in today, which was amazing to hear him speak. I would write more, but I am almost asleep.
Overall:
I now stay into school until eight pm everyday now in the library studying hard and also aim to do three-four hours on the weekend of reading, whether it be textbooks or EPQ books etc. Anyways, sorry for the short blog and probably poor grammar this week - am far too tired to check it over. Au revoir!
Original post by Marshall Taylor
Hi, have you met Marshall?
Economics:
There is not a lot to be said this week, as it has been very difficult to manage. Economics is still going very well for me and I am loving it! I got an A in behavioural economics, answering questions on rational and irrational behaviours. Next, we will be covering price elasticity of supply and aggregate supply. I feel like economics is now becoming much more quantifiable, in a mathematical sense, and I am welcome to the challenge. We have been set lots of reflective homework, for example revisiting chapters, studying them and applying the knowledge learnt into real life scenarios through data response questions. This style of learning suits me and I am opening up to the challenge presented.
Sociology:
Very happy in sociology as my presentation went well. We spoke and rambled on about numerous studies and theories, ultimately leaving the class in a state of, ‘are we there yet?’ which is expected from kids on their first holiday abroad - but then again, does that not suggest the destination is better than the journey? In terms of research lessons, I have now been able to self study them with my teacher also supporting me (if that makes sense!). What I do, having read ahead of everything, is instead of making notes or reading it again - I answer the questions in the book and get written feedback instantly. This is much better at developing my exam technique, I also answer everything without referring to my resources or notes as this helps me write in my own way, as opposed to merely reciting the textbook. In our first ten marker, coming off information I had read pre-lesson, we were given ten minutes to read over our notes and twenty five to write it. I immediately started by writing the ten marker and handed it in about four minutes into the initial ten minutes for reading. Although I did not get full marks, I would argue that eight out of ten is pretty darn good for my first ten marker.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I have been attending after school lectures to help me catch up philosophy & ethics now. We went over Plato’s allegory of the cave and his idea of forms. On Monday we will have a timed essay on ethical issues and utilitarianism. Although I am still getting to grips with the subject, I have written a decent essay plan and I would like to think my essay writing is decent enough to carry me through. My expectation is not very high, obviously compared to everyone else having significantly more lectures and time to comprehend the complexity of the subjects. I also have an essay on philosophy, but this one is to be done out of class and with reference to my notes. I feel like handwriting this one will give me a philosophical experience (as in abiding by the traditional age of the subject) as opposed to typing. Maybe it is just me acting differently to the class, but I suppose in the exam we would not get a chrome book to type, so why develop bad habits now?
EPQ:
My extended project is actually going very well. I have already written my introduction and have taught myself how to Harvard reference. I have just gotten my first criminal law book through the, ‘request a book’ area of the library, which is over twelve hundred pages thick. On to reading now! Maths: I did the senior mathematics challenge, working out about twelve questions and then guessing the rest. I hope I did well (ha ha).. We have our Core 1.1.1 test coming up in the next couple of weeks, so I will revise for that (if I can get everything under control).
Social Wellbeing:
We had a physicist nobel prize winner in today, which was amazing to hear him speak. I would write more, but I am almost asleep.
Overall:
I now stay into school until eight pm everyday now in the library studying hard and also aim to do three-four hours on the weekend of reading, whether it be textbooks or EPQ books etc. Anyways, sorry for the short blog and probably poor grammar this week - am far too tired to check it over. Au revoir!
Economics:
There is not a lot to be said this week, as it has been very difficult to manage. Economics is still going very well for me and I am loving it! I got an A in behavioural economics, answering questions on rational and irrational behaviours. Next, we will be covering price elasticity of supply and aggregate supply. I feel like economics is now becoming much more quantifiable, in a mathematical sense, and I am welcome to the challenge. We have been set lots of reflective homework, for example revisiting chapters, studying them and applying the knowledge learnt into real life scenarios through data response questions. This style of learning suits me and I am opening up to the challenge presented.
Sociology:
Very happy in sociology as my presentation went well. We spoke and rambled on about numerous studies and theories, ultimately leaving the class in a state of, ‘are we there yet?’ which is expected from kids on their first holiday abroad - but then again, does that not suggest the destination is better than the journey? In terms of research lessons, I have now been able to self study them with my teacher also supporting me (if that makes sense!). What I do, having read ahead of everything, is instead of making notes or reading it again - I answer the questions in the book and get written feedback instantly. This is much better at developing my exam technique, I also answer everything without referring to my resources or notes as this helps me write in my own way, as opposed to merely reciting the textbook. In our first ten marker, coming off information I had read pre-lesson, we were given ten minutes to read over our notes and twenty five to write it. I immediately started by writing the ten marker and handed it in about four minutes into the initial ten minutes for reading. Although I did not get full marks, I would argue that eight out of ten is pretty darn good for my first ten marker.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I have been attending after school lectures to help me catch up philosophy & ethics now. We went over Plato’s allegory of the cave and his idea of forms. On Monday we will have a timed essay on ethical issues and utilitarianism. Although I am still getting to grips with the subject, I have written a decent essay plan and I would like to think my essay writing is decent enough to carry me through. My expectation is not very high, obviously compared to everyone else having significantly more lectures and time to comprehend the complexity of the subjects. I also have an essay on philosophy, but this one is to be done out of class and with reference to my notes. I feel like handwriting this one will give me a philosophical experience (as in abiding by the traditional age of the subject) as opposed to typing. Maybe it is just me acting differently to the class, but I suppose in the exam we would not get a chrome book to type, so why develop bad habits now?
EPQ:
My extended project is actually going very well. I have already written my introduction and have taught myself how to Harvard reference. I have just gotten my first criminal law book through the, ‘request a book’ area of the library, which is over twelve hundred pages thick. On to reading now! Maths: I did the senior mathematics challenge, working out about twelve questions and then guessing the rest. I hope I did well (ha ha).. We have our Core 1.1.1 test coming up in the next couple of weeks, so I will revise for that (if I can get everything under control).
Social Wellbeing:
We had a physicist nobel prize winner in today, which was amazing to hear him speak. I would write more, but I am almost asleep.
Overall:
I now stay into school until eight pm everyday now in the library studying hard and also aim to do three-four hours on the weekend of reading, whether it be textbooks or EPQ books etc. Anyways, sorry for the short blog and probably poor grammar this week - am far too tired to check it over. Au revoir!
Keep it going, only stay till 7 if you work on weekends now
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision" - A friend I met over the summer, who probably stole it online.
Maths:
I will start out with maths this week so I do not forget to include it (like last week's blog). In maths, we have been learning core 1, chapters 1, 2 , 3 & 6 so far. Since we are only doing the AS course, but over two years, it makes sense to go slowly. I am finding it somewhat challenging, this is mainly because I am finding it difficult to revise as it is more practice rather than knowledge - but I am enjoying it and I will start putting the hours in now.
Economics:
We have been given lots of self study homework, which involve us making study notes on topics and answering the data response questions. I feel like this is very good, because it allows our self study to essentially give us an understanding before lesson and then by being taught it during lesson, it acts like revision, thereby allowing us to really solidify the knowledge.
Sociology:
We have been doing more 10 and 12 markers now in sociology. I have been answering them within the time period, (one mark per minute) and without my study notes (relying on memory and pre-reading to get straight in). This has allowed me to get a good feel of exam questions from early on, which should help me get used to answering these longer questions in the future.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I am now getting to grasp with philosophy. We have had to do two essays, one in ethics about utilitarianism and the other being in philosophy on Plato's simile of the cave. I feel like both essays were written very carefully and hopefully they yield dividends when I get the grades back in them. However, I would not be surprised if I get a grade I am not expecting, this is because philosophy is highly subjective and can go either way. Regardless, I am starting to really enjoy philosophy & ethics now, which has stimulated my desire to study this longer after school in more detail and depth. For example, I made study notes on a whole chapter before we had learnt it - this allowed me to understand the content taught much clearer as I have already made notes on the stuff.
Extended Project Qualification:
My EPQ is going very well, having written over 1000 words and lots of footnotes - progress has been significant in the last weeks. It is important for me to aim to finish my EPQ before Christmas, so I can spend lots of time editing it. By reading much more books, this has allowed me to formulate my writing style in a similar way to the author's, which shows my research ability and progress through learning.
Overall:
I have been studying until 8pm still, my latest has been from 8:25am - 20:35pm. This is very good and I love it. Social wellbeing was amazing, invited discourse from the audience members and enlightening us on important issues. It is important to note that I am extremely tired, so I hope this blog made some sense today.
Anyways, until you read again. MT
Maths:
I will start out with maths this week so I do not forget to include it (like last week's blog). In maths, we have been learning core 1, chapters 1, 2 , 3 & 6 so far. Since we are only doing the AS course, but over two years, it makes sense to go slowly. I am finding it somewhat challenging, this is mainly because I am finding it difficult to revise as it is more practice rather than knowledge - but I am enjoying it and I will start putting the hours in now.
Economics:
We have been given lots of self study homework, which involve us making study notes on topics and answering the data response questions. I feel like this is very good, because it allows our self study to essentially give us an understanding before lesson and then by being taught it during lesson, it acts like revision, thereby allowing us to really solidify the knowledge.
Sociology:
We have been doing more 10 and 12 markers now in sociology. I have been answering them within the time period, (one mark per minute) and without my study notes (relying on memory and pre-reading to get straight in). This has allowed me to get a good feel of exam questions from early on, which should help me get used to answering these longer questions in the future.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I am now getting to grasp with philosophy. We have had to do two essays, one in ethics about utilitarianism and the other being in philosophy on Plato's simile of the cave. I feel like both essays were written very carefully and hopefully they yield dividends when I get the grades back in them. However, I would not be surprised if I get a grade I am not expecting, this is because philosophy is highly subjective and can go either way. Regardless, I am starting to really enjoy philosophy & ethics now, which has stimulated my desire to study this longer after school in more detail and depth. For example, I made study notes on a whole chapter before we had learnt it - this allowed me to understand the content taught much clearer as I have already made notes on the stuff.
Extended Project Qualification:
My EPQ is going very well, having written over 1000 words and lots of footnotes - progress has been significant in the last weeks. It is important for me to aim to finish my EPQ before Christmas, so I can spend lots of time editing it. By reading much more books, this has allowed me to formulate my writing style in a similar way to the author's, which shows my research ability and progress through learning.
Overall:
I have been studying until 8pm still, my latest has been from 8:25am - 20:35pm. This is very good and I love it. Social wellbeing was amazing, invited discourse from the audience members and enlightening us on important issues. It is important to note that I am extremely tired, so I hope this blog made some sense today.
Anyways, until you read again. MT
(edited 7 years ago)
Original post by Marshall Taylor
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision" - A friend I met over the summer, who probably stole it online.
Maths:
I will start out with maths this week so I do not forget to include it (like last week's blog). In maths, we have been learning core 1, chapters 1, 2 , 3 & 6 so far. Since we are only doing the AS course, but over two years, it makes sense to go slowly. I am finding it somewhat challenging, this is mainly because I am finding it difficult to revise as it is more practice rather than knowledge - but I am enjoying it and I will start putting the hours in now.
Economics:
We have been given lots of self study homework, which involve us making study notes on topics and answering the data response questions. I feel like this is very good, because it allows our self study to essentially give us an understanding before lesson and then by being taught it during lesson, it acts like revision, thereby allowing us to really solidify the knowledge.
Sociology:
We have been doing more 10 and 12 markers now in sociology. I have been answering them within the time period, (one mark per minute) and without my study notes (relying on memory and pre-reading to get straight in). This has allowed me to get a good feel of exam questions from early on, which should help me get used to answering these longer questions in the future.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I am now getting to grasp with philosophy. We have had to do two essays, one in ethics about utilitarianism and the other being in philosophy on Plato's simile of the cave. I feel like both essays were written very carefully and hopefully they provide dividends when I get my grades back in them. However, I would not be surprised if I get a grade I am not expecting, this is because philosophy is highly subjective and can go either way. Regardless, I am starting to really enjoy philosophy & ethics now, which has stumbled my desire to study this longer after school in more detail and depth. For example, I made study notes on a whole chapter before we had learnt it - this allowed me to understand the content taught much clearer as I have already made notes on the stuff.
Extended Project Qualification:
My EPQ is going very well, having written over 1000 words and lots of footnotes - progress has been significant in the last weeks. It is important for me to aim to finish my EPQ before Christmas, so I can spend lots of time editing it. By reading much more books, this has allowed me to formulate my writing style in a similar way to the author's, which shows my research ability and progress through learning.
Overall:
I have been studying until 8pm still, my latest has been from 8:25am - 20:35pm. This is very good and I love it. Social wellbeing was amazing, invited discourse from the audience members and enlightening us on important issues. It is important to note that I am extremely tired, so I hope this blog made some sense today.
Anyways, until you read again. MT
Maths:
I will start out with maths this week so I do not forget to include it (like last week's blog). In maths, we have been learning core 1, chapters 1, 2 , 3 & 6 so far. Since we are only doing the AS course, but over two years, it makes sense to go slowly. I am finding it somewhat challenging, this is mainly because I am finding it difficult to revise as it is more practice rather than knowledge - but I am enjoying it and I will start putting the hours in now.
Economics:
We have been given lots of self study homework, which involve us making study notes on topics and answering the data response questions. I feel like this is very good, because it allows our self study to essentially give us an understanding before lesson and then by being taught it during lesson, it acts like revision, thereby allowing us to really solidify the knowledge.
Sociology:
We have been doing more 10 and 12 markers now in sociology. I have been answering them within the time period, (one mark per minute) and without my study notes (relying on memory and pre-reading to get straight in). This has allowed me to get a good feel of exam questions from early on, which should help me get used to answering these longer questions in the future.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I am now getting to grasp with philosophy. We have had to do two essays, one in ethics about utilitarianism and the other being in philosophy on Plato's simile of the cave. I feel like both essays were written very carefully and hopefully they provide dividends when I get my grades back in them. However, I would not be surprised if I get a grade I am not expecting, this is because philosophy is highly subjective and can go either way. Regardless, I am starting to really enjoy philosophy & ethics now, which has stumbled my desire to study this longer after school in more detail and depth. For example, I made study notes on a whole chapter before we had learnt it - this allowed me to understand the content taught much clearer as I have already made notes on the stuff.
Extended Project Qualification:
My EPQ is going very well, having written over 1000 words and lots of footnotes - progress has been significant in the last weeks. It is important for me to aim to finish my EPQ before Christmas, so I can spend lots of time editing it. By reading much more books, this has allowed me to formulate my writing style in a similar way to the author's, which shows my research ability and progress through learning.
Overall:
I have been studying until 8pm still, my latest has been from 8:25am - 20:35pm. This is very good and I love it. Social wellbeing was amazing, invited discourse from the audience members and enlightening us on important issues. It is important to note that I am extremely tired, so I hope this blog made some sense today.
Anyways, until you read again. MT
Keep it up Marshall!!
"Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself"
As per usual, this blog will break down my subjects and may even give you an insight into A level life.
Maths:
Starting out again with maths this week. We have been covering quadratic inequalities in class, which have proven to be quite difficult. Well, I am using the term 'difficult' in a slightly derogative way here, I find that they are easy up until the final step which involves you putting 'P1<x>P2' the right way around, so the numbers and where to put the signs are the only rough stones on this beech. I have been practising them after school and during frees, so long may I continue..Anyhow, I have put in about 5 extra hours out of school practising them this week and some of my full course math peers also have helped me really solidly the techniques needed. This has proved dividends in completing the work sheet set, however, I am still slightly struggling with the substuition methods for solving difficult simultaneous equations - but I am also working hard on improving and emailing my teacher for support! I feel like it is very important to constantly ask for help when needed during A levels, this way the teacher can help you close any gaps that may open up as soon as possible; thereby not allowing you to fall back or behind.
Economics:
Recently, due to many absent teachers, we have been 'doubling' up. This is where we have one teacher and a double class, the present teacher teaches the content to both classes in one lesson and we have the next period (if it is a double) free. So, we are forced into having two hours of economics cut down into one hour and that has happened about four times now. This is of course worrying, but we have been given lots of home study to compensate, to which I feel like will prevent us from being bogged down too much. In one 'doubled' period, we had to research what is in the budget and how that will affect SRAS and AD. This gave us the opportunity to apply our learnt content to the real world, which is apparently much more emphasised during year 13. One tricky example was the measurement of productivity, apparently we are producing the same amount in five days as a German worker may produce in four days. I mentioned that an increase in productivity may lead to a fall in AD (shift inwards) since employers would cut working hours (no need to pay for five days work if they are getting the job done in four), leading to a fall in disposable income and; therefore, a fall in consumption in the economy.
Sociology:
Recently we have also had an absent teacher for two lessons, however, this has not hindered me in the slightest as I self studied the work set to a very high standard. In the research part, it is my understanding that it is not that difficult and can we taught with 'ease'. However, I have also observed that the teacher is far too laid back for my liking. Although the content may be easy and I duly welcome days where we are not whole, the class and teacher should not strive for anti-productive lessons as this will encourage bad habits early on. I feel like last lesson was completely futile and I may as well not even turned up. This is because we just watched Christmas adverts for the whole hour and did nothing - not even the one sided A4 sheet on our desks! I must admit, I did complete the sheet and further reading after school - but the principal of education should not be misused. I feel like the teacher is aiming to be 'popular' rather than 'productive' and although establishing rapport is necessary, I do not believe it should be over emphases to the extent where we do nothing all lesson. If my teacher does not start taking our lessons more seriously, I will be forced to talk to the head of department or sixth form about my concerns - alluding to the fact that I would rather get good grades and then celebrate than celebrate winning a battle, but ultimately losing the war.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I love philosophy & ethics, it is such an interesting subject that I wish upon everybody to study further. We have not had our essays back yet, I hear we get them back on Monday and I am quite interested to see the grades. My essay writing and structures are mostly influenced by economics (since we have done the most essays for economics) but I cannot wait to see how my style differs to what is required in philosophy & ethics. The content covered is very abstract, difficult to comprehend sometimes - but fascinating! This is a subject that I cannot fault at the moment and will continue working hard in to ensure I get the most out of it.
EPQ:
My EPQ is going very well, having received some verbal feedback from my supervisor, my only areas to improve in are staying objective and inputting citations into my paragraphs instead of footnotes. I will continue research and editing as I write, so I can constantly improve my work.
Corpus Christi Essay Competition - Economics:
We are encouraged to enter the Corpus Christi economics essay competition and it is 1500-2500 words (inc footnotes, references etc) on set questions. I will be answering the question on economic inequality and how that is so damaging to governments. So far, I have only written 400 words, this is because the essay is incredibly to structure and write around my A level studies. However, that will not act as an determent as I will continue until the job gets done. Since there are only two essays put forward per school, I will have to hand in my essay by January 6th to be assessed and whether or not my essay gets submitted is the decision of our head of faculty.
Overall:
Generally, I am well and have been very happy with the workload I am producing. However, there have been a few days of 'burning out' but we must accept those, rest, recover and get straight back out there. The motivation behind this is that I am not competing 'just' against my class, 'just' against statuses or exceptions, but I am competing against the entire world. Any country and any student has the right to apply for similar or the same UK universities that I will be applying to, if we assume they are doing equal or more work than me every night - then there is always work for me to do. I want to get into the best universities in the UK and world, by studying from 8am - 8pm every night, I believe this is the only way working for me to do so. I have spoken to a highly regarded Senior Partner at an international law firm and in doing so, it solidified my ultimate ambition of working long hours and putting in the hard work in order to be successful down the line. I want to be the best and I will not stop working until I have to 'no longer introduce myself to people.'
Au Revoir, thanks for reading! (if you made it this far)
-MT
As per usual, this blog will break down my subjects and may even give you an insight into A level life.
Maths:
Starting out again with maths this week. We have been covering quadratic inequalities in class, which have proven to be quite difficult. Well, I am using the term 'difficult' in a slightly derogative way here, I find that they are easy up until the final step which involves you putting 'P1<x>P2' the right way around, so the numbers and where to put the signs are the only rough stones on this beech. I have been practising them after school and during frees, so long may I continue..Anyhow, I have put in about 5 extra hours out of school practising them this week and some of my full course math peers also have helped me really solidly the techniques needed. This has proved dividends in completing the work sheet set, however, I am still slightly struggling with the substuition methods for solving difficult simultaneous equations - but I am also working hard on improving and emailing my teacher for support! I feel like it is very important to constantly ask for help when needed during A levels, this way the teacher can help you close any gaps that may open up as soon as possible; thereby not allowing you to fall back or behind.
Economics:
Recently, due to many absent teachers, we have been 'doubling' up. This is where we have one teacher and a double class, the present teacher teaches the content to both classes in one lesson and we have the next period (if it is a double) free. So, we are forced into having two hours of economics cut down into one hour and that has happened about four times now. This is of course worrying, but we have been given lots of home study to compensate, to which I feel like will prevent us from being bogged down too much. In one 'doubled' period, we had to research what is in the budget and how that will affect SRAS and AD. This gave us the opportunity to apply our learnt content to the real world, which is apparently much more emphasised during year 13. One tricky example was the measurement of productivity, apparently we are producing the same amount in five days as a German worker may produce in four days. I mentioned that an increase in productivity may lead to a fall in AD (shift inwards) since employers would cut working hours (no need to pay for five days work if they are getting the job done in four), leading to a fall in disposable income and; therefore, a fall in consumption in the economy.
Sociology:
Recently we have also had an absent teacher for two lessons, however, this has not hindered me in the slightest as I self studied the work set to a very high standard. In the research part, it is my understanding that it is not that difficult and can we taught with 'ease'. However, I have also observed that the teacher is far too laid back for my liking. Although the content may be easy and I duly welcome days where we are not whole, the class and teacher should not strive for anti-productive lessons as this will encourage bad habits early on. I feel like last lesson was completely futile and I may as well not even turned up. This is because we just watched Christmas adverts for the whole hour and did nothing - not even the one sided A4 sheet on our desks! I must admit, I did complete the sheet and further reading after school - but the principal of education should not be misused. I feel like the teacher is aiming to be 'popular' rather than 'productive' and although establishing rapport is necessary, I do not believe it should be over emphases to the extent where we do nothing all lesson. If my teacher does not start taking our lessons more seriously, I will be forced to talk to the head of department or sixth form about my concerns - alluding to the fact that I would rather get good grades and then celebrate than celebrate winning a battle, but ultimately losing the war.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I love philosophy & ethics, it is such an interesting subject that I wish upon everybody to study further. We have not had our essays back yet, I hear we get them back on Monday and I am quite interested to see the grades. My essay writing and structures are mostly influenced by economics (since we have done the most essays for economics) but I cannot wait to see how my style differs to what is required in philosophy & ethics. The content covered is very abstract, difficult to comprehend sometimes - but fascinating! This is a subject that I cannot fault at the moment and will continue working hard in to ensure I get the most out of it.
EPQ:
My EPQ is going very well, having received some verbal feedback from my supervisor, my only areas to improve in are staying objective and inputting citations into my paragraphs instead of footnotes. I will continue research and editing as I write, so I can constantly improve my work.
Corpus Christi Essay Competition - Economics:
We are encouraged to enter the Corpus Christi economics essay competition and it is 1500-2500 words (inc footnotes, references etc) on set questions. I will be answering the question on economic inequality and how that is so damaging to governments. So far, I have only written 400 words, this is because the essay is incredibly to structure and write around my A level studies. However, that will not act as an determent as I will continue until the job gets done. Since there are only two essays put forward per school, I will have to hand in my essay by January 6th to be assessed and whether or not my essay gets submitted is the decision of our head of faculty.
Overall:
Generally, I am well and have been very happy with the workload I am producing. However, there have been a few days of 'burning out' but we must accept those, rest, recover and get straight back out there. The motivation behind this is that I am not competing 'just' against my class, 'just' against statuses or exceptions, but I am competing against the entire world. Any country and any student has the right to apply for similar or the same UK universities that I will be applying to, if we assume they are doing equal or more work than me every night - then there is always work for me to do. I want to get into the best universities in the UK and world, by studying from 8am - 8pm every night, I believe this is the only way working for me to do so. I have spoken to a highly regarded Senior Partner at an international law firm and in doing so, it solidified my ultimate ambition of working long hours and putting in the hard work in order to be successful down the line. I want to be the best and I will not stop working until I have to 'no longer introduce myself to people.'
Au Revoir, thanks for reading! (if you made it this far)
-MT
Original post by Marshall Taylor
"Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself"
As per usual, this blog will break down my subjects and may even give you an insight into A level life.
Maths:
Starting out again with maths this week. We have been covering quadratic inequalities in class, which have proven to be quite difficult. Well, I am using the term 'difficult' in a slightly derogative way here, I find that they are easy up until the final step which involves you putting 'P1<x>P2' the right way around, so the numbers and where to put the signs are the only rough stones on this beech. I have been practising them after school and during frees, so long may I continue..Anyhow, I have put in about 5 extra hours out of school practising them this week and some of my full course math peers also have helped me really solidly the techniques needed. This has proved dividends in completing the work sheet set, however, I am still slightly struggling with the substuition methods for solving difficult simultaneous equations - but I am also working hard on improving and emailing my teacher for support! I feel like it is very important to constantly ask for help when needed during A levels, this way the teacher can help you close any gaps that may open up as soon as possible; thereby not allowing you to fall back or behind.
Economics:
Recently, due to many absent teachers, we have been 'doubling' up. This is where we have one teacher and a double class, the present teacher teaches the content to both classes in one lesson and we have the next period (if it is a double) free. So, we are forced into having two hours of economics cut down into one hour and that has happened about four times now. This is of course worrying, but we have been given lots of home study to compensate, to which I feel like will prevent us from being bogged down too much. In one 'doubled' period, we had to research what is in the budget and how that will affect SRAS and AD. This gave us the opportunity to apply our learnt content to the real world, which is apparently much more emphasised during year 13. One tricky example was the measurement of productivity, apparently we are producing the same amount in five days as a German worker may produce in four days. I mentioned that an increase in productivity may lead to a fall in AD (shift inwards) since employers would cut working hours (no need to pay for five days work if they are getting the job done in four), leading to a fall in disposable income and; therefore, a fall in consumption in the economy.
Sociology:
Recently we have also had an absent teacher for two lessons, however, this has not hindered me in the slightest as I self studied the work set to a very high standard. In the research part, it is my understanding that it is not that difficult and can we taught with 'ease'. However, I have also observed that the teacher is far too laid back for my liking. Although the content may be easy and I duly welcome days where we are not whole, the class and teacher should not strive for anti-productive lessons as this will encourage bad habits early on. I feel like last lesson was completely futile and I may as well not even turned up. This is because we just watched Christmas adverts for the whole hour and did nothing - not even the one sided A4 sheet on our desks! I must admit, I did complete the sheet and further reading after school - but the principal of education should not be misused. I feel like the teacher is aiming to be 'popular' rather than 'productive' and although establishing rapport is necessary, I do not believe it should be over emphases to the extent where we do nothing all lesson. If my teacher does not start taking our lessons more seriously, I will be forced to talk to the head of department or sixth form about my concerns - alluding to the fact that I would rather get good grades and then celebrate than celebrate winning a battle, but ultimately losing the war.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I love philosophy & ethics, it is such an interesting subject that I wish upon everybody to study further. We have not had our essays back yet, I hear we get them back on Monday and I am quite interested to see the grades. My essay writing and structures are mostly influenced by economics (since we have done the most essays for economics) but I cannot wait to see how my style differs to what is required in philosophy & ethics. The content covered is very abstract, difficult to comprehend sometimes - but fascinating! This is a subject that I cannot fault at the moment and will continue working hard in to ensure I get the most out of it.
EPQ:
My EPQ is going very well, having received some verbal feedback from my supervisor, my only areas to improve in are staying objective and inputting citations into my paragraphs instead of footnotes. I will continue research and editing as I write, so I can constantly improve my work.
Corpus Christi Essay Competition - Economics:
We are encouraged to enter the Corpus Christi economics essay competition and it is 1500-2500 words (inc footnotes, references etc) on set questions. I will be answering the question on economic inequality and how that is so damaging to governments. So far, I have only written 400 words, this is because the essay is incredibly to structure and write around my A level studies. However, that will not act as an determent as I will continue until the job gets done. Since there are only two essays put forward per school, I will have to hand in my essay by January 6th to be assessed and whether or not my essay gets submitted is the decision of our head of faculty.
Overall:
Generally, I am well and have been very happy with the workload I am producing. However, there have been a few days of 'burning out' but we must accept those, rest, recover and get straight back out there. The motivation behind this is that I am not competing 'just' against my class, 'just' against statuses or exceptions, but I am competing against the entire world. Any country and any student has the right to apply for similar or the same UK universities that I will be applying to, if we assume they are doing equal or more work than me every night - then there is always work for me to do. I want to get into the best universities in the UK and world, by studying from 8am - 8pm every night, I believe this is the only way working for me to do so. I have spoken to a highly regarded Senior Partner at an international law firm and in doing so, it solidified my ultimate ambition of working long hours and putting in the hard work in order to be successful down the line. I want to be the best and I will not stop working until I have to 'no longer introduce myself to people.'
Au Revoir, thanks for reading! (if you made it this far)
-MT
As per usual, this blog will break down my subjects and may even give you an insight into A level life.
Maths:
Starting out again with maths this week. We have been covering quadratic inequalities in class, which have proven to be quite difficult. Well, I am using the term 'difficult' in a slightly derogative way here, I find that they are easy up until the final step which involves you putting 'P1<x>P2' the right way around, so the numbers and where to put the signs are the only rough stones on this beech. I have been practising them after school and during frees, so long may I continue..Anyhow, I have put in about 5 extra hours out of school practising them this week and some of my full course math peers also have helped me really solidly the techniques needed. This has proved dividends in completing the work sheet set, however, I am still slightly struggling with the substuition methods for solving difficult simultaneous equations - but I am also working hard on improving and emailing my teacher for support! I feel like it is very important to constantly ask for help when needed during A levels, this way the teacher can help you close any gaps that may open up as soon as possible; thereby not allowing you to fall back or behind.
Economics:
Recently, due to many absent teachers, we have been 'doubling' up. This is where we have one teacher and a double class, the present teacher teaches the content to both classes in one lesson and we have the next period (if it is a double) free. So, we are forced into having two hours of economics cut down into one hour and that has happened about four times now. This is of course worrying, but we have been given lots of home study to compensate, to which I feel like will prevent us from being bogged down too much. In one 'doubled' period, we had to research what is in the budget and how that will affect SRAS and AD. This gave us the opportunity to apply our learnt content to the real world, which is apparently much more emphasised during year 13. One tricky example was the measurement of productivity, apparently we are producing the same amount in five days as a German worker may produce in four days. I mentioned that an increase in productivity may lead to a fall in AD (shift inwards) since employers would cut working hours (no need to pay for five days work if they are getting the job done in four), leading to a fall in disposable income and; therefore, a fall in consumption in the economy.
Sociology:
Recently we have also had an absent teacher for two lessons, however, this has not hindered me in the slightest as I self studied the work set to a very high standard. In the research part, it is my understanding that it is not that difficult and can we taught with 'ease'. However, I have also observed that the teacher is far too laid back for my liking. Although the content may be easy and I duly welcome days where we are not whole, the class and teacher should not strive for anti-productive lessons as this will encourage bad habits early on. I feel like last lesson was completely futile and I may as well not even turned up. This is because we just watched Christmas adverts for the whole hour and did nothing - not even the one sided A4 sheet on our desks! I must admit, I did complete the sheet and further reading after school - but the principal of education should not be misused. I feel like the teacher is aiming to be 'popular' rather than 'productive' and although establishing rapport is necessary, I do not believe it should be over emphases to the extent where we do nothing all lesson. If my teacher does not start taking our lessons more seriously, I will be forced to talk to the head of department or sixth form about my concerns - alluding to the fact that I would rather get good grades and then celebrate than celebrate winning a battle, but ultimately losing the war.
Philosophy & Ethics:
I love philosophy & ethics, it is such an interesting subject that I wish upon everybody to study further. We have not had our essays back yet, I hear we get them back on Monday and I am quite interested to see the grades. My essay writing and structures are mostly influenced by economics (since we have done the most essays for economics) but I cannot wait to see how my style differs to what is required in philosophy & ethics. The content covered is very abstract, difficult to comprehend sometimes - but fascinating! This is a subject that I cannot fault at the moment and will continue working hard in to ensure I get the most out of it.
EPQ:
My EPQ is going very well, having received some verbal feedback from my supervisor, my only areas to improve in are staying objective and inputting citations into my paragraphs instead of footnotes. I will continue research and editing as I write, so I can constantly improve my work.
Corpus Christi Essay Competition - Economics:
We are encouraged to enter the Corpus Christi economics essay competition and it is 1500-2500 words (inc footnotes, references etc) on set questions. I will be answering the question on economic inequality and how that is so damaging to governments. So far, I have only written 400 words, this is because the essay is incredibly to structure and write around my A level studies. However, that will not act as an determent as I will continue until the job gets done. Since there are only two essays put forward per school, I will have to hand in my essay by January 6th to be assessed and whether or not my essay gets submitted is the decision of our head of faculty.
Overall:
Generally, I am well and have been very happy with the workload I am producing. However, there have been a few days of 'burning out' but we must accept those, rest, recover and get straight back out there. The motivation behind this is that I am not competing 'just' against my class, 'just' against statuses or exceptions, but I am competing against the entire world. Any country and any student has the right to apply for similar or the same UK universities that I will be applying to, if we assume they are doing equal or more work than me every night - then there is always work for me to do. I want to get into the best universities in the UK and world, by studying from 8am - 8pm every night, I believe this is the only way working for me to do so. I have spoken to a highly regarded Senior Partner at an international law firm and in doing so, it solidified my ultimate ambition of working long hours and putting in the hard work in order to be successful down the line. I want to be the best and I will not stop working until I have to 'no longer introduce myself to people.'
Au Revoir, thanks for reading! (if you made it this far)
-MT
You need an internship.
Update: No blog last week, because I am "under the weather" but there will be on this Friday!
"Work hard in silence, let success make the noise!"
G'Day here is my weekly breakdown:
Sociology:
As a result of an email, I am now reassured that I am capable of getting a high grade as long as I continue my current work ethic. I sat down, spoke with my teachers and they have agreed to set me separate work so I can keep ahead and stay ahead. During classes now, everything is revision as I know the majority of it and what I don't know, I pick up very fast. Through further reflection and study, I am able to fully understand any misconceptions which allows me to engage with the actual subject on a deeper level. I feel like my teachers now are with me 100% and I have zero complaints, only praise, for they are now serious and we are kicking on!
Philosophy & Ethics:
I got an E in my first essay, I have redone it at my own accord and will hand it in to the teacher on Monday. They explained that it was an A2 harsh marking system that they were still testing out, so expect low marks. We also went to a trip to Oxford University, which involved some of the best professors in Philosophy in the world and that really helped my thought. I will be working closely with my teachers to ensure I get on the right roads before my next essays and mocks.
Maths:
Still no update on our core 1.1.1 test! (eek!) Hopefully it will come back soon. I feel like I have done well and sufficiently revised, but we will have to wait and see!
Economics:
We have a test in January and I will be revising for that. Other than that, I have been loving economics as ever!
EPQ:
So far I have written over 2000 words on my EPQ!!! Keeping a tight leash and the EPQ because I do not want it to unnecessarily drag on for longer than I anticipate!
Overall:
In social wellbeing, we wrapped up christmas presents for different charities in the UK and abroad - this was accompanied by carols and mince pies! (even though I didn't eat any!) I quit young enterprise and will be looking to start my own society in the new year.
Sorry for the short blog guys, but I really need a drink!
Au Revoir!
-MT
G'Day here is my weekly breakdown:
Sociology:
As a result of an email, I am now reassured that I am capable of getting a high grade as long as I continue my current work ethic. I sat down, spoke with my teachers and they have agreed to set me separate work so I can keep ahead and stay ahead. During classes now, everything is revision as I know the majority of it and what I don't know, I pick up very fast. Through further reflection and study, I am able to fully understand any misconceptions which allows me to engage with the actual subject on a deeper level. I feel like my teachers now are with me 100% and I have zero complaints, only praise, for they are now serious and we are kicking on!
Philosophy & Ethics:
I got an E in my first essay, I have redone it at my own accord and will hand it in to the teacher on Monday. They explained that it was an A2 harsh marking system that they were still testing out, so expect low marks. We also went to a trip to Oxford University, which involved some of the best professors in Philosophy in the world and that really helped my thought. I will be working closely with my teachers to ensure I get on the right roads before my next essays and mocks.
Maths:
Still no update on our core 1.1.1 test! (eek!) Hopefully it will come back soon. I feel like I have done well and sufficiently revised, but we will have to wait and see!
Economics:
We have a test in January and I will be revising for that. Other than that, I have been loving economics as ever!
EPQ:
So far I have written over 2000 words on my EPQ!!! Keeping a tight leash and the EPQ because I do not want it to unnecessarily drag on for longer than I anticipate!
Overall:
In social wellbeing, we wrapped up christmas presents for different charities in the UK and abroad - this was accompanied by carols and mince pies! (even though I didn't eat any!) I quit young enterprise and will be looking to start my own society in the new year.
Sorry for the short blog guys, but I really need a drink!
Au Revoir!
-MT
Welcome to the Christmas version of my blog! On the agenda:
-Quote of the week
-Individual subject breakdown from the past week
-Sixth form so far and reflection of 2016
-My Progress report 2 (PR2)
ingu:-The festive season and my first Christmas assembly
-My goals, aims and ambitions for next term
-Extra curricular and internships!
:afro: Quote of the week:
"Throw me to the wolves and I will comeback leading the pack"
Individual subject breakdown over the past week:
Economics:
Over the past week we have seen the resignation of one of our teachers who leaves us to teach another school. As a result, we will now have doubled up lessons with our main teacher. Personally, I feel like bigger class sizes is certainly a negative, however, this teacher is profoundly more experienced and specialised in economics, therefore, I welcome this change. Come January we will have a mock on microeconomics 1.1.1-1.2.8 so over the Christmas break I will be preparing for that.
Philosophy & Ethics:
During the last week in term we did another essay, this time on Kant's ethical theories. I feel like I did better than my infamous 'E' grade last time. With regards to Philosophy, we got our essays back and our teacher told us not to be disheartened if we got a 'U' ,'F' or 'E' grade as it is our first time writing a philosophical essay. However, I was shocked to see that I got a 'B' grade on my first essay! Clearly this was a massive improvement from a 'E' in ethics, so I am very happy that I do not lack practise in all types of essays, just some. I also redid the 'E' grade essay and handed it in, again in timed conditions and I await the result in January.
Sociology:
In sociology we have now moved onto 25 markers and essay type of questions. It is with delight that our lessons are much more serious about learning the stuff and I am profoundly grateful that this has changed from my first impressions. As a result, I am more willing to do work and now over the Christmas break I will practise those longer questions.
EPQ:
I must admit that I have slowed down on the EPQ, since I have been incredibly busy with other subjects and commitments. However, I have still written over 2000 words, so I am not too worried. Over the Christmas holidays I plan on writing much more on my EPQ and hopefully nearing completing it.
Maths:
We got out core 1.1.1 test back and I got 32/50, which was the highest, but still a fail. As a result, we all redid the test, with the options of using notes or not. I did it without notes and finished surprisingly 20 minutes early this was because I feel like I did the paper really well and better than last time. Perhaps this was because I revised for about five hours on it!
Sixth form so far and reflection of 2016:
This term my goals were: i) to study really hard ii) get on top of all my subjects to the highest level possible. I have worked relentless sacrificing, lots of time at home and school to make this happen. As a result, my grades are at a point that I am happy with, for now, and my effort is also 'excellent' in nearly all subjects. Upon opening my GCSE results in the summer I made a promise to myself to never ever have to look at those grades again. Now, a few months on, I am opening grades that I am happy with through my progress reports and written feedback in lessons. Although it is not final yet and I have a long way to go, the work ethic that I have applied so far should yield dividends in the near future. With regards to the doubters, those who said that I would, 'burn out' and 'did not have it in me' I hope that you realise I am in it for the long haul. I am profoundly lucky and grateful to get into such a fantastic vibrant sixth form that has encouraged the best out of me. It is great to know that the work I am putting in is being recognised and is also praised. When I have struggled, the teachers have been there to help me one on one and that is something that lacked greatly at my old school. The support offered and encouragement here is applause worthy - something I have never experienced before. It is also worth thanking all of the new people I have met who have been so kind and welcoming. To my new sixth form and all of those in it:
My progress report 2 (PR2):
Subject: Grade: Effort:
Economics A2 Excellent
Sociology B2 Excellent - Sociology up from B3 - B2
Philosophy B2 Excellent
EPQ / Excellent
Maths D2 Good - Maths effort down from 'Excellent' to 'Good'
Points:
Maths has gone down in effort, something I confronted my teacher about and now know how to rectify (nothing academically wrong)
Sociology has gone up from B3 - B2, a fantastic improvement
The festive season and my first Christmas assembly:
There is something so joyful about Christmas time. Regardless of the weather, it is just a wonderful time of the year and a time of true happiness. During our social wellbeing sessions we wrapped up essentials for homeless people and sent them with Christmas cards. Furthermore, the Christmas assembly was phenomenal. From walking in with chocolates on our chairs and receiving additional luxury chocolate for good attendance and punctuality. Transitioning into singing, '12 days of Christmas' and enjoying a surprising video from one of our fellow students! My first Christmas at my new sixth form was one to remember.
My goals, aims and ambitions for next term:
My telos for next term is to grow my grades. We will have lots of mocks, small and big, by revising properly (unlike GCSE) and putting in the hours - I will aim to grow my grades! At the end of the next term, I want to have AAB (or above) and my EPQ completed. This reminds me! I also have to complete my Corpus Christi Economics essay over the Christmas holiday for entry. Additionally, I want my Economics essay to be submitted to Cambridge as one of two entries for our school. I feel like if I get 'highly commendable' or even more, win, I will have a fantastic chance at gaining a place into Cambridge. Next year, I also want to begin a debating society for our school and lead it as 'president' - this will look fantastic on my personal statement and develop my verbal argumentative skills in the process. Furthermore, I want to not 'burn out' and maintain my long hours after school - this will ensure I get a fantastic amount of work done everyday and have no worries for when I get home.
Extra Curricular and internships:
I have been doing young enterprise as finance director and cycling spinning after school. This has allowed me to keep busy and stay fit!
Next term, as said earlier, I will try to start the debating society for said reasons. What's more, I have been blessed with a fantastic opportunity to shadow a partner at a prestigious law firm! This opportunity means so much to me and will give me my first hand experience of an actual law firm in practise. (shoutout to the person who got me that :2euk48l: ) During the summer I will also arrange a summer internship with another firm. Luckily, I have contacts in law firms and if I get two legal internships onto my personal statement, I will make a very competitive argument for the top universities come year 13. Well, that is it folks!
Happy New Year and see you guys on the other side!
(edited 7 years ago)
Hey Marshall 
You're posts have been so inspirational, so much that I even started my own little journey tracker! It'd be great if you could check it out because I see a lot of myself in you in the way you conduct yourself, your journey and work ethic so I would love if we could track our progress together.
I love your desire to work haRd and I'm not a lazy, unmotivated kind of girl but somehow you've given me a wake up call! I will definitely be trying out some of your methods and I hope this journey is a good one!
All the best!
You're posts have been so inspirational, so much that I even started my own little journey tracker! It'd be great if you could check it out because I see a lot of myself in you in the way you conduct yourself, your journey and work ethic so I would love if we could track our progress together.
I love your desire to work haRd and I'm not a lazy, unmotivated kind of girl but somehow you've given me a wake up call! I will definitely be trying out some of your methods and I hope this journey is a good one!
All the best!
Hey Marshall, long time no update! How have you been getting on? I hope you haven't been unmotivated! 
let us know how you're doing with your schoolwork and stuff because it's really interesting and inspiring
let us know how you're doing with your schoolwork and stuff because it's really interesting and inspiring (edited 7 years ago)
Original post by PocketSized
Hey Marshall, long time no update! How have you been getting good on? I hope you haven't been unmotivated! let us know how you're doing with your schoolwork and stuff because it's really interesting and inspiring
let us know how you're doing with your schoolwork and stuff because it's really interesting and inspiring Hey PocketSized, great to hear that you have been enjoying my blog! I took a short break from updating it over the holidays because I took that time to i) finish my Corpus Christi, Cambridge economics essay and ii) finish writing my EPQ (all of which I will discuss on tonight's blog, which I will be writing shortly!) I will check out your blog later too and look at how you are doing
Great to hear you have started writing and studying hard, it means a lot to me (literally only my brother and I actually read it) so I am truly glad you find it interesting. My blog is updated every Friday night, at around 9pm-4am (sat) depending on how tired I am, so will defo be out by Saturday Original post by Marshall Taylor
Hey PocketSized, great to hear that you have been enjoying my blog! I took a short break from updating it over the holidays because I took that time to i) finish my Corpus Christi, Cambridge economics essay and ii) finish writing my EPQ (all of which I will discuss on tonight's blog, which I will be writing shortly!) I will check out your blog later too and look at how you are doing Great to hear you have started writing and studying hard, it means a lot to me (literally only my brother and I actually read it) so I am truly glad you find it interesting. My blog is updated every Friday night, at around 9pm-4am (sat) depending on how tired I am, so will defo be out by Saturday
Great to hear you have started writing and studying hard, it means a lot to me (literally only my brother and I actually read it) so I am truly glad you find it interesting. My blog is updated every Friday night, at around 9pm-4am (sat) depending on how tired I am, so will defo be out by Saturday Honestly, I absolutely love it. You are incredibly inspirational and I'm not just saying that - I actually turned around and decided to occupy all my frees with work (like you) and average 30 hrs per week of schoolwork by making a study timetable after reading your blog. I truly loved it all, every piece of it. From the layout, to the level of detailed included and just being able to understand your feelings about certain things and you're overall wellbeing, so thank you for sharing it with us
And it's nice to see that we're in the same boat in terms of starting a new school and having a change of environment, etc. Definitely want to see how you'll be getting on. Good luck!
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Honestly, I absolutely love it. You are incredibly inspirational and I'm not just saying that - I actually turned around and decided to occupy all my frees with work (like you) and average 30 hrs per week of schoolwork by making a study timetable after reading your blog. I truly loved it all, every piece of it. From the layout, to the level of detailed included and just being able to understand your feelings about certain things and you're overall wellbeing, so thank you for sharing it with us
And it's nice to see that we're in the same boat in terms of starting a new school and having a change of environment, etc. Definitely want to see how you'll be getting on. Good luck!
And it's nice to see that we're in the same boat in terms of starting a new school and having a change of environment, etc. Definitely want to see how you'll be getting on. Good luck!
That was really nice to read. I am proud of you, keep up the good work
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." Oprah Winfrey
Happy New Year all! Time for another term of blogging So, without further redo, I will begin with subject breakdown and then top it off with well-being/extra curricular activities!
Economics:
Our economics class has now merged, since we lost one of our teachers and as a result, we went from having three teachers down to one. This is absolutely fine and I welcome this change considering our current teacher is very much a subject specialist. Next week it is believed that we have an economics mock, to which I surprisingly have not started revising for yet (starting on Monday!) this is because I dedicated my valuable Christmas holidays into completing the Corpus Christi, Cambridge economics essay to which I have emailed in and am waiting for feedback on before we submit it to the actual college. Now, since we have merged, our class size has essentially doubled - which does not actually hinder me as initially thought. The new class size brings diversity and a sense of electiveness into the classroom, which is always most welcome.
Sociology:
In sociology, we have been learning about different types of social identities and inequalities. Both are equally as fascinating and quite similar. I am not finding them particularly difficult, however I just feel like the hardest parts will be memorising the amount of studies used. Next week we have a mock on identity, which will be a six, twelve and twenty market on a mixture of the seven types of identity. I have finished my revision notes for this, but I will continue to study hard for this one as every single mock counts for me!
Maths:
In maths we went over reciprocal graphs and finding the points of interaction from there. Next Monday (actually my birthday woo!) we get our tests back, so I will be looking as my grade and expecting much higher than 32/50!
Philosophy:
We just did a mini recap lesson this week and I wrote an essay last minute (completely taken by surprise, out of character for me) but I feel like it went well, so I am not worrying too much. I believe next Monday (birthday still) we will get our ethical essays back, which I am dreading! That is not because I feel like it went bad, but because last time I got an E in ethics
This time I will be looking at increasing my grade significantly.
EPQ:
Over the Christmas holidays I actually paid for Microsoft office 2016/17 to finish my entire EPQ. Upon emailing the unedited version to my EPQ survivor, ze has advised me that it is biased in certain retrospects and that I will need to rectify that as my next course of action. Ostensibly I am not happy with my essay being biased, so I have gone further and requested to go through the entire essay on Monday (my birthday again, woo!) and look on how to improve it as much as possible!
Wellbeing/Extra curricular:
Over the Christmas holidays I completed a short work experience/internship/taster at a law firm. This allowed me to gain an valuable insight into a working law firm, which further stimulated my interest in the law and wanting to become a solicitor when I am older. Furthermore, this will look stellar on my personal statement, so I am extremely glad to have had the opportunity to do so.
I also volunteered to be an Economics/Sociology ambassador on open evening, which not only earned me £15, but also gave back to the departments that have supported me so well this academic year.
In terms of extra curricular, I am also founding and acting President of the debating society. This will support my UCAS application through showing excellent public speaking skills, which will set me up healthily later on at university and therefore life.
I am happy to be back at school after a healthy break, which allowed me to recover and get prepare for the new term ahead! That is it folks, for tonight, see you next Friday! Ciao
-MT
Happy New Year all! Time for another term of blogging
So, without further redo, I will begin with subject breakdown and then top it off with well-being/extra curricular activities!Economics:
Our economics class has now merged, since we lost one of our teachers and as a result, we went from having three teachers down to one. This is absolutely fine and I welcome this change considering our current teacher is very much a subject specialist. Next week it is believed that we have an economics mock, to which I surprisingly have not started revising for yet (starting on Monday!) this is because I dedicated my valuable Christmas holidays into completing the Corpus Christi, Cambridge economics essay to which I have emailed in and am waiting for feedback on before we submit it to the actual college. Now, since we have merged, our class size has essentially doubled - which does not actually hinder me as initially thought. The new class size brings diversity and a sense of electiveness into the classroom, which is always most welcome.
Sociology:
In sociology, we have been learning about different types of social identities and inequalities. Both are equally as fascinating and quite similar. I am not finding them particularly difficult, however I just feel like the hardest parts will be memorising the amount of studies used. Next week we have a mock on identity, which will be a six, twelve and twenty market on a mixture of the seven types of identity. I have finished my revision notes for this, but I will continue to study hard for this one as every single mock counts for me!
Maths:
In maths we went over reciprocal graphs and finding the points of interaction from there. Next Monday (actually my birthday woo!) we get our tests back, so I will be looking as my grade and expecting much higher than 32/50!
Philosophy:
We just did a mini recap lesson this week and I wrote an essay last minute (completely taken by surprise, out of character for me) but I feel like it went well, so I am not worrying too much. I believe next Monday (birthday still) we will get our ethical essays back, which I am dreading! That is not because I feel like it went bad, but because last time I got an E in ethics
This time I will be looking at increasing my grade significantly. EPQ:
Over the Christmas holidays I actually paid for Microsoft office 2016/17 to finish my entire EPQ. Upon emailing the unedited version to my EPQ survivor, ze has advised me that it is biased in certain retrospects and that I will need to rectify that as my next course of action. Ostensibly I am not happy with my essay being biased, so I have gone further and requested to go through the entire essay on Monday (my birthday again, woo!) and look on how to improve it as much as possible!
Wellbeing/Extra curricular:
Over the Christmas holidays I completed a short work experience/internship/taster at a law firm. This allowed me to gain an valuable insight into a working law firm, which further stimulated my interest in the law and wanting to become a solicitor when I am older. Furthermore, this will look stellar on my personal statement, so I am extremely glad to have had the opportunity to do so.
I also volunteered to be an Economics/Sociology ambassador on open evening, which not only earned me £15, but also gave back to the departments that have supported me so well this academic year.
In terms of extra curricular, I am also founding and acting President of the debating society. This will support my UCAS application through showing excellent public speaking skills, which will set me up healthily later on at university and therefore life.
I am happy to be back at school after a healthy break, which allowed me to recover and get prepare for the new term ahead! That is it folks, for tonight, see you next Friday! Ciao
-MT
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Keep up the hard work!
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