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Today i went to Emma's scholarship test at Ruyton, so i could take her home afterwards. You've all heard stories about crazy parents ready to eat other children the moment they set foot onto the exam grounds. Some are true, some... are dubious. After talking and observing these neatly primmed mothers and fathers, some of the dubious ones look tame and very possible. I took note of some, and the notes of some critisisms, and filled up 3 and a half pages on my notebook.
1. (in order in notebook, which of course is badly organised.) A girls drops her metal ruler onto the brick=paved ground. CLANG Everyone goes quiet. Has it started yet? Don't be nervous, ok? OKAY? OKAY?!?!
2.3 parents gathered their child near the Chinese Lantern Flower plant (they just did. They probably took turns to do so or something.) to give their kid a twisted sort of pep-talk. i can easily imagine:
parent: (^__^) now my elizabeth, don't fret so. It doesn't matter if you get in or not, just as long as you do your best. Check through it twice. *smilesmile*
SPIRIT!parent: *CHILD!shakeshake* get eeeeen. okay? okay?! OKAY!??!?!
Child: o_o
3.I got a glare and a nostil-flare from one parent when i looked at her. ....and so eloquently replied, "Wut?" *headdesk*
4. My sister and I then stared at the caterpillar-like birdpoop, or a birdpoop-like caterpillar, we still havent decided which. One kid tried to join us, but was pulled back by what i assume was her mother. D= You missed out...
5.In the "Principal's Conversation", one brute of a parent asked what kind of questions the thursday group would get, whether they'd be the same or...
prinicipal:"Yes, the exam will be the same."
brute of a parent: Then what measures do you intend to place to ensure the children don't pass on the answers to other people?
*eyeroll*
6. What is it with every school claiming to be the oldest school of its type? Does it even matter?
7. here's an amusing part. "I realise that many of you won't understand everything i say, so put your hands up if you want Ms. Wu to translate." This was said in english. you would expect a translation to follow on, but alas, no. That was really odd. Redundant too.
A bit of lecture theatre ettiquette that they just don't know/follow: (it's common sense too)
~fill up rows from the side furthest from the entrance. (which in this case happens to be the exit point as well) That way don't get parents with boiling cups of coffee trying to hop over you to get to a seat.
~Turn your mobile phone off. 5 phones rang. Yes, FIVE. There was also a person who was playing with their ringtones. That, or they had a really musical phone, wherein each button has to produce a CLANGCLANGDADANG or PINPINGPIPIPING or even DOOBYDOODOOBYDOO.
8. They just don't listen. "is there a program where students can do 3 VCE subjects in yr11?" YES. What do you think she's been harping on for all this time?
9."What kind of results do your students typically achieve?" Straight after the VCE question. Being a VCE student still somewhat shellshocked from the experienced, I was inclined to keep this topic taboo in a conversation. *stompstompstomp orders some GIF!rhinos to stampede on him*
10. Why is everyone relaxed by the mention of "monitoring program"? Am i the only one with madscientist-experimentor images in my head?
11.Prin: "Oh yes, the Trinity boys love to come here for classes."
Parents: *snigger*
betches, plz. grow up.
Some things some of them have said which have just placed their respect lvl into negative points:
"Yes, my daughter is GIFTED. can you cater to her? She's very smart, y'know." (o RLY?)
"Do you offer peripheral subjects like art, drama and music? I believe they are just as important as english and math!" (What happened to science? And if you think they're just as important, should you still say "peripheral"?)
"But in VCE, it is only paper and pen! I dont like the computers, b/c then you can't write."
"Why do they still use paper and pens for VCE? It's such a waste of paper. They should just their laptops." (...srsly? you srsly think so?)
Morning tea was so-so. I was suprised when a woman told me i had already put 2tbp of sugar into my coffee. "Oh, I know." *continue to spoon sugar in* ....eer, why do they care? It's not like sugar has become insanely expensive or anything like that... and i can't imagine her concerned about my health...
Oh, we got lost again. We took the tram in the wrong direction. And ended up in BoxHill, and had lunch there instead.
1. (in order in notebook, which of course is badly organised.) A girls drops her metal ruler onto the brick=paved ground. CLANG Everyone goes quiet. Has it started yet? Don't be nervous, ok? OKAY? OKAY?!?!
2.3 parents gathered their child near the Chinese Lantern Flower plant (they just did. They probably took turns to do so or something.) to give their kid a twisted sort of pep-talk. i can easily imagine:
parent: (^__^) now my elizabeth, don't fret so. It doesn't matter if you get in or not, just as long as you do your best. Check through it twice. *smilesmile*
SPIRIT!parent: *CHILD!shakeshake* get eeeeen. okay? okay?! OKAY!??!?!
Child: o_o
3.I got a glare and a nostil-flare from one parent when i looked at her. ....and so eloquently replied, "Wut?" *headdesk*
4. My sister and I then stared at the caterpillar-like birdpoop, or a birdpoop-like caterpillar, we still havent decided which. One kid tried to join us, but was pulled back by what i assume was her mother. D= You missed out...
5.In the "Principal's Conversation", one brute of a parent asked what kind of questions the thursday group would get, whether they'd be the same or...
prinicipal:"Yes, the exam will be the same."
brute of a parent: Then what measures do you intend to place to ensure the children don't pass on the answers to other people?
*eyeroll*
6. What is it with every school claiming to be the oldest school of its type? Does it even matter?
7. here's an amusing part. "I realise that many of you won't understand everything i say, so put your hands up if you want Ms. Wu to translate." This was said in english. you would expect a translation to follow on, but alas, no. That was really odd. Redundant too.
A bit of lecture theatre ettiquette that they just don't know/follow: (it's common sense too)
~fill up rows from the side furthest from the entrance. (which in this case happens to be the exit point as well) That way don't get parents with boiling cups of coffee trying to hop over you to get to a seat.
~Turn your mobile phone off. 5 phones rang. Yes, FIVE. There was also a person who was playing with their ringtones. That, or they had a really musical phone, wherein each button has to produce a CLANGCLANGDADANG or PINPINGPIPIPING or even DOOBYDOODOOBYDOO.
8. They just don't listen. "is there a program where students can do 3 VCE subjects in yr11?" YES. What do you think she's been harping on for all this time?
9."What kind of results do your students typically achieve?" Straight after the VCE question. Being a VCE student still somewhat shellshocked from the experienced, I was inclined to keep this topic taboo in a conversation. *stompstompstomp orders some GIF!rhinos to stampede on him*
10. Why is everyone relaxed by the mention of "monitoring program"? Am i the only one with madscientist-experimentor images in my head?
11.Prin: "Oh yes, the Trinity boys love to come here for classes."
Parents: *snigger*
betches, plz. grow up.
Some things some of them have said which have just placed their respect lvl into negative points:
"Yes, my daughter is GIFTED. can you cater to her? She's very smart, y'know." (o RLY?)
"Do you offer peripheral subjects like art, drama and music? I believe they are just as important as english and math!" (What happened to science? And if you think they're just as important, should you still say "peripheral"?)
"But in VCE, it is only paper and pen! I dont like the computers, b/c then you can't write."
"Why do they still use paper and pens for VCE? It's such a waste of paper. They should just their laptops." (...srsly? you srsly think so?)
Morning tea was so-so. I was suprised when a woman told me i had already put 2tbp of sugar into my coffee. "Oh, I know." *continue to spoon sugar in* ....eer, why do they care? It's not like sugar has become insanely expensive or anything like that... and i can't imagine her concerned about my health...
Oh, we got lost again. We took the tram in the wrong direction. And ended up in BoxHill, and had lunch there instead.