I'd sooner be treated by an arsehole who knows his shit then some bumbler who I think is sound and makes me laugh.
Unless laughter really is the best medicine.
Shame on you
Go home and watch Patch Adams twice.
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I'd sooner be treated by an arsehole who knows his shit then some bumbler who I think is sound and makes me laugh.
Unless laughter really is the best medicine.
I am almost positive I saw a documantary on itv years ago about medicne and how it is taught. They pitched straight from school straight A students against people who already had degrees in things ranging from arts to engineering. After 18 months of lectures and hospital placements the arts students were top of the class.The researches at the college involved ( cannot remember now) claimed this was due to thier ability to process relevant information faster. They were better at plucking the important information from texts and had a better questioning technique when it came to talking to patients.
I cant remember the end of it though
Some poeple are good at exams not many good at actually understanding what it is they are writing down. In my class in school there were 3 or 4 students deemed 550 plus types.All did Law or Business and the last I heard all changed courses because they just couldnt cope left to their own devises.
In University I think the most important skill is the ability to understand the thing and never be afraid to ask for clarificartion. I got a just about average Leaving Cert but was getting firsts and 1h throughout my time in college. This was because I could learn in a way that suited me and not have to squich ridiculous amounts of irrelevant information into my brain in a 40 minute class.
Good Luck to all who got their results have a good time tonight and enjoy whatever it is you are going t do next
Or perhaps the only career for an art student is in TVthats very interesting. maybe us arts students arent so dopey afterall
8 pages of hummin and hawin about the state of the irish eduction sytem has been leading to what must surely have been on everyone's mind.
BOO YEAH!
I am almost positive I saw a documantary on itv years ago about medicne and how it is taught. They pitched straight from school straight A students against people who already had degrees in things ranging from arts to engineering. After 18 months of lectures and hospital placements the arts students were top of the class.The researches at the college involved ( cannot remember now) claimed this was due to thier ability to process relevant information faster. They were better at plucking the important information from texts and had a better questioning technique when it came to talking to patients.
I cant remember the end of it though
Some poeple are good at exams not many good at actually understanding what it is they are writing down. In my class in school there were 3 or 4 students deemed 550 plus types.All did Law or Business and the last I heard all changed courses because they just couldnt cope left to their own devises.
In University I think the most important skill is the ability to understand the thing and never be afraid to ask for clarificartion. I got a just about average Leaving Cert but was getting firsts and 1h throughout my time in college. This was because I could learn in a way that suited me and not have to squich ridiculous amounts of irrelevant information into my brain in a 40 minute class.
Good Luck to all who got their results have a good time tonight and enjoy whatever it is you are going t do next
Say whay you like about the academic and practical approach that students take to this exam. Talk forever about percentages, trends, third level competancy; but i'll tell you what:
It's a fucking stupid way to end six/seven years of above-standard education
(just not us wanky, art-farty, up the bum types)
Over in eirecore it only took a few posts.
So someone who's done a few years in college will be better at learning stuff than someone straight out of school, makes perfect sense to me.
Or perhaps the only career for an art student is in TV
I've been in and out of hospitals every second day for the past month and the doctors I've spoken to have been nice, gentle, articulate, with a good dose of practical cop-on, so I'm not sure where all this stuff about people with good academic ability being hopeless otherwise comes from.
the english exam is far too heavily weighted in favour of prescribed poerty and prose. they should swing the emphasis around, and make it about unprescribed poetry and prose, and teach kids how to read rather than regurgitate.
the english exam is far too heavily weighted in favour of prescribed poerty and prose. they should swing the emphasis around, and make it about unprescribed poetry and prose, and teach kids how to read rather than regurgitate.
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