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[Soryon]

I feel sorry for people who had to wear uniforms to school.

[undetz]

Lol private school dress code.

Lol, you're so wrong. Both Grammar STATE schools. Hah, you middle class bashing...

Yeah, we're also in one of the most utilitarian schools in the UK. Just to let ya know.

Utilitarian? How so?

[Alyssian]

Lol private school dress code.

Lol, you're so wrong. Both Grammar STATE schools. Hah, you middle class bashing...

Yeah, we're also in one of the most utilitarian schools in the UK. Just to let ya know.

Utilitarian? How so?

They teach to test, they don't teach to gain knowledge. Although, we do get the highest grades in the UK, so meh. I self teach myself a lot of things, so it figures.

[EmptyMemory]

Lol private school dress code.

Lol, you're so wrong. Both Grammar STATE schools. Hah, you middle class bashing...

Yeah, we're also in one of the most utilitarian schools in the UK. Just to let ya know.

Utilitarian? How so?

They teach to test, they don't teach to gain knowledge. Although, we do get the highest grades in the UK, so meh. I self teach myself a lot of things, so it figures.

I don't think that's what utilitarian means... o_o

[Alyssian]

Lol private school dress code.

Lol, you're so wrong. Both Grammar STATE schools. Hah, you middle class bashing...

Yeah, we're also in one of the most utilitarian schools in the UK. Just to let ya know.

Utilitarian? How so?

They teach to test, they don't teach to gain knowledge. Although, we do get the highest grades in the UK, so meh. I self teach myself a lot of things, so it figures.

I don't think that's what utilitarian means... o_o

It actually means to the bare minimum, so they just teach us to test and nothing more.

"Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive." We're practical, but that's it. Even our art department focuses more on the coursework and research than the actual piece itself.

[rostheferret]

Lol private school dress code.

Lol, you're so wrong. Both Grammar STATE schools. Hah, you middle class bashing...

Yeah, we're also in one of the most utilitarian schools in the UK. Just to let ya know.

Utilitarian? How so?

They teach to test, they don't teach to gain knowledge. Although, we do get the highest grades in the UK, so meh. I self teach myself a lot of things, so it figures.

I don't think that's what utilitarian means... o_o

It actually means to the bare minimum, so they just teach us to test and nothing more.

"Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive." We're practical, but that's it. Even our art department focuses more on the coursework and research than the actual piece itself.

Every school does that. All that says to me is "we're like every other school except we're all unattractive." Tell your sister to slap you for calling her ugly. Oh, and it also tells me you don't know what utilitarianism means.

[undetz]

Lol private school dress code.

Lol, you're so wrong. Both Grammar STATE schools. Hah, you middle class bashing...

Yeah, we're also in one of the most utilitarian schools in the UK. Just to let ya know.

Utilitarian? How so?

They teach to test, they don't teach to gain knowledge. Although, we do get the highest grades in the UK, so meh. I self teach myself a lot of things, so it figures.

I don't think that's what utilitarian means... o_o

You're right, it isn't.

[Alyssian]

Every school does that. All that says to me is "we're like every other school except we're all unattractive." Tell your sister to slap you for calling her ugly. Oh, and it also tells me you don't know what utilitarianism means.

We go to different schools...O_o

Not every school. Most school actually teach you the subject, rather than exam techniques for the entire year and exactly what to say during the exams. I know I can't describe it very well, but if you go to our school, it's completely focused on just exams. We've even been accused as just a grade intensifier, taking only those that pass an IQ test. It's not what normal schools are like.

I have been to normal schools with decent grades, and it's a much better place than what I have.

I know it says that it's based on giving us the maximum happiness, but happiness in their opinion is having good grades, and good grades is enforced via flooding us with work.

[Bob2004]

Every school does that. All that says to me is "we're like every other school except we're all unattractive." Tell your sister to slap you for calling her ugly. Oh, and it also tells me you don't know what utilitarianism means.

Not in the UK, they don't. Well, I think every school in the world does to an extent of course, but generally the UK school system is very good at making sure to properly teach the subject, rather than just teaching to pass exams. It's much better than in many other countries, such as the US, where passing is generally considered to be more important than actually learning.

[Alyssian]

Every school does that. All that says to me is "we're like every other school except we're all unattractive." Tell your sister to slap you for calling her ugly. Oh, and it also tells me you don't know what utilitarianism means.

Not in the UK, they don't. Well, I think every school in the world does to an extent of course, but generally the UK school system is very good at making sure to properly teach the subject, rather than just teaching to pass exams. It's much better than in many other countries, such as the US, where passing is generally considered to be more important than actually learning.

Thank you ^_^

At least the a level education here is okay. We get rid of all the dumb people. I'm not even joking.

[harpy]

ha ha ha, without the sister picture would be boring, now its fun

maybe you would not announce that you are taking a photo for facebook and you would be able to take a boring one...

...She does this without me taking photos. Normally. Like when I'm doing work.

Actual fcbk pic;

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non facebook pic is waaaaaaaaaay better >_>

[Alyssian]

ha ha ha, without the sister picture would be boring, now its fun

maybe you would not announce that you are taking a photo for facebook and you would be able to take a boring one...

...She does this without me taking photos. Normally. Like when I'm doing work.

Actual fcbk pic;

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non facebook pic is waaaaaaaaaay better >_>

I don't want my sister in my profile pic. Otherwise people say, OMG YOU'RE A GIRL!!!!

I have weird friends.

[harpy]

No no, plain stupid friends. Ignore them and have a fun image then lame one....



I just noticed - is your sisters legs on your shoulders? 0_o

[Roven]

I just noticed - is your sisters legs on your shoulders? 0_o

!!!!

[undetz]

I know it says that it's based on giving us the maximum happiness, but happiness in their opinion is having good grades, and good grades is enforced via flooding us with work.

I see you have some basic understanding of the concept of Utilitarianism, still, I would recommend you get two terms worth of philosophical studies under your belt before you expound on whether a particular school is Utilitarian or Kantian or contractual in its outlook and methods.

A virtual cookie to the first person who explains the pun.

[rostheferret]

Every school does that. All that says to me is "we're like every other school except we're all unattractive." Tell your sister to slap you for calling her ugly. Oh, and it also tells me you don't know what utilitarianism means.

Not in the UK, they don't. Well, I think every school in the world does to an extent of course, but generally the UK school system is very good at making sure to properly teach the subject, rather than just teaching to pass exams. It's much better than in many other countries, such as the US, where passing is generally considered to be more important than actually learning.

Umm...you know I live just outside of London right? They teach to a strict syllabus. Most questions were fobbed off as 'unnecessary,' we had no choice of what we could study, it was just stuff on the test. The only exception I had to that was a physics teacher but he would largely only help you with outside stuff on his own time, and most of the time it was just him lending me a book and telling me to ask him if I got stuck. The focus is very much on grades. Teachers get fired if they don't keep them up; Ofcom calls the school shit if they aren't teaching strictly to a set course established already. And I was hardly at a bad school, by most accounts it's one of the top three out of the more than the dozen or so in my area. I didn't get any freedom to explore the surrounding subject until university.

[anonimouse]

Wow you guys can really derail the shit out of anything

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[Soryon]

You look as if you are surprised that there is a mirror there. Like, you were just walking past and were like "oh shit! its a mirror"

I dunno. Im dumb.

[anonimouse]

I was walking by actually and I decided that I finally liked my hair, so I snapped a reference shot for Supercuts (turned out to be a waste of time .__.)

[metro.]

Not perfect enough Asian hair, you're not doing it right.