bedtime story
just a lil' bedtime story before i nap.
today at history n systems of psychology class, prof elliot asked us if we could choose any 3 A'level subjects to take in preparation of a psychology course in university, which would it be?
ok the general concensus is biology and maths c, which r self-explanatory, so the more debated is the last one..
popular options r econs n lit. econs i'm not sure why, lit maybe cos it's bout pple? dunno. history also popped up in the discussion, but sadly it was eliminated. hmm why i say sadly? kk before i go on... prof was asking if anyone took history at a' levels. i'm the kind who dun bother to raise up my hand so there was only one other gal who did so, and she happened to be from my jc history class too. so she said, history at a' levels din cover anything bout psychology (which is true) and so it didn't help her in studying psychology in uni.
hmm i dunno y but i felt soooo defensive of history at that point. cos to me, it's not a matter of contents, but it's really a matter of the skills n techniques that u carry away from learning a subject, and subsequently applying them to other stuff that u learn/study. to me, my a'level history was really the best thing i've ever studied in my life, arguably, simply because it taught me so many useful skills like being able to critique, judge various sources of arguments, writing skills n so much more. i think our history teachers were really good at inculcating these in us. we went thru lotsa torture but i think in the end it was so worth it.
my point is, i went on using these skills i learnt n applied them to so many of my modules in uni, whether they are content-relevant or not. they've helped me much in scoring certain grades and in my perspectives of things n such. so yes, to me, history at a'levels helped me so much in studying psychology, and many other areas as well. but not econs, not maths. at least not as much la.
i beg to differ that just cos something that u've learnt before is content-irrelevant to what u're learning now, then that subject of the past is no longer useful.
okie, i've said my piece, and i think i can get a good night's sleep now. :)
posted by fi @ 1:53 AM
4 Comments
4 Comments:
hey gal!! i sooooooo agree with u la!!!!i think history was one of e bestest subjects ive eva taken. seriously. the skills we picked up from there.. i wun forget e 45mins every 4(ceci's level)-8pages(charissa n anne's level)essays(rem 3hrs for 4essays??!!!),the source-base qns analysis n e outlines. wow. quite a cart of memories. hehe. i still keep all our history mantras. i think i'll give em to my kids next time, haha, i think i want a son who loves history. hmmz. on 2nd tots, mayb not.mayb a science-math kinda son, more typical boy kinda boy.*shrugs*
ey. n u chicken shit can. neva defend e subject we love. grr. LOUSY!! wa liew. throw my face.
bah bah bah.
hahaha. okie,i crap enuf alr. i go find u soon to study. now ive alot of work to clear first by mon. a 2k reflection, a cover letter,resume, n a 3k word grp proj. grr.
hey!! yeah i miss those history times with u all, even though it was so torturous! i think it's the only subject i like in jc leh. not even papa ho's maths! eh wat makes u so sure u're gonna get a son? wat if daughter leh?? so sexist u!! (thong says: wat if it's a puppy?)
wahaha eh i wanna defend leh. sigh. really regret not doing so. but that class is full of smartypants kia, later i kana slapped how?? hmm if u're there with me i'll surely voice out and shoot them all... cos u'll get the slap for me mah. hee hee.
y u nv comment on my previous post? the vcd part. go take up my offer leh. later no one else take up i super malu. i think no one reads my blog leh. ceci u're my most loyal reader!! *hugz*
i've a 50% test tmr.. gotta study now, haven't start. dieeee.
lol. ok!! ceci raises hands to volunteer to watch dvd with fi.
gal, if i haf puppies, u n thong will have MONKEYSSSSSSSSS.
wahahhaa.
n u noe, i was thinkin of e pens n freud, now i cant help noticing girls with biggggggg pencil cases!!!
wahhhhhhhh................. why didn't u defend history? boohoo. History is the best subject lor!
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