The social science staffroom has brought to us
veritable oases of a bunch of people almost as quirky and interesting as...
They've suffered teaching Year 7-10 mandatory Geography and have groaned their
way through it as much as we have. They've attempted to make Commerce an
interesting topic for teenagers, no matter how slim the chances were of that.
They've sat through hours of reading the news for us, marking the hideous
handwriting on our exams and enjoyed the rooms devoid of air-con with us during
the summers. And for these things we'd like to say thanks.
Geo:
More than anything, what we all came to realise was
that the key to understanding society today is accepting and knowing the world
surrounding us. This key is the objective of every student when they undertake
Geography. Most of us may not know the locations of a majority of countries but
let us not underestimate the importance knowing how to draw a mean population
graph or the ability to identify different types of rock formations. So thank
you, Geography Staff. These vital skills have helped shape the resilient,
geographically educated individuals we are today. For now we'll have to wave
goodbye and hope to sea you again sometime. Let's meet up someday and sit back
on a beach somewhere as we monitor the coastal erosion. Love Class of 2012.
[composed by someone who did not pick geography in year 11-12]
Side note to filterers:
[This all sounds way too cynical and mean, I doubt it
should be put in. Note: Do NOT put name on this.]
You have shaped us to be the ignorant young women we
are today. [sounds too mean as well]
Which is somewhat disappointing seeing as we're still
as ignorant of the locations of countries as when we started Year 7. Go figure.
We learnt about graphs, people and globalisation, yet we know about as much as
Bush does when it comes to countries.
Apart from the 5 people who chose Geo in Year 11. Guess the key to
understanding will have to wait another day.
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