Proudest Mom of all and in forever!

**awa355** · 20th November 2014, 17:42

Originally Posted by Hitcher

In this age of dumbed-down tertiary education, it's great to see somebody gaining a proper degree. Congratulations!

Higher honours have always been achieveable in this country thank you,

I onze got 52% in school cert inglesh.

**admenk** · 20th November 2014, 18:52

Well done, but of course it begs the question as to who she got her brains from....

**Mom** · 20th November 2014, 19:33

Originally Posted by Moi

Congratulations to your wee lass...

What was the thesis topic?

Write the Body Bloody:

Violence, Gender & Identity in the poetry of Silvia Plath and Ai

I cant reproduce the gold leaf vulva on the front cover...

Go figure.

I really cant explain where she got that wee streak from

**slofox** · 20th November 2014, 19:42

Well done everyone.

**Ulsterkiwi** · 20th November 2014, 19:53

nice, thesis writing is no walk in the park. You are right to be very proud.

**Mom** · 20th November 2014, 19:55

Originally Posted by awa355

Higher honours have always been achieveable in this country thank you,

I onze got 52% in school cert inglesh.

The thing is you have to try, you have to be inspired.

I was always good at English at school. I got a good mark at 5th form and then dropped out.

Maths, now there is a thing...

Ended 5th form with 25% average at the end of the year. Achieved 40% School C. Figured I could do better if I tried in 6th form. Actually paid attention and tried. Got 38% for the exam

I have made my living crunching numbers, go figure?

**bogan** · 20th November 2014, 19:59

Originally Posted by Ulsterkiwi

nice, thesis writing is no walk in the park.

Yeh, but seems like cheating when you're doing a writing degree anyway...

**Ulsterkiwi** · 20th November 2014, 20:02

lol, well all academic writing is creative writing in its own way. You have to tell a story in a way that makes sense and is underpinned by theory and evidence.

**Winston001** · 21st November 2014, 00:29

Originally Posted by Mom

The thing is you have to try, you have to be inspired.

I was always good at English at school. I got a good mark at 5th form and then dropped out.

Maths, now there is a thing...

Ended 5th form with 25% average at the end of the year. Achieved 40% School C. Figured I could do better if I tried in 6th form. Actually paid attention and tried. Got 38% for the exam

I have made my living crunching numbers, go figure?

LOL I feel for you. I got an unexpected 74% in School Cert maths and thought 6th form maths would be ok. Disaster. Just appalling.

I now have to counsel my over-achieving Year 12 (6th form) daughter who was aghast at the NCEA II maths exam. She (like Rach) is a winner and hates low marks. But she is still in with a chance to be Head Girl or once again Outstanding Student of her year.

Anyway the jump from Year 11 to Year 12 maths is huge and Year 13 is university level.

Incidentally, when I was in practise I regularly mucked up double entry statements and had to get our accounting girl to help me. I know they are simple for accounts people but damned if I could ever work them out. You'd shame me in that department Anne.

**cc rider** · 21st November 2014, 02:13

Awesome news hun. Must be big grins alround.

Congrats Rach

So nice to hear some positive news

CC

**Banditbandit** · 21st November 2014, 07:47

Originally Posted by awa355

Higher honours have always been achieveable in this country thank you,

I onze got 52% in school cert inglesh.

You beat me - I got 51%

Originally Posted by Mom

The thing is you have to try, you have to be inspired.

I was always good at English at school. I got a good mark at 5th form and then dropped out.

Maths, now there is a thing...

Ended 5th form with 25% average at the end of the year. Achieved 40% School C. Figured I could do better if I tried in 6th form. Actually paid attention and tried. Got 38% for the exam

I have made my living crunching numbers, go figure?

And after getting 51% in SC English I was a paid writer for about 12 years ...

The school system was and still is, a complete farce ...

**Mom** · 21st November 2014, 17:27

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

The school system was and still is, a complete farce ...

I agree in large parts. Too many of us failed at school only to have a pretty cool life outside of it. It is all about the desire to succeed. I know a young man who dropped out with no school qualifications. By young I mean 25ish. He has drifted around in hospitality type jobs for a few years. He just finished his first year of a business management degree with an A! He is delighted as are all of his other parents.