Exams – why they should be scrapped

Exams have been taken as a way of closing a chunk of education. It is a symbolic closing of doors on that subject area, at least for many students. Students ‘learn’ the content and then are tested on their ability to recall facts, theories, and occasionally examples. In my view, it is a simple memory game. It boils down to who has spent the longest rehearsing verses, mnemonics, and other devices of revision and be able to recall these in a bid to please the marker on how well they can remember the powerpoint slides. After exams, the memorised fact is cast aside ready for the new chunk of information to be rehearsed for the next exam. Students remember in short term for exams but never learn to remember it for life. They know it just enough to pass the exam.

Freedom of speech has ironically caused the repression of expression

I was originally going to write a blog post on how the USA election and Brexit went but I decided against it. It’s funny because I was going to write about opinions and how everyone should be allowed to express their opinion but if they aren’t in line with society then they are instantly put down and seen as bad. Opinions and expression has in turn made us all closed-minded and has made us believe that our opinion is the only right one.

Jack of all trades, a master of none

Do you ever just listen to a song on repeat?

Do you ever just go on the same websites 20 times a day?

It’s been a while since I have blogged and to be honest I have been preoccupied with failing a lot of things. I read back on the blog to see what I wrote about and to be honest, not much has changed since. I forgot how to blog. Since the last time I wrote I’ve gained an approximate 4 qualifications. Some of those qualifications aren’t the greatest but they are there and it’s something I can add to my CV. However, even with the addition of qualifications I haven’t seemed to further my ‘career’ in any aspects apart from being a professional ‘flunk’.

When does something become a hobby?*

I’m bored and I need something to do. I thought about this question while making tea and it’s something I’d like to answer.

A lot of people ask when a hobby becomes a career, habit, business, addiction, and obsession. I’m sure there are a lot of other terms that can be added to that but my question goes back to the very start and asks when an event or doing something becomes an actual hobby. I can say I do an awful lot of things but I am extremely reluctant to ever call them hobbies. The definition of a hobby is, “an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.” So this basically means that if you read or draw on a regular basis say 3-7 days of out the week it is deemed a hobby. But could you call reading or drawing a hobby if you only do it now and again, say 2-3 times a month? I can say that writing is a hobby of mine because I write every single night before I go to sleep; a simple summary of how the day went and maybe a summary of the plans for the next day. On the other hand, I’m unsure about calling this a real hobby because I have no structure to it and no goals to it and therefore I’d be more inclined to call it a habit. I wouldn’t say that it gives me incredible joy and on the odd occasion it  feels like a chore but if I didn’t do it before I sleep I’d just lie there uncomfortable with a dialogue on the go.

Journey of self discovery

Annnnnnnnnnd we’re back! It’s been a really long time since I last posted on the blog. I haven’t even been posting any bumping pictures or anything. I have checked back now and again and the views have been ever decreasing until I now have zero views. I don’t blame you guys, there’s no new content. But here I am again and it’s summer and that means I’m off doing nothing really so I have to think of new ways to occupy myself. One of my resolutions for 2012 was to discover myself, not even to rediscover myself because I’ve never really knew myself anyway. Now that I am a ‘free’ person now I can now spend the excess time developing myself both physically and mentally but more towards the mentally bit.

Technical Difficulties Please Stand By...

Hello? Is this thing on? hold on a minute..... no I don't think it is JERRY? JERRY!! JERRY WILL YOU TURN THE THINGY ON! YOU KNOW THE THINGY! It's just to the right there, no that's left, other way, turn it on. Is it on now? What if I do this? DAMNIT right hold on, try again, nope still not working. Right, I'll get the wire cutters. WHICH ONE DO I CUT? HELLO? JERRY YOU STILL THERE? Damn he's gone. Right hmmmm let me think now, it must beeeeee hmmmmm this one *cut*........