Yeh, it's pretty much the same with most selective / higher up private schools (to a lesser extent than ruse of course).
Good thing and a bad thing I guess. More pressure, but more motivation.
We're in our half-yearly period now! Chem finished today, Phys and Eco to go. I reckon I did okay in Chem, really glad its over & done with.
Prelim
English Adv (20% Assessment Weighting) - 11/15 - ranked 60/160 (Fml)
Economics (15% Assessment Weighting)- 18/20 - ranked 9/80
Physics (20%...
There are some teachers that I do indeed disrespect; they can't teach, resulting in me losing motivation and hating the subject and the teacher.
But on the whole, I respect most of my teachers.
Finished both:
- Mathematics
- Mx1
And did 60% of our assessment on them so far.
Only thing that is required now is consolidation for the trials and the HSC!
I did 2/3 U Maths for my prelims (accelerated) and there was nothing to be worried about. Listen to your teacher and do your homework and everything will be fine.