History Petition

Langerhands

I say all history students (and other students sick and tired of listening to history students complain ) should have a huge protest after the exams are over and get a petition to say we think the history lc exam is absolute b******s. They may think they give us enough time to write an essay, but that would only work if you could do it without thinking of it whatsoever. Way too much focus on economic rubbish, cattle trade and all that crap! surely we should be learning info that adds to our lives, about people who have made history, made the world what it is today.

My own teacher says she dislikes the syllabus and wants to write to the department of education to complain! i sorely miss the wonderful history i learnt about during the junior, the renaissance and reformation and other moments in history that changed the world.

Mars Bar

I'd take the economy and stuff before personalites anyday...God damn Parnell, the p***k never dies!

But more Russian History and the personalities there would be deadly, those Tsars were a bunch of looney toons!

eoin2nc

More wars less politics! Then it might be interesting

Langerhands

eoin2nc wrote: »

More wars less politics! Then it might be interesting

History is the only time when i can openly say I LOVE WAR!

Davidius

I don't understand why people are so frustrated over History. Seems easy enough in my opinion. =/

eyresquare

does anybody know if pass history is easy for leaving cert.i have picked it and havnt even looked at a paper

hatrickpatrick

Davidius wrote: »

I don't understand why people are so frustrated over History. Seems easy enough in my opinion. =/

2 reasons:
1: Writing 4 pages in 40 minutes simply isn't plausible - even if you know the question in advance it's almost impossible

2: It's on after French. Adding the Aural, French goes on until 12:50. History's at one. That gives us just over an hour to both eat AND look over notes for 4 different areas of the course.


Ouch.

mikemac

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

2: It's on after French. Adding the Aural, French goes on until 12:50. History's at one. That gives us just over an hour to both eat AND look over notes for 4 different areas of the course.

12:50 to 1:00 is 10 minutes and not "just over an hour"

How did you your maths exam go?

BJC

No-one's going to give a sh1t about it after we're finished :pac: You want me out on the streets with a placard, then ask me to do it before the exams while I still care!!

turgon

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

2 reasons:
1: Writing 4 pages in 40 minutes simply isn't plausible - even if you know the question in advance it's almost impossible

Why not?? I wrote five pages for my essays in the pre.

Davidius

I'm certain you can still get full marks with less than 4 pages if you cut the mildly irrelevant bits out. As for having to think about it, I can understand that but in my experience just knowing how the events occurred causes it to kind of come into your head as you write.

Naikon

Just remember folks, if you struggle with history, drop down to Ordinary
on the day if you feel you need to. The History exam is a pure memory/endurance
test. I came out with an A1 in ordinary, whereas I could have failed last years Higher level. Don't drop if you are very confident though:pac:

delighted.

! perfect 2 1/2, 3 page essay can get full marks. Chief examiner told a teacher in our school.

I write so slow, essays are usually 3 pages long. Surprisingly got a B1 in the pres. I'm leaving out 2/3 of the history course. Too much!

King Ludvig

I can get the definate figure, but I think its about 67% for students get an hounor in History. Sounds pretty good to be.

As for the course, I love all the stuff we did except for civil rights. We got an extra 20 minutes aready, so count yourself lucky!!

Rowley Birkin QC

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

2 reasons:
1: Writing 4 pages in 40 minutes simply isn't plausible - even if you know the question in advance it's almost impossible.

Course it is, I did about 19 pages for my HL History paper in 2002, take into account I was waiting on the result of the Ireland v. Germany match, the examiners kept us informed of all World Cup results.

So basically, you are wrong.

Fitzo

mars bar wrote: »

...God damn Parnell, the p***k never dies!

!

:DSo true...

Caoimhe89

If you don't know anything, then you're screwed. If you're lucky, then you can write essays in 35-40 mins. On the mocks my hand nearly fell of tho - 22 pages long (I got an A1 ) But it's a pretty long course and you can be completely f*ucked if whatever you've prepared for just doesn't come up.