Back to school

First day of school in the long session- it didn't sound SO bad, I walked in happy--- UNTIL I REALISED MY LINES WERE STILL FUCKED OVER. Aw man, getting the worst chemistry teacher ever is never a thrill. It was a pleasant surprise though, when the maths teacher I thought I was getting (who I wasn't too excited about) became someone else- I'm pretty sure I leapt for joy. As much as it pains me to say this--- my friends don't exactly enjoy the classes of the guy I ended up with for maths. I think I can almost guarantee that I was the only one happy about it. People accuse him of being boring- but I reckon he's the sweetest guy.

Sweet as heaven

Then came the crisis of student services. They were bitches, as usual- "NO WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING GO AWAY NOW!!!", the lady squawked. She reminds me of a parrot. The nasty sort that pecks. I ended up just physically moving into the class I wanted. Screw them. So yeah, chemistry was a joy. However it meant that I had to lose 1 line of maths with the teacher I liked... Eh, that was compensated for. I moved into another maths class which was just as good. I guess it all ended up okay! ...I'll get around to changing English classes later.

Now that the boring recount of the day is over--- let me tell you what I think of the class allocation system--- I THINK IT'S A PIECE OF SHIT. I shouldn't complain, since I've almost always gotten into the class I wanted. However, I can see so many flaws... I almost feel ashamed that I've become one of the exploiters of the system's loopholes- but my education is more important than my sense of moral righteousness (or rather, what exists of it). Because no one ever ends up with the teachers they want, no one fills in their preference forms seriously anymore. "Line blocking" has become popular, where you put down a class you don't want to do, so the system has less room to move your other preferences around. The problem with line-blocking? You're screwing over everyone who wants to do the class which you're going to drop, IF you get in. Then the inefficiency increases, because it's time and resources wasted. Think about that massive 10m queue down at student services every morning.

When I criticise something, I suppose I had better offer an alternate solution so that my argument isn't discredited. You know what'd be great? A merit-based system. Essentially what I'm proposing is that people with the higher scores get to choose their teachers first. Sure, it's biased towards me, because I score quite high in my subjects- but that's the point. In the long term though, it'll benefit everyone. If you want to have a good teacher, you have to work and maintain high standards.

"But the people who aren't so good at say, physics, will never have a good physics teacher!" I hear the equal-rights supporters (pansies) among you say. "What if they were actually GOOD at physics to start with, but then they got a crappy teacher in the first session? Then they're just continuously screwed." Well, let me unsympathetically say, they should just try harder to prove their worth. If they're good at physics, well they have a head start. If they have the initiative and motivation, they'll end up fine.

I suppose my solution will never be implemented, because the equal rights thing is probably part of the innate moral constitution in all of us. Even so, I'd love to see the current system changed. It's annoying for everyone- even the teachers, I bet. Considering how much I've harassed my poor chemistry teacher, before she agreed to let me go into her class...

At least now everything's all well and good!

 (How unusual of me, finishing on a note of optimism.)