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Hi a-leng

Year 12 results are not the be all and end all to your future career. I am a parent as well as a career counsellor, let me give you some cyber parenting and free advice.

I live in South Australia, we have many "adult" campuses that help young people get though year 12 (for the second time) They have called it year 13. I read your wish to go back in time, this may be just the thing. Most young people I meet want to take a break from school and chill for a year, thats OK too.

Take a peek at jobguide.gov.au to check out the jobs you may be interested in. That address may not be correct but google jobguide and you will get the link. As far as the word "failure" is concerned wipe it out of your vocab. "there is no such a thing as failure ONLY feedback"

Written by PhilC, 16. Dec 2004 02:16 PM

Dear A-Leng (^_^) :)

"You should be VERY PROUD of your self for having the courage to try", "and considering the impact on depression and health issue's you are AMAZING A-Leng!!!!" :).

"Phil has given you some WONDERFUL advise and SUPPORT"...."he is so right that year 12 reults are not be all and end all of your future career".

"I attendad Tafe for a couple of years to get further in my career"..."i LoVed it!!"

"I'm sure you will be a success at what ever you chosse to do A-Leng".

MUCH SUPPORT & LoVe xo

Written by Anonymous, 16. Dec 2004 05:42 PM

Hey Phil.

Did you watch The Apprentice when the Don fired Kevin?
In case you didnt, Kevin was a smart guy. At the age of 29 he was almost an accomplished lawyer. He had done this course and that, some of Donald Trumps associates agreed he was a smart guy with a great education. Even the Don agreed but he couldn't help to ask Kevin "when are you going to leave school and start work in the real world?" and those familiar words rolled once again, "Kevin, you're fired"

You only have to go to a book store or library and read about people like Lindsay Fox and heaps of other well known wealthy and successful identities to understand that experience at school is no match for street smart intelligence.

I was crap at school and I'm not afraid to tell employers that I only started to learn when I left. Look at the crap you get taught anyway, can you honestly tell me that you are going to use it to do something new, creative, popular and profitable?

You have already demonstrated that you have a higher degree of emotional intelligence (you are more in-tune with your emotions) and it is emotional intelligence that beats intellectual intelligence hands down.

In a way it's good that you're concerned and by all means go and do year 13 if you want, good on you for having a winning attitude.

But Phil, if you've got plans, ideas or a passion for something else use your emotional intelligence to make a start.

andre

Written by andre, 17. Dec 2004 12:46 AM

Ok I feel like an idiot, I called you Phil, sorry
I mean a-leng

Written by andre, 17. Dec 2004 12:52 AM

If university is important to you and you want to do your last preference then you still might have a chance, after all you said your only 1 point off last years cut off scores and they can change.

Don’t feel as if you need to be ashamed of your score, you should be proud that you finished Year 12, many don’t. It’s still an achievement. And just because some people get higher scores than others doesn’t mean they are better people so don’t listen to people who put you down and try and judge you by your TER.

Enjoy your break!

Written by random, 17. Dec 2004 04:46 AM

Hi A-Leng,
Congraratulations on completing your secondary education!!!

I went to Tafe and I am satisfied that it meets all the australian requirements for tertiary educucation... It is full of wonderful, diverse people...

University is great if you have the marks and the money to attend....

Count your blessings..

Written by image, 17. Dec 2004 11:40 AM

Hey A-leng,

Sorry that yopu are dissapointed, I am sure that your mum's comments didn't help. There are always people who say the wring thing at the wrong time and it hurts. Perhaps she is dissapointed in herself?

Anyways, congrats on getting so far - this isn't the end of the world - there are other ways to get where you want to go, you may just need the courage to go and find them.

You should be proud of your accomplishments this far - nothing is as easy with depression.

Congrats and keep going. Happy holidays!

kcdbooks

Written by kcdbooks, 17. Dec 2004 10:10 PM

I study at TAFE and it's pretty great. Nowhere near as much pressure as what I've heard about at uni. TAFE courses can lead pretty well into uni. You can go from year twelve into a certificate four, and I think that after a certificate four you can go to uni, but I'm not sure, so look into it.

What is it that you want to study?
There are often other pathways to the same thing.

Don't be too hard on yourself. And despite what your parents say, there's a lot of hope for you. I never even finished school, I was failing, so I dropped out, but I am starting to see that there's still a lot of hope.

Written by bush_baby, 20. Dec 2004 02:34 PM