Results

Okay, I’m at school and the Internet is down. Hopefully Tania will extend the deadline(if you are reading this…). I don’t want to write the report so I’ll again write something that’s irrelevant but I can argue that it is relevant.

I like level 5. It’s great! Rumour is saying we are moving next year, but still no official words! I digress. I’m also proud of my work I do on level 5. I’m also happy that I don’t work for the grades lecturers give me. Although I’ve only got one grade back since the start of the year!!! I digressed again. At a certain time in my life on level 5 I looked down on people who does work for grades but I had a second thought about it the other day. I reassessed the importance of grades and how much they actually mean.

I didn’t think much of marks because it was only one person’s opinion. I believed much of the marks came about how well I explained myself in the rationale. Then I looked at the criterion the marks were based upon. It looked like (almost) all the signs of a good designer. The criterion was about attention to detail, putting design into context and mostly how good you can explain your work. All the ingredients to sell yourself successfully to a client.

However!!! Moohahaahahhahahaha

I failed to see any distinct criteria for talent. Perhaps you can’t measure talent or maybe talent is subjective thinking. However it seems that level 5 is still attached to the Mr-Nice-Guy model of high school, awarding effort more than talent. It’s a dirty job nobody wants to do, telling someone they have no talent. The realisation is hard hitting, brutal and heart breaking. But the sooner the person realises it the better for the person. I’m going to go even further (but I don’t care). Of course there are also financial reasons for the schools not to do it. The income of the school comes from students. One less student one less income (a lot less income if it’s an international student). The school prefers to view the situation as “everyone has their own unique talent” rather than “some people are more talented than others”.

If I offend anyone with this then I apologise I’m mainly writing this for the 300 hundred words. But how the truth can offend people is beyond me.