Sunday, May 20, 2007 @12:18 am
Victorians spoiled? [whatever happened to 'spoilt'?]
Did Mrs Chan spoil us with all the half/full days?
Perhaps, perhaps not.
People have been lamenting the lack of a full day off for our achievements in this year's syf. 4
gold with
honours, 3
golds. Nothing below a gold. What more can a school expect? Why didn't we get a day off to celebrate? A day off on the last day of school just isn't the same. It has to be a timely day off.
Reasonable enough? I daresay.
Why didn't we get a day off for our aesthetic achievements? What on earth do we work so hard for if it isn't for a day off? Oh no! We lost soccer! We didn't get into finals, how terrible! Why is it so terrible? Because I don't get my day off! boohoo!
Now thats something to frown upon.
I'm sure the choir, dance, band, strings, co, guitar and harmoc would have slogged just as hard even if vj didn't have a history of rewarding achievements with letting students off classes. Our sports teams would have trained just as vigorously. Everyone wants to win. Its about pride, glory, the sense of achievement.
For the rest of the school, its about the pride for your school. Its about being glad that you're a victorian, proud of the achievements of all the other victorians, proud that your school has done well. No one wants to lose. You wouldn' t want your school to come back with all COPs and get kicked out in all the preliminary rounds!
Off day isn't the equivalent of a dangling carrot. Its the fudge and cherry atop a sundae.
It isn't a nice soft bed after a long day. Its a nice soft bed with luxurious covers in a nicely lit warm room.
It brightens up your day, but you won't die without it.
Days off for achievements are rewards, time for the school to feel good and celebrate. To acknowledge the hard work of the students.
It is NOT to entice students to work hard.
Its sad how few victorians understand this.
We weren't spoilt. We were handsomly rewarded for our efforts. We were taught to take pride in victories that our comrades have achieved for us.
Now, we are simply incensed because someone doesn't understand the concept of giving us time to go out to proclaim our victories.
you know you love me