Hey Mr Grimsdale,
lol yes and no... see I got into college early to do my A-levels because my teachers thought I had real talent in IT and wanted me to take the AVCE along side my GCSE's... that makes me sound really smart until I tell you my school was ranked in the bottom 20 schools in the country, and even shards of brass can stand out when it's surrounded by crap.
My Maths teacher was a Spanish chick (ahh, miss. Vega) who didn't really have the best command of English, plus she was teaching a class that was 90% delinquents, 10% people who just wanted to get on, and of course it's near impossible to get on with things and have the teacher actually teach when there are fights breaking out, some idiot blasting music from his phone, another idiot setting another persons book on fire and the girls all talking at the back of the class... the same was for English and I didn't get to take any science subjects due to the AVCE conflicting with them, it was more a 6 hour circus than it was a teaching institution, and now I'm paying the price for not begging my parents to help me transfer and getting out in year 7.
All the same it takes courage to admit you've made mistakes and even more courage to slap yourself in the face and get your head back into the books, formulate plans, take positive steps and keep your eyes on the look out for anything that might be useful to reach your goals... knowledge is power.
I wish you gentlemen (and ladies) the best of luck, don't stop believing! even if 80% of threads made here lately are how the industry is worsening, if you loose hope, what are you left with?
and don't say flying school debts
