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[pacificpikachu]

MY ZOOLOGY TEACHER IS AWESOME, TOO

We got to watch Planet Earth for Zoology lab today. This semester is going to be amazing. :D Three classes, all with awesome teachers, none of which are Chemistry, and two are animal-related. Calculus is the only class that's not completely desirable, and I think I'll be able to survive that without much of a problem.

I have to get up at 6 AM again tomorrow, so I should be going to bed, but, being my geeky self, I have to vote in SaiGAR before I go to bed. What? I have to support Hei.

Hm, nothing more to say. That's all for now.

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[wao.livejournal.com]

Having teachers you like makes *ALL* the difference, I swear. D: Unlike you though I'm just awful at motivating myself to work hard under teachers I hate or really stressful ones - I'm just lucky that I've had good teachers here and there that have really changed my life.

But if you ask me personally I think most zoology/botany modules are much more fun than Chemistry any day ;)

On an unrelated tangent, the ministry of education here has been steadily replacing all physical biology with biotechnology/biochemistry in syllabuses - the school where I came from did it much earlier though, and as a result we hardly got any education on ecology, body systems, plant systems etc. At all. Instead we got polymerase chain reaction from the age of 14. x_x
Then again, I kinda like those too but it's really sad when they remove avenues for those interested in so-called "traditional biology".

I also severely regret not taking Geography after seeing awesome documentaries they rarely did show us in Bio lessons :(

[ensuing.livejournal.com]

You got to watch Planet Earth in class? =O! That is SO cool. I want to have an affair with that series. I'm so jealous that you have all awesome teachers and most of your classes are so awesome! XD

[hitchi.livejournal.com]

Planet Earth is teh sw33t!
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[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

I agree completely! I took a Chemistry class a few semesters ago with a teacher I abhorred, and it made a gigantic difference in my education. It was partly because he was ridiculously unfair, but I was hardly scraping by with a C- when I was working as hard as I could and I'm normally an A student. So you're not alone when it comes to having a difficult time staying on task with unlikeable teachers.

I agree! I love traditional biology, and especially zoology. Then again, I think Chemistry is my least favorite subject ever, despite growing incrementally more fond of it as a result of repetition and actually understanding it.

Oh, that's a shame! As vital as it can be to know all that biotechnology/biochemistry stuff, I think the larger-scale topics like plant and animal life and ecosystems is much more applicable and meaningful in everyday situations.

You should hunt down Planet Earth, if you ever get a chance! I'm sure you could find it online if you looked around. It's truly a stunning documentary series. Some of the footage is absolutely jaw-dropping. I highly recommend it.

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Yes! And we'll get to see more during lab periods as the semester goes on, too. I adore that series so much, too. ♥ I love nature documentaries to begin with, and Planet Earth is really the top tier of that particular genre. :D

Ahaha, it is amazing that I have such great classes this semester, but don't be too jealous--most semesters I get to take a bunch of hardcore science courses. Being pre-vet is, unfortunately, not a stroll in the park. x_x;

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Of course! ♥ :D

[wao.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think we did get to watch one episode of it in a Biology lecture once. Best lecture ever. It also made me a bit sad because I longed for the days of middle school where our teachers would show us more of this generally awesome stuff instead of just teaching the syllabus. Unfortunately with a major exam waiting at the end they didn't have time (and most students here would complain that the teachers weren't doing their job. Annoying! I hate it when people come to school to do exams, not to learn, but it can't be helped)

Currently I have a maths teacher I don't quite like - I don't hate her per se, but I can't make out head or tail of what she's saying because she's from China and her accent is just so thick! And she's not good with words, and the rest of the class is mostly PRC kids so they understand her perfectly or ask her in Chinese. :( But this time I'm determined to pass maths so I will just work on my own.

BTW, I forgot to ask you the last time but did you finish watching Princess Tutu? What do you think of it?