Girl gets high marks in school. May have spent hours a day studying. *Unconfirmed*

[JustAnotherGuy]

Originally Posted by wpgflamesfan

It's highschool. In the grand scheme of things it means nothing, especially because she didn't capitalize on it and get into a really good school.
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In the grand scheme of things is does mean something. Hopefully it is not the last great accomplishment of her life but it is a nice accomplishment.

[kipperiggy]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was true. My average in ANY OTHER YEAR would have won me the Governor General medal... and then the guy ahead of me got a 100% average.

So it happens, but I also think it's stupid. Nobody can write a perfect English essay! (Not that I'm biased or anything )

Oh, and I did NOT study 6-8 hours a day. Damnit!!

[FanIn80]

It instills some pretty awesome groundwork for setting and achieving future goals.

If I had set and achieved a goal like that when I was 18, I'd probably have a lot more things accomplished than I do today. Unfortunately, the only goals I was setting and achieving at that age were how quickly I could work my way through a bag of weed and a bottle of Crown Royal. Not exactly future-oriented was I.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not regretting. I am who I am. I'm just saying I was smart enough when I was in school, that I could have been anything I wanted to be. It would have been nice to have the work ethic to go along with those smarts.

I think what she did is pretty kickass.

[Hack&Lube]

Can the hockey-less summer end please? CP is degenerating into a mess when we are arguing over the merits of a teenage girl who overachieves, works hard, and does well in school.

All the people I knew who were 100% averagers, IB curved or otherwise, are doing much better in life than I am.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Can the hockey-less summer end please? CP is degenerating into a mess when we are arguing over the merits of a teenage girl who overachieves, works hard, and does well in school.

Maybe it's the hockey-less not-summer that makes people so surly?

This is slightly related to the whole "go to school for free" thing...

http://deadspin.com/5586171/americas...=Google+Reader

[blankall]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wf-mRo7C2I

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Can the hockey-less summer end please? CP is degenerating into a mess when we are arguing over the merits of a teenage girl who overachieves, works hard, and does well in school.

So you agree she should have achieved less.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by SebC

So you agree she should have achieved less.

Overachieve should not have the negative connotation that people seem to apply to it today. I think it's great to work to excel at something even if it's to sacrifice something else. My problem is I never focused in that way and tried to do well in a bit of everything and therefore never became excellent at anything...like trying to learn 6 different instruments and only being mediocre at all of them.

[octothorp]

She's 18 and she hasn't even done a solo sailing expedition around the world? Pffft. We all know that's the true measure of potential in teenagers.

[Torture]

When I was in IB we didn't get automatic 100%. We had to do the work for the Alberta diploma as well as the IB diploma. There were some overlaps but there was also extra content. I did it in Okotoks so it's probably different than how a lot of Calgary schools do it.

Good for her for getting really good marks in high school. That's some pretty impressive dedication and quite the achievement.

[puckluck]

Smrke said before this year, she never achieved 100% any course.

Maybe they should have hired her to write that article.

[SeeBass]

I have yet to see one of these kids do well once they are away from their parents.

They usually implode when they are free and out in the world and all of the temptations that come with it. They have never learned a thing about them or how to control them.

There is a lot more to personal development than school grades.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

I have yet to see one of these kids do well once they are away from their parents.

So you've known a lot of kids that got 100% in all of their grade 12 courses, have you?

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

So you've known a lot of kids that got 100% in all of their grade 12 courses, have you?

Yes that is exactly what I meant only the 100% students.

Way to use your head there.

But to be frank I know of three and one was actually over 100% due to bonus marks and extra work credit.

1. is a cashier at 48 years old
2. killed themself
3. had a nervous breakdown at U of Manitoba and is a pig farmer after dropping out.

[FiftyBelow]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Yes that is exactly what I meant only the 100% students.

Way to use your head there.

But to be frank I know of three and one was actually over 100% due to bonus marks and extra work credit.

1. is a cashier at 48 years old
2. killed themself
3. had a nervous breakdown at U of Manitoba and is a pig farmer after dropping out.

hmm thats quite unfortunate... but I don't think thats the norm.

I don't know people who have achieved 100% averages in high school - to be honest I never thought it was possible. But I have close friends who had 90 to 97 averages at graduation - including myself. None of their lives have become a trainwreck. In fact... all them are well on their way and look to be headed in a healthy direction. Most are in wonderful relationships, most maintain good jobs, many have traveled the world etc.

This whole notion of academics not having street smarts is ridiculous. Just because a teenager achieved amazingly high grades does not mean they sacrificed their social life. Sure there are some... but the people I know had a great balance of partying, sports, school etc.

On the flip side, I sometimes run into friends and people I know who screwed up in high school and thought that partying and playing video games was the way to go. Consequently, many are stuck in a dead end retail or manual labor job and are forced to retake a lot of high school classes. I'll admit, I was one of those kids who prioritized academics - not as crazy as Ms. 100% - but whenever I hear from some old friends how they regret not working hard, i'm glad I made the decisions that I did.

[Ren]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Can the hockey-less summer end please? CP is degenerating into a mess when we are arguing over the merits of a teenage girl who overachieves, works hard, and does well in school.

OK, we'll do things your way.

So, poop or puke?

[Clarkey]

On a similar note, there is little to no correlation between university GPA and career success.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Clarkey

On a similar note, there is little to no correlation between university GPA and career success.

We should be paid according to our IQs, and not for what we do.

[Swarly]

Originally Posted by FiftyBelow

hmm thats quite unfortunate... but I don't think thats the norm.

I don't know people who have achieved 100% averages in high school - to be honest I never thought it was possible. But I have close friends who had 90 to 97 averages at graduation - including myself. None of their lives have become a trainwreck. In fact... all them are well on their way and look to be headed in a healthy direction. Most are in wonderful relationships, most maintain good jobs, many have traveled the world etc.

This whole notion of academics not having street smarts is ridiculous. Just because a teenager achieved amazingly high grades does not mean they sacrificed their social life. Sure there are some... but the people I know had a great balance of partying, sports, school etc.

On the flip side, I sometimes run into friends and people I know who screwed up in high school and thought that partying and playing video games was the way to go. Consequently, many are stuck in a dead end retail or manual labor job and are forced to retake a lot of high school classes. I'll admit, I was one of those kids who prioritized academics - not as crazy as Ms. 100% - but whenever I hear from some old friends how they regret not working hard, i'm glad I made the decisions that I did.

getting 90-97 is, for lack of a better word, normal. It takes what 1-2 hours of study per day which is a good healthy amount. Putting in the extra 5-6 hours/day to achieve those last 3-10% is bordering on obsessive. Myself, I went the route of not studying ever in HS and taking my 85's. She needs to learn to prioritize her time better because in University there is no difference between a 90 and 100.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by flamestalker

Not to dumb down her achievements, but in the International Baccalaureate program some courses just award 100% to the best student in the class and everyone else is adjusted accordingly. Additionally, class marks in IB are usually standardized in a bell curve with always at least 1 or 2 100%'s. Almost every student's marks get jacked up as a result, and make this story a bit less impressive. But on a side note, 6-8 hours is unreal. If she was on a sports team or played an instrument, she's done for.

Really? I was never smart enough for the IB program so I don't know how it works. But if that's the case, then her acheivement isn't as crazy as I originally thought. I mean, to get a 100% average, that just means she finished at the top of her class in each of the subjects. Not saying that's easy to do, but it would be significantly easier to do than getting perfect scores on every single assignment, test, and exam in every grade 12 subject.