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To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« on: July 19, 2017, 08:07:33 pm »
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a bit of a debate happened at school a while ago... let's see what happens ???
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2017, 08:10:31 pm »
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Ancient all the way.
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2017, 08:12:27 pm »
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a bit of a debate happened at school a while ago... let's see what happens ???
I only do Ancient .... so I guess Ancient. Except I think that if I did modern I would have liked it as well. :)
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2017, 08:13:57 pm »
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a bit of a debate happened at school a while ago... let's see what happens ???
oooooo v controversial ;) Though as the lecturer for both I should probably remain impartial...

Modern was and always will be my baby <3

Still adore Ancient though, and don't regret for a second doing it alongside both Modern and Extension :) And I definitely think that the ancient exam is a lot more accessible as well (not easier - but accessible), which I think modern could take a few pointers from :)

If there are any year 10's viewing this thread, considering studying both - I highly recommend it (and then add extension to boot in year 12 ;) )
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2017, 08:15:46 pm »
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Ancient all the way.

I only do Ancient .... so I guess Ancient. Except I think that if I did modern I would have liked it as well. :)

i only do modern, but i do like a bit of ancient history as well. my loyalty lies with modern though.
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2017, 08:20:19 pm »
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oooooo v controversial ;) Though as the lecturer for both I should probably remain impartial...

Modern was and always will be my baby <3

Still adore Ancient though, and don't regret for a second doing it alongside both Modern and Extension :) And I definitely think that the ancient exam is a lot more accessible as well (not easier - but accessible), which I think modern could take a few pointers from :)

If there are any year 10's viewing this thread, considering studying both - I highly recommend it (and then add extension to boot in year 12 ;) )
Yeah, I would definitely recommend extension as well-by far one of my favourite subjects. I actually was given both histories (modern/ancient) when I got my subject selections and ended up changing modern because I thought it would be too much history. Which I kinda ended up regretting.
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2017, 08:22:58 pm »
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Yeah, I would definitely recommend extension as well-by far one of my favourite subjects. I actually was given both histories (modern/ancient) when I got my subject selections and ended up changing modern because I thought it would be too much history. Which I kinda ended up regretting.
ahahaha definitely a common misconception - I never felt like I was doing too much. Yes, part of that is going to be because I just love history anyway, but also I found that all three were just so different, not just in terms of content but also structure, that I didn't feel like I was repeating myself. The best day of my timetable by far last year - free period in the morning followed by double Ancient, then double Modern, then double Drama, then history extension after school :D

I think that no matter what side of the camp we lie - we can all agree that History > Geography any day o' the week ;)  8)
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2017, 08:23:54 pm »
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Yeah, I would definitely recommend extension as well-by far one of my favourite subjects. I actually was given both histories (modern/ancient) when I got my subject selections and ended up changing modern because I thought it would be too much history. Which I kinda ended up regretting.

history extension is the best extension out there (i did extension maths in prelim, that didn't go too well). the major didn't pan out well for me and the exam timetables for trials and hsc so i ended up dropping - and that was probably the best decision for me.

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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2017, 08:26:11 pm »
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I don't do ancient so I'm not exactly objective but I can't imagine getting as personally invested in Ancient. So much, if not most of modern is stuff that's in living memory. You can actually see the world we live in today reflected in it, and I think without such a direct connection I just can't image Ancient being on the same level
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2017, 08:26:34 pm »
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I think that no matter what side of the camp we lie - we can all agree that History > Geography any day o' the week ;)  8)

i know loads of people who dropped history for geography... get out, honestly. ;)
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2017, 08:28:14 pm »
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i know loads of people who dropped history for geography... get out, honestly. ;)
erase them from your life just like Stalin erased Trotsky from history!!!
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2017, 08:33:29 pm »
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ahahaha definitely a common misconception - I never felt like I was doing too much. Yes, part of that is going to be because I just love history anyway, but also I found that all three were just so different, not just in terms of content but also structure, that I didn't feel like I was repeating myself. The best day of my timetable by far last year - free period in the morning followed by double Ancient, then double Modern, then double Drama, then history extension after school :D

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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2017, 08:33:54 pm »
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I don't do ancient so I'm not exactly objective but I can't imagine getting as personally invested in Ancient. So much, if not most of modern is stuff that's in living memory. You can actually see the world we live in today reflected in it, and I think without such a direct connection I just can't image Ancient being on the same level
That's a good point, however my argument is that ancient educates you about the foundations of human history. Studying about events/personalities from such a long time ago gives you a better understanding of how human nature really doesn't change that much. For me personally it's developed my sense of awareness, when I see current world events unfolding I can compare them to the events I learn about in ancient which in some cases allows us to predict what might unfold in today's events.

Also I used to play a lot of ancient warfare video games back in the day..... (Rome Total war anyone?) so that may have corrupted my choice just a bit hahah :D
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2017, 08:40:45 pm »
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Re: To cause a bit of drama: modern or ancient?
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2017, 08:42:33 pm »
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I do both Ancient and Modern. They're both so different... I love parts of ancient more than modern but they can be too sciencey at times. But that being said, it's interesting to compare ancient societies to ours and modern can at times feel too recent, but it's also interesting to see how we have progressed as a society in a short time.
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