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What was your favourite subject in school?

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  • 28-07-2015 8:38pm
    #1
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭


    Mine was history. I liked hearing about events that transformed the world albeit not always with good consequences. So what was yours and why?


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    tomwaterford
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    Quite liked maths and physics....but I am excruciating boring though


    History sounds interesting btw :)


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    #3
    osarusan
    Registered Users Posts: 16,561 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    English. I loved, and still love, reading novels, plays, and poetry.


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    The_Valeyard
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    Loved history. Great craic.
    Religion was fun also.


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    libelula
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    Hometime.

    It took all sorts of mad skillz and knowledge to get the fcuk out the door as soon as I possibly could. I have a very rounded and broad education.


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    efb
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    Maths, English, Business Studies


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    Harry Palmr
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    The stuff I was good at!

    Art
    History
    Geography

    (I should add they also had the teachers who seemed to be able to get it across, whatever it was)


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    Scuid Mhór
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    Loved maths despite it being my worst subject, hated English despite it being my best subject. I still don't understand what it all means exactly but I assume it's indicative of some sort of personality complex.


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    The other fella
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    Loved history.I used even read the text book at home.And no, i wasnt a swot.


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    The other fella
    Registered Users Posts: 596 ✭✭✭The other fella


    I loved metalwork too for bending things in the vices.


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    Aineoil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭Aineoil


    Irish, English, Latin, History.


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    SparkySpitfire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭SparkySpitfire


    Biology!


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    sm213
    Registered Users Posts: 280 ✭✭sm213


    Loved maths. My teacher was mad but the best one I ever had. Used to throw whiteboard markers at the people talking in the back hehe.
    History was cool too European history moreso: Bismarck, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and all that croud are great when your at that age when you hate everything
    Biology too :)


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    Peregrine
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    Maths, physics and applied maths. I loved art history too.


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    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,271 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Business and Geography, enjoyed learning about cultures/countries/regions more than rocks and rivers tough.
    Also like C.S.P.E and L.C.V.P.


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    Aineoil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭Aineoil


    Peregrine wrote: »
    Maths, physics and applied maths. I loved art history too.

    I would have loved the chance to study art history. It wasn't a subject choice

    where I went to school.


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    One eyed Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    It's a bit deja vu this thread :D

    Yeah, physics and maths anyway, followed by business organisation and accountancy (I wanted to do economics too for the LC but it was in the same block as bus. org.)

    I loved languages, but Irish was taught badly, it wasn't the teacher's fault, I was a natural gaeilgeoir anyway so I had it much easier than a lot of the class. I was good at other languages too and have a couple under my belt since. English actually, loved the plays, poetry and prose, devoured Shakespeare, and all the classics.

    I loved history too but like I said in the other thread, difficulty with remembering dates, but reading about all the different periods, civilisations, societies and cultures was fascinating.


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    efb
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    The other fella wrote: »
    I loved metalwork too for bending things in the vices.

    There's always one :D


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    Peregrine
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    Aineoil wrote: »
    I would have loved the chance to study art history. It wasn't a subject choice

    where I went to school.

    It was a part of Leaving Cert Art. Worth around 40%. I was no good at the rest but I loved art history :)


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    Blue giant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭Blue giant


    I really liked maths. Got on well with the teacher. Was good at it the whole way through school but only really started to like it after 5th year when I got that teacher. Geography was good as well. The class was basically all lads and we had good craic with the teacher and each other.


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    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Maths, hated it. Just scraped by in Ordinary Level. Woodwork was a doss, teacher was a lunatic as well.


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    #23
    Summer wind
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭Summer wind


    English and History. Always looked forward to those classes. I love reading and researching:)


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    #24
    mickstupp
    Registered Users Posts: 1,764 ✭✭✭mickstupp


    Classical Studies.

    Had no interest in any of the other subjects.


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    #25
    RaRaRasputin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭RaRaRasputin


    History and PE! Surprised nobody mentioned PE yet, it was great


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    Drumpot
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    I enjoyed geography. Not learning place or river names, but more about nature and it's awesome power to mould the planet!

    I enjoyed history but as I grew older I grew more cynical about the validity of the information. The victors write history and over time whatever bits of truth is recorded gets diluted. Its still a fascinating topic.


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    Scuid Mhór wrote: »
    Loved maths despite it being my worst subject, hated English despite it being my best subject. I still don't understand what it all means exactly but I assume it's indicative of some sort of personality complex.

    I was exactly the same. I didn't really like maths until I was in Leaving Cert, I think the fact that I found it much more challenging than my other subjects was part of the attraction. Sadly, I then made the mistake of doing a degree in maths; I started to like it a lot less then. :( As for English, it was mostly a terrible Junior Cert teacher that made me resent it. My Leaving Cert English teacher was great but I still didn't enjoy having to write pages of analysis of texts and poetry; I much prefer just reading something for the sake of enjoying it.

    My other favourite subject was Geography. I suspect I would have really liked Economics but sadly my school didn't teach it at Leaving Cert due to lack of demand.


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    r93kaey5p2izun
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    I absolutely LOVED Biology, still so passionate about it.

    Also really enjoyed English and Maths.


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    #29
    OiL RiG
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    Definitely chemistry.

    It wasn't the subject I found easiest or most useful. Rather, I had a fantastic teacher who made each class genuinely interesting and could relate the material to the real world and its practical applications. I loved carrying out the experiments in the lab and really developed a passion for the subject through understanding rather than learning off set definitions and reams of notes.

    Funny how much difference a good teacher can make. One who teaches the subject rather than the exam and can really instill a class with enthusiasm.


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    Antar Bolaeisk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Maths and Technical Drawing (TD ended up being an eighth subject as the school I was attending didn't have a schedule which allowed for French, Biology and Technical Drawing).


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    c_man
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    Maths. I had an extraordinary teacher though. A bit off the wall and we never once got homework of any kind. Something mad like half the class got A's in honours.


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