Anna Crombie<\/p>\n
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Changing schools from Leaside High to NTCI was a large step. I had expectations for greater amounts of work and tougher teachers, but the non-existing stress I felt at
\nLeaside cannot compare to the stress I feel as a student at North Toronto. So, when
\ncomparing Leaside and North Toronto, I was expecting certain, clear results.<\/p>\n
However, that was not the case. I had several questions prepared for a friend of mine from Leaside, who, not coincidentally, has the same average and courses. The
\nquestions were fairly standard and straightforward, and consisted of questions
\nsuch as how many hours do you spend on homework per night and what is your
\ngrade average. We also compared several of our tests, trying to determine which
\nwas more difficult. To my disappointment, we found that the time we spend on
\nhomework, our marks, and our tests were all fairly equal. I figured it was
\npossible that it was solely the switch from grade 10 to 11 that I found
\nchallenging, but I was determined to get the results I was looking for.<\/p>\n
So my friend and I began to talk about how we felt about our schools. We talked about our teachers grading and commitment, then we began to discuss some of our friends from Leaside\u2019s grades. We began to see answers for my study. Many of the students we know from Leaside don\u2019t work very hard. In fact, they spend near to none of
\ntheir time on school work, but manage to hold 70-75 averages. The majority of
\nthe courses they take are what some call \u201cbird courses\u201d, the thought to be
\neasier, less academic courses. At Leaside, as I discovered from talking to my
\nfriend, it is difficult to receive high marks, but almost anyone can maintain a
\n70 average by simply showing up to class every so often and handing in less
\nthan mediocre assignments.<\/p>\n
North Toronto, contrarily, does not have any easy courses. The so-called \u201cbird courses\u201d are very challenging. From my own experience, I spend more time studying for S.A.P. than I do on math. Myfriends at Leaside spend their S.A.P. classes watching movies. I
\ndon\u2019t believe that anyone at another school with a 90 average doesn\u2019t work as
\nhard as a student at North Toronto with the same average. However, it can be
\nsaid that North Toronto definitely does not let students get by easily. What
\nmakes North Toronto a particularly extra-ordinary school is the devotion of the
\nteachers and the hard working students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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