The lack of variation in ICT work topics

The thing that we don’t realise is how important knowing these things will be in the future. In the past 10 years alone, new technology has meant that the use of computer hardware in industry has grown almost exponentially – there has been over a 500% increase. Now, imagine yourself in another 10 years time and try to tell me that your knowledge of computer equipment will not help in your job, will not help your further career and will not help you gain an advantage over people that do not know these things. I can tell you now that you cannot honestly say those things, because you know the importance of this. However, if you continue to go into your lesson and do play on games or sit around doing nothing, you will be treated as juveniles, you will be thought of as immature idiots and you will not get a chance to learn those things.

We need to show that working hard, we are all capable of achieving these things and we are not immature or idiotic. Because right now, our teachers think we are as stable as Kenya after a political election!  We need to prove them wrong, show that we’re more than capable and willing to give ourselves a great head start in life, and that we will NOT be satisfied until the knowledge rolls into our minds as rapidly and as fluently as the great angel falls on a summer’s day.

So please, go away today and think about what I’ve said. Think about how important this really is. Think to yourself, “Do I want a head start in life? Do I want to be better than all the other applicants at that dream job? Do I want to succeed?” But most importantly, don’t just think about it – act upon it, and show the world what you can do with that extra knowledge you gained at Hutton, just because you put that little bit more effort in than everybody else and persuaded the staff to teach the class that vital piece of education.

Just think about it...