Favourite and least favourite school subjects

66Mustang

What were your favourite and least favourite subjects at school, and why?

My favourites were maths as I was quite good at it; science (especially physics) as I found it interesting, and computer studies as I just enjoyed it.

At A level where there was more choice I also enjoyed philosophy and economics.

My worst subject was PE as more or less every aspect of it was incompatible with my issues in some way, but I especially hated the team work aspect of it as I was the unpopular bullied kid at school.

leeCal

I liked English best because we had a good teacher and I enjoyed the various exercises he set us.
The worst was definitely chemistry. Collectively we had played him up so much that he refused to talk to us and simply filled a rolling blackboard with text for us to copy down. He’d arrive, fill up the board and leave! Consequently no one passed chemistry O level in my class. Shame. 

66Mustang

@leeCal yes a good or bad teacher can make or break a subject a lot of the time I think! I had a maths teacher who was able to make maths fun even for the kids who didn't like the subject and he was very popular.

I want to say it serves the kids right for winding up the teacher, but I never agreed with collective punishments. I always found it unfair that I was to be put in detention for sitting quietly while the rest of the class were being rowdy, for example.

leeCal

Agreed on both counts @66Mustang.

66Mustang

@Biblioklept I found with English language, when I was writing an essay, that it helped take either a controversial view or just an opposite view to what I agreed with.

It mixed it up and made it a bit more interesting for me, and my teacher also told me that if my essay was really controversial it would stand out to the examiner - they weren't judging you on your views but purely on your writing style.

janer1967

My favourite o level subject was home economics and my least favourite was biology 

bg844

Favourite was Business.

Hated Science, got a U for that

66Mustang

Biblioklept said:

66Mustang said:

@Biblioklept I found with English language, when I was writing an essay, that it helped take either a controversial view or just an opposite view to what I agreed with.

It mixed it up and made it a bit more interesting for me, and my teacher also told me that if my essay was really controversial it would stand out to the examiner - they weren't judging you on your views but purely on your writing style.

That would have been ideal!! Our teacher picked the view we had to write. I'd have jumped right in if given the freedom to write it from a different view point, especially if it could be a controversial one. 
It sounds like you had a good teacher that encouraged creativity! 

Oh that's a shame!

I remember writing some essays from a point of view that most people would disagree with, of course the points I raised were nonsense but I scored quite decent marks for my writing! I think one was that footballers aren't paid enough and another was that people on benefits should be made to do some kind of work in return.

66Mustang

@Teddybear12

I'd quite like to learn some Latin! We never did that at school at all. Was it the teacher or the subject that you didn't like, or both?

SueHeath

I think i am in the same categorie as woodbine i hated school which makes me laugh because i ended up working in schools ha ha.
I loved doing Art, domestic science (cookery mainly) and sports of all types, 
I think i hated school so much because back then i was very shy, bullied a little and struggled with English and Maths i do feel i have learnt a lot more since i left school. x

66Mustang

@SueHeath

Same here, I was shy and bullied, because of course the bullies are cowards and pick on the easiest targets.

I agree about learning a lot since leaving school.

That's funny that you ended up working in a school though

SueHeath

Yep i found that funny @66Mustang not in student teaching, i was a manager with in the school meals service, i worked in all types of schools, from helping out to trouble shooting i also helped train NVQ staff.
When the lads were young i also became a governor in their school and i was Chair person for the parent school association. xx

Karen7788

My favourite was History, the one I most disliked was Geography.

Binky1234

Favourite school holidays 
Least favourite term 

Sandy_123

Loved art, history, English, French, 
Disliked RE didn't see the point. Maths. 
I would like to learn latin

poppy123456

My favourite was Maths and was always top of the class for this. My least favourite was History, chemistry and Geography and dropped all 3 for my options.

life

I enjoyed art, history, p.e and smoking behind the bins 😂😂

Hated English because the teacher was very strict. Couldn't have no fun. Oh and Spanish didn't like that either.

MikeRP

My favourites were geology and drama, so I wanted to be either a paleontologist or an actor. My least favourites were pretty much anyrhing involving sports.

SueHeath

Did you end up doing any of these @MikeRP ?

MikeRP

Yep. Been a full time voiceover/actor for over 25 years. Still miss the fossils though.

SueHeath

Wow - well done @MikeRP