This autumn I'll be starting my second year in upper secondary school. I am specializing in music, but after the unforeseen revival of my interest in science last year, I've decided to take a physics course as a private candidate.
This is my plan:
1. I sign up for the course and pay an exam fee of 378 Norwegian kroner to the local county council.
2. I take a look at the curriculum, buy/borrow a suitable Physics textbook, watch a couple of lectures by Richard Feynman on Microsoft Tuva, do a few simple experiments at home.
3. One of the upper secondary schools in the county will have an "open day" a few weeks before the exam, where physics private candidates in the county can use the school's equipment to perform experiments from the textbook, get assistance from teachers with topics they have trouble with.
4. I show up at the exam, where I explain what I've learned and some of the experiments I've done.
5. PROFIT! (hopefully)
I think this sounds great for INTPs like me, and I really like the idea of having responsibility for my own learning. My lack of self-discipline makes it impossible for me to do this for all subjects, but taking a few exams as a private candidate seems like a good way to put some variation into my education.
Questions for you out there:
1. Does your country's education system have anything similar to this?
2. If yes, have you taken exams as a private candidate before, or do you plan on doing so?
3. Does it sound like a good idea?
This is my plan:
1. I sign up for the course and pay an exam fee of 378 Norwegian kroner to the local county council.
2. I take a look at the curriculum, buy/borrow a suitable Physics textbook, watch a couple of lectures by Richard Feynman on Microsoft Tuva, do a few simple experiments at home.
3. One of the upper secondary schools in the county will have an "open day" a few weeks before the exam, where physics private candidates in the county can use the school's equipment to perform experiments from the textbook, get assistance from teachers with topics they have trouble with.
4. I show up at the exam, where I explain what I've learned and some of the experiments I've done.
5. PROFIT! (hopefully)
I think this sounds great for INTPs like me, and I really like the idea of having responsibility for my own learning. My lack of self-discipline makes it impossible for me to do this for all subjects, but taking a few exams as a private candidate seems like a good way to put some variation into my education.
Questions for you out there:
1. Does your country's education system have anything similar to this?
2. If yes, have you taken exams as a private candidate before, or do you plan on doing so?
3. Does it sound like a good idea?
