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gcse geog or history?

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Hullygully · 09/02/2012 11:53

Or should dd do both?

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JWIM · 09/02/2012 17:33

DD opted for both. Her History is 20th century - I find it really interesting - it includes civil rights, cold war, vietnam, WW2.

TalkinPeace2 · 09/02/2012 17:11

another geography graduate here!

the historians must all be hiding :-)

janeyjampot · 09/02/2012 15:10

Just to add, I went to my DD's options evening and was amazed to discover that the history syllabus appeared to start in 1908! That wasn't really what I had in mind when she said she wanted to do history... definitely look at the syllabus!

happygardening · 09/02/2012 12:46

Absolutely geography rocks

Lucycat · 09/02/2012 12:22

Grin another convert to the cause. Geography rocks!

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Hullygully · 09/02/2012 12:19

thanks all!

geog it is.

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Lucycat · 09/02/2012 12:19

As a completely biased Geography teacher - I'm with happygardening - I love my subject and constantly find it ways to be relevant to the students' lives that I teach.

Having said that my best advice to all my year 9 classes is to do the subject that you enjoy. That will be the one that you are more prepared to work at, that you won't mind sitting and doing extra work for while your mates are out somewhere and ultimately will be the one that you succeed in.

oh and you can always find something relevant to watch on the Eden channel and pretend it's revision. Grin

happygardening · 09/02/2012 12:12

Geography (my degree subject so I am very biased) its a wonderful subject covering everything history economics sustainable development environmental issues and well as the obvious rivers coastal processes etc but even these can be applied to the 21st century flooding etc. it is also a highly regarded degree subject.

ExitPursuedByaBear · 09/02/2012 12:05

Geography all the way for me, but I am biased.

senua · 09/02/2012 12:04

You have to be careful with History because it's such a wide subject. A friend's DC likes history as in 'mediaeval'. My DS likes history as in 'modern'. They would each hate to study the other's idea of history.
Check the syllabus carefully.

webwiz · 09/02/2012 12:03

No need to do both. DS considered doing both but in the end went for History and Drama and he is so glad he picked Drama as he just loves it. He has a long list of "academic" gcses so I'm glad he has something that's assessed in a different way.

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Hullygully · 09/02/2012 11:59

She likes geog much more, but is concerned that academically she should do both

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PotteringAlong · 09/02/2012 11:55

What does she enjoy most? Does she want to do both?

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