Why Astronomy » Study http://whyastronomy.co.uk Answers to the Why What Where When hoW and Who of Astronomy; thoughts and links to Astronomy content. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:01:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Back into GCSE Astronomy http://whyastronomy.co.uk/2008/09/10/back-into-gcse-astronomy/ http://whyastronomy.co.uk/2008/09/10/back-into-gcse-astronomy/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:50:52 +0000 Steve Dangerfield http://whyastronomy.co.uk/2008/09/10/back-into-gcse-astronomy/ SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Back into GCSE Astronomy", url: "http://whyastronomy.co.uk/2008/09/10/back-into-gcse-astronomy/" } ); ]]> I left school about 20 years ago but I’m back doing my GCSE’s again.  I was in the first year to do the new GCSE; I remember lots of people saying it would not last, but looks like it has…

Anyway, about a year ago I decided to do a simple course in Astronomy to get a basic grounding and possibly wet my appetite for further study at much higher levels.  I have a B.Eng in Electronic Systems & Information Engineering, the motivation of which was to get a job as opposed to further my understanding of something I was interested in;  I’d love to do the same but for something I could put my heart into i.e. Astronomy.

I started the GCSE course with The Planet Earth Centre last year and due to having to gain some critical career based qualifications I’ve only managed to complete one assignment :-( all though I did get 97% :-) The good thing about this course is they let you study at your own pace.

I now have more time to spend on my Astro study; if you are studying the same course why not leave a comment.

Until the next post… Clear Skies!

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