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Archived Discussion => Exam Discussion => Victoria => VCE Exam Discussion 2020 => Topic started by: raymondliao on November 18, 2020, 09:23:56 pm

Title: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: raymondliao on November 18, 2020, 09:23:56 pm
I want to bring my bible in instead of my note book.
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Jemin99 on November 18, 2020, 09:27:10 pm
Hey,
I believe you can bring any bound reference etc into VCAA exams as long as they are bound into one whole piece.
Gl with spesh exams!
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: raymondliao on November 18, 2020, 09:27:27 pm
Hey,
I believe you can bring any bound reference etc into VCAA exams as long as they are bound into one whole piece.
Gl with spesh exams!
Oh really? Thanks man!
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: tiredandstressed on November 18, 2020, 09:43:44 pm
An alternative is to bring your notebook with your spesh notes and then print scriptures and paste it in the notebook- to get the best of both
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: failingenglish on November 18, 2020, 09:54:28 pm
I want to bring my bible in instead of my note book.
i brought a bible in and i got a raw 58 in spesh
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: sweetiepi on November 18, 2020, 10:50:56 pm
i brought a bible in and i got a raw 58 in spesh
Getting a raw 58 is impossible. Please be more sensible. :)
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A gentle reminder that VCE exams are a stressful enough period as it is without trolling/flaming. In future, try not to engage in trollish behaviour. :)
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Failingvce on November 18, 2020, 11:58:54 pm
Getting a raw 58 is impossible. Please be more sensible. :)
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A gentle reminder that VCE exams are a stressful enough period as it is without trolling/flaming. In future, try not to engage in trollish behaviour. :)

please get a sense of humour :) while this is a stressful time for everyone, a little humour is always appreciated and acts as a coping mechanism for a lot of people. I don't see it as trolling :)
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: AR1472 on November 19, 2020, 12:28:14 am
please get a sense of humour :) while this is a stressful time for everyone, a little humour is always appreciated and acts as a coping mechanism for a lot of people. I don't see it as trolling :)

ahAHAH your comment actually made me laugh, so thank you it made my day :P
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: keltingmeith on November 19, 2020, 01:15:38 am
please get a sense of humour :) while this is a stressful time for everyone, a little humour is always appreciated and acts as a coping mechanism for a lot of people. I don't see it as trolling :)

That's cool - but the way I read the post, to me it sounded like failingenglish was openly mocking the idea of bringing in a Bible. Who knows who's right, whether it's you, me, insanipi, or someone else - but nothing wrong with stepping back and thinking about it from someone else's perspective, and then erring on the side of caution. These kinds of jokes are probably fine in your group of friends on a private Facebook chat (hell, I've made worse jokes in my life to my friends), but what if that joke causes someone to become way more stressed because they have a different sense of humour? Idk, might seem dumb, but personally, I'd rather not risk it

Anyway, just an outsider's perspective. I'm not part of the mod team, just a volunteer wanting everyone to be their best selves.
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Failingvce on November 19, 2020, 01:38:23 am
That's cool - but the way I read the post, to me it sounded like failingenglish was openly mocking the idea of bringing in a Bible. Who knows who's right, whether it's you, me, insanipi, or someone else - but nothing wrong with stepping back and thinking about it from someone else's perspective, and then erring on the side of caution. These kinds of jokes are probably fine in your group of friends on a private Facebook chat (hell, I've made worse jokes in my life to my friends), but what if that joke causes someone to become way more stressed because they have a different sense of humour? Idk, might seem dumb, but personally, I'd rather not risk it

Anyway, just an outsider's perspective. I'm not part of the mod team, just a volunteer wanting everyone to be their best selves.

Ok I understand your point and I’m willing to look at it objectively. From what I gather, the whole thread is a joke and failingEnglish was just adding to it. Correct me if I’m wrong but the original comment wasn’t being serious and I assume that they were making a joke about how difficult the spec exam will be to a point where only a bible will help. I  found failingEnglish’s comment to be a harmless joke that contributed to the thread. Again this could be perceived differently but that’s how I saw it. I also understand your point about making these jokes in private but I also think that this should be a platform to relax and relate to others and personally didn’t find the joke offensive given the context and the  intention behind it. (Again just my opinion)  Insanipi’s response didn’t relate to the potentially offensive nature of the comment, as she was simply responding to the clearly Obvious joke about the raw 58 study score so I don’t really see the correlation between the joke being mocking. Thanks for your input but I still don’t see any issues
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Failingvce on November 19, 2020, 01:40:31 am
ahAHAH your comment actually made me laugh, so thank you it made my day :P

Hahah all good :)
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: samja05 on November 19, 2020, 08:46:35 am
The entire thread is a joke. It doesn't matter if you bring in a bible or Pope's stick, it won't save you. And frankly, you don't deserve it either. The only thing that can save you is your mathematical knowledge and your hard work.
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Flybird123 on November 19, 2020, 09:12:47 am
yeah bro i brought mine in last year and i had all the answers to life
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: samja05 on November 19, 2020, 09:49:47 am
😂😂😂

IKR! Something written literally two milleniums ago would be great use for you in a maths exam!
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Flybird123 on November 19, 2020, 10:15:48 am
😂😂😂

IKR! Something written literally two milleniums ago would be great use for you in a maths exam!
Wow samja how rude are you
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: The Cat In The Hat on November 19, 2020, 11:06:54 am
😂😂😂

IKR! Something written literally two milleniums ago would be great use for you in a maths exam!
I completely understand that this thread is a joke, but it starts... getting a little offensive-feeling. Besides, there are many ways I really can see that bringing in a Bible could be of use to you in a maths exam. (Such as if you'd learnt everything to correlate with a verse, or something, and it reminded you of it.)
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: Poet on November 19, 2020, 11:21:14 am
Hey thread,

Let's be mindful of boundaries here when joking on particular topics. The original joke is fine - however, continuing with it and insinuating that a religious text is a mockery isn't okay. This is an accepting community and users should ensure consideration towards those from all walks of life.

please get a sense of humour :) while this is a stressful time for everyone, a little humour is always appreciated and acts as a coping mechanism for a lot of people. I don't see it as trolling :)
Our moderators are volunteers doing their best to keep the AN community free of bias. Believe me, we know that humor is a fantastic coping mechanism - but taking a joke too far never is.
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: samja05 on November 19, 2020, 11:22:53 am
Besides, there are many ways I really can see that bringing in a Bible could be of use to you in a maths exam. (Such as if you'd learnt everything to correlate with a verse, or something, and it reminded you of it.)

I'm not sure if this is meant to be a joke or not. But if you're being serious and this is actually how you learn maths then I'm impressed.

I'm sure bringing in that book will help your mindset and all but "correlating with a verse" 😂😂😂
Title: Re: Can I bring a bible in for the spesh exam?
Post by: PhoenixxFire on November 19, 2020, 11:33:20 am
Yeah okay this is done. Some of these comments are entirely inappropriate for AN. Locking this thread because I dont see anything productive coming from it.