ENglish Exam- POV

[Defiler]

I think basically everyone has right-royally screwed around with the question so I wouldn't worry too much... just await the results!

[Pencil]

wait.. I took it to mean are 'we' as a society, overprotected. As in, are our laws becoming too.. ridiculous, because we are so scared of..the dangers of the world, or something. does that make sense? Like not only children, but as a society

[Markos]

Mmmm, especially since I didnt get past the introduction  

[astarael]

just burn the place down ive wanted to do that for AGES


speaking of which ... where exactly are VCAA headquarters

LOL!

[ninwa]

LOL. Thanks astarael. Anyone wanna join me on my crusade to destroy VCAA HQ?

[Ahmad]

We shall infiltrate at 700. Over.

[Nick]

In terms of the persuasive piece, I'm abit worried as to whether I actually gave what they were asking for.

I did the letter to the editor and was an adolescent psychologist.
I claimed that current overparenting is ever prevalent and its tendencies will be to the detriment of children.

My body paragraphs consisted of:
*It disenables kids from experiencing the world and delays their ability to confront challenges which appear at every turn of their lives.
*It leads to a lack of responsibility
*It could lead to problems such anti social behaviours and medical conditions such a social anxiety.
I then concluded that governments should implement training programs for parents to endow them with the knowledge to best deal with children in today's modern age.

Is that answering the question?? I really hope so lol

[ninwa]

We shall infiltrate at 700. Over.

Roger that.

[bilgia]

u mean 0700...lol.
and this vcaa mission has been contemplated by nearly every vce student for i dont know how many years.....i want to see someone actually throw a molotov cocktail inside their window..that would truly be a sight.

There's this I.T teacher at our school who is pretty much a vcaa soldier..when i did I.T systems with him last year..he made it clear that if he saw a phone during a sac he would report it to vcaa...and he always made us change computers every lesson we worked on the VB programs..At the end of last yr  some other guys stuck up "I Love VCAA" posters on his door and he kept them there hahaha...theyre still there i think. either that or someone keeps putting one back up....It's a more realistic way of venting some frustration...as opposed to setting fire to the  VCAA building.

[Nick]

u mean 0700...lol.
and this vcaa mission has been contemplated by nearly every vce student for i dont know how many years.....i want to see someone actually throw a molotov cocktail inside their window..that would truly be a sight.

There's this I.T teacher at our school who is pretty much a vcaa soldier..when i did I.T systems with him last year..he made it clear that if he saw a phone during a sac he would report it to vcaa...and he always made us change computers every lesson we worked on the VB programs..At the end of last yr  some other guys stuck up "I Love VCAA" posters on his door and he kept them there hahaha...theyre still there i think. either that or someone keeps putting one back up....It's a more realistic way of venting some frustration...as opposed to setting fire to the  VCAA building.

LOL burn it down and then all the exams go with it....

[igs07]

From Herald-Sun writing task on over-protective parents  Well I wrote as a father so I did ok then.

[azhtey]

I misread it too. I think many did.

I misread it too and i feel like crap. Glad im not the only one woooo. I just read the first part cos i had like 15mins to go and it said write a lettor....giving your point....bla bla.

So i just gave my point of view in a mocking way dunno if that will be ok. Its over now, the past is the past ----- schoolies awaits!!!

[Awakening The Soul]

Okay guys, stress less.

The topic is ?Are we overprotected??

The little box at the end of page 13 ?TASK MATERIAL? says about the topic:

?Are we overprotected??

Parenting styles have changed over the years and much less has been written about the best way to bring up children. Some experts advise new parents to implement a regime of strict control and rigid routine for their children?s own protection. Others argue for a more permissive, liberal style of parenting to encourage children to be independent and become more resilient adults. This pattern continues into adulthood. Laws intended to protect people could be seen to prevent them from taking personal responsibility for their own actions.

The following material presents a range of viewpoints on this issue.

That is what they had listed for the issue of ?Are we overprotected?? So basically if you adopted the persona of a parent and argued for/against the protection of children you should be fine. The material they provided explaining the issue clearly shows that ?Are we overprotective?? was a reasonable way to approach the question. I personally think the wording was horrible. But the task material box clearly outlines what they meant by the issue ?Are we overprotected??

I hope you all did well, and good luck with the rest of your exams! Especially those with Biology first thing Monday!

[maxleng]

From Herald-Sun writing task on over-protective parents  Well I wrote as a father so I did ok then.

haha i signed off as a chick, because my arguments wouldn't really have been coming from a father... it felt weird  :?

[bilgia]

i argued that parents are overprotective of us (from the student's perspective) and as a result..do not allow for us to develop into proper adults capable of dealing with modern day society and the issues that arise within it ..i used the diving incident in it somewhere as well... and made reference to the audience like saying "I'm not so sure your son will become an understanding doctor in the future Mr. Suresh if you continue to mollycoddle him..."

there was so much info in the task material regarding parenting..so i assume most of us just thought that it might have meant "are parents overprotective of their children?" which i still cannot be sure whether it was slighty correct or completely wrong...