Let's Have a Serious Conversation About School
Imagine yourself sitting a test, it is a place where many of us have been, and most have dreaded. What about an exam? You might have remembered being nervous, your fleeting heart as the timer counted down, ever spiralling towards the inevitable point in time where you would have to hand up your papers, to be judged by strangers that you have likely never met. And that judgement, that one exam, could have consequences as far reaching as to alter the entire course of your life. It could intrinsically alter your chances at a decent career. All of this weight counts against a single assignment, currently it is 30% for year twelve students completing their SACE - what if you were nervous? What if you had a headache, not serious enough for a medical certificate, though enough to affect your results? What if there is some freak accident and you are five minutes late? Or, perhaps even more blatant, what if you cannot remember a single, though crucial, piece of information? Now, I would like ...