I am sick to death of educators trying to bully students into performing & guilt them into not cheating. IT HAS TO STOP !
I sat the english paper 1 exam yesterday and was horrified at what i heard. I have not been at school for 8 years and have come back to finally do my HSC. From an adult perspective the tactics being used are not only Bullying but likely dangerous and as far as i can tell illegal - if an employer spoke to an employee in this manner it would be an instant law suit.
(perhapse legal action will be required to change the behavours of educators in future?)
I understand that rules must be made and enforced to keep the exams fair and that this may be difficult when dealing with some groups of students. This however does not give educators the right to use Guilt, Intimidation and threats of the destruction of all hope at the rest of your life to achieve order.
During the reading of the rules the official board of studies moderator stopped at every rule or so to embelish the consequences...
She followed official rules with Statements like
"if you cheat you will get zero and fail this exam"
(fair enough until she starts speaking about the consequences of "failing")
"if you fail this you will be very dissapointed"
"your family will be very dissapointed"
"this last year will have been an absolute waste of time"
"your life will not be worth living"
"if we catch you cheating it may jeopardise your future and then where will you be?"
I am making an official complaint to the BOS this weekend as this type of behavoiur is unacceptable.
From memory, my days in private schools were full of similar "performance inducing" threats that, had i sat my HSC all those years ago, would have undoubtedly raised my stress levels unnecessarily.
It is this sort of unnecessary pressure that helps push those poor people not coping with the stress over the edge.
I urge all of you with similar grievances to lodge your complaints. Students too often accept this behaviour as "OK" or just part of life ... it isnt !
It's not right, it must be stopped and will only stop if WE take action and make it obvious to the BOS that there is actually a problem.
Complaints (preferably in writing as a letter is much harder to ignore than an email) can be addressed to your educational institution, to the BOS or to the NSW Ombudsman.
Thanks for reading
BOS Complaints
The Office's commitment to service includes dealing with any complaints about how the Office's services are delivered in a timely and fair manner.
Central to the Office's management of complaints is its policy of devolving accountability for their resolution to line managers and staff at the point of delivery of services. As a result, the Office is able to directly remedy or resolve problems at the source as they arise. If you are unable to resolve a complaint in this way, you can contact the Office's Customer Liaison Unit using the contact details provided above. Your complaint will then be directed to the officer best able to assist you.
Office of the Board of Studies NSW
ABN: 68 331 844 953
Phone: (02) 9367 8111
Fax: (02) 9367 8484
Hours of Operation: 8.30am to 5.00pm (Mon-Fri)
Street address: 117 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Postal address:GPO Box 5300, Sydney NSW 2001
Fax numbers: list of Board of Studies Fax Numbers
Customer Liaison Unit
Phone: (02) 9367 8178
Fax: (02) 9262 6270
Email: customerliaison@boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
Hours of Operation: 8.00am to 4.30pm (Mon-Fri)
NSW OMBUDSMAN
http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/complaints/onlinecomplaintform.html
The NSW Ombudsman deals with complaints about NSW agencies or their employees. These agencies include government departments, statutory authorities and some non-government agencies.
You can complain to us if you have made a complaint to a NSW agency and are dissatisfied with the way it was handled. We deal with complaints about NSW agencies such as government departments, councils, correctional centres, juvenile justice centres, police, public schools, universities, TAFE colleges, area health services, child care centres, community services providers and organisations that provide residential care services.
I sat the english paper 1 exam yesterday and was horrified at what i heard. I have not been at school for 8 years and have come back to finally do my HSC. From an adult perspective the tactics being used are not only Bullying but likely dangerous and as far as i can tell illegal - if an employer spoke to an employee in this manner it would be an instant law suit.
(perhapse legal action will be required to change the behavours of educators in future?)
I understand that rules must be made and enforced to keep the exams fair and that this may be difficult when dealing with some groups of students. This however does not give educators the right to use Guilt, Intimidation and threats of the destruction of all hope at the rest of your life to achieve order.
During the reading of the rules the official board of studies moderator stopped at every rule or so to embelish the consequences...
She followed official rules with Statements like
"if you cheat you will get zero and fail this exam"
(fair enough until she starts speaking about the consequences of "failing")
"if you fail this you will be very dissapointed"
"your family will be very dissapointed"
"this last year will have been an absolute waste of time"
"your life will not be worth living"
"if we catch you cheating it may jeopardise your future and then where will you be?"
I am making an official complaint to the BOS this weekend as this type of behavoiur is unacceptable.
From memory, my days in private schools were full of similar "performance inducing" threats that, had i sat my HSC all those years ago, would have undoubtedly raised my stress levels unnecessarily.
It is this sort of unnecessary pressure that helps push those poor people not coping with the stress over the edge.
I urge all of you with similar grievances to lodge your complaints. Students too often accept this behaviour as "OK" or just part of life ... it isnt !
It's not right, it must be stopped and will only stop if WE take action and make it obvious to the BOS that there is actually a problem.
Complaints (preferably in writing as a letter is much harder to ignore than an email) can be addressed to your educational institution, to the BOS or to the NSW Ombudsman.
Thanks for reading
BOS Complaints
The Office's commitment to service includes dealing with any complaints about how the Office's services are delivered in a timely and fair manner.
Central to the Office's management of complaints is its policy of devolving accountability for their resolution to line managers and staff at the point of delivery of services. As a result, the Office is able to directly remedy or resolve problems at the source as they arise. If you are unable to resolve a complaint in this way, you can contact the Office's Customer Liaison Unit using the contact details provided above. Your complaint will then be directed to the officer best able to assist you.
Office of the Board of Studies NSW
ABN: 68 331 844 953
Phone: (02) 9367 8111
Fax: (02) 9367 8484
Hours of Operation: 8.30am to 5.00pm (Mon-Fri)
Street address: 117 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Postal address:GPO Box 5300, Sydney NSW 2001
Fax numbers: list of Board of Studies Fax Numbers
Customer Liaison Unit
Phone: (02) 9367 8178
Fax: (02) 9262 6270
Email: customerliaison@boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
Hours of Operation: 8.00am to 4.30pm (Mon-Fri)
NSW OMBUDSMAN
http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/complaints/onlinecomplaintform.html
The NSW Ombudsman deals with complaints about NSW agencies or their employees. These agencies include government departments, statutory authorities and some non-government agencies.
You can complain to us if you have made a complaint to a NSW agency and are dissatisfied with the way it was handled. We deal with complaints about NSW agencies such as government departments, councils, correctional centres, juvenile justice centres, police, public schools, universities, TAFE colleges, area health services, child care centres, community services providers and organisations that provide residential care services.
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