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Date Posted: Wed, Feb 15 2023, 8:19:04"
Author: DM
Subject: Short sighted
In reply to: - 's message, "While I understand where you are coming from, final exams are one year of your life. Having a state/nationals in December when there are end of year presentations/concerts, school presentation evenings, Christmas parties and everything else that happens is really tough on families, particularly if there are siblings involved in other activities." on Tue, Feb 14 2023, 22:12:55"

Finals exams are the collection of 12 years of your learning life. They are used to determine what uni offers you get. This thinking is what makes it hard for seniors to balance their future careers with the desire to dance.

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  • You’re putting final exams in the same category as Christmas parties and concerts?! Are you that materialistic? Can see where your priorities are! (NT) -- Obvs in your own little world. Wake up!!, Sun, Mar 05 2023, 18:46:44"
  • Are you saying that you are more important than someone else? Why is your exam more important than someone's graduation? Why is you going to a feis more important than someone else's anything? Skip one year, it won't kill you. (NT) -- -, Mon, Mar 06 2023, 7:09:06"
  • Not at all. What I am saying is that each year there will be a small group of dancers that will have important exams. For some, they will prioritise exams and not dance that year. On the other hand, every family involved in dancing will have end of year social events (presentations, concerts etc.) Many will have other children involved in activities with their own end of year presentations. Missing a Christmas party one year isn’t significant. But having to miss out every year has an impact. We have just come through Covid - we know the importance of communities and social interactions. (NT) -- The question I ask is - should the majority of competitors be inconvenienced by the needs of a few?, Mon, Mar 06 2023, 13:43:55"
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