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My handwriting is going to be tested in an exam

pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
edited April 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
I am worried, I have poor handwriting and I have to be able to write in NSW foundation handwriting both print and cursive for my final exam. I can write neatly to a point, but I suffer when my hand aches (after a very short period like one paragraph) so, it becomes easier (and essential, especially in exams) for me to write messier (not illegible) as my hand does not cramp as much. I saw several people to try and help me when I was a kid, from 7-13, but nothing helped...

I know I am wanting to be a teacher and children need to learn how to write neatly, but I am still worried that I will get marked down for something I know I will struggle at... I have emailed the course convener, I shall await her response...
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  • lukins.lawyerlukins.lawyer Posts: 128
    Try to relax your hand and don't press so hard on the paper. Take a 5 second break after every couple of sentences. And think about PJ the entire time..
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    lukins.lawyer wrote:
    Try to relax your hand and don't press so hard on the paper. Take a 5 second break after every couple of sentences. And think about PJ the entire time..


    Thanks for the tip, but I have tried it all. Especially when there is a time limit, the pen runs faster.

    Last exam I was in, it was the worst exam of all time, it was really hard and one of the 2 sections (worth 50% of the exam) was based on a question we had only touched on. It stuffed a lot of people up. I had nothing to write, and I wrote for one and a half pages. I looked at the clock and all I could think of was 'I could stay here and write about something I know NOTHING about, or I could leave now, and hopefully be home in time for the big game on TV....'

    So I left (helped by the fact I was doing really well in the subject, a H.D and a couple of Distinctions), so I got hope just after the match started... and I somehow managed to pass the exam I thought I failed...
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Posts: 12,553
    Try writing in a smaller size. The smaller the writing, the more you can hide any sloppiness.

    Big, scrawling handwriting makes defects stand out.

    Good luck!
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  • Cool Face RyanCool Face Ryan Posts: 1,254
    this wouldnt have happened if you just went to DeVry
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    The convener's response...

    Don't panic, it will not be a long section to write, but remember you will be expected to use neat NSW Foundation writing in the classroom at all times.

    Almost suggests someone with bad handwriting can't become a teacher... Bullshit... I'll be fine...
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    What are you studying?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    Teaching...
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Teaching...

    Wish I did that :(

    P.S The kids will call you Mr pjfan31
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Teaching...

    Wish I did that :(

    P.S The kids will call you Mr pjfan31

    Beats what my mates call me
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • -Emma--Emma- Posts: 2,864
    I had to write in NSW Foundation font once for an assignment and I thought that was tedious!

    Does your uni have support services? When there was a valid medical reason, some students at my uni used to have writers for their exams. They would take their exam in a different room and would have to dictate what they wanted written. Or could you even provide them with a doctor's note of some kind?

    Can they deduct marks if you don't write in the foundation font for your exam?
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    -Emma- wrote:
    I had to write in NSW Foundation font once for an assignment and I thought that was tedious!

    Does your uni have support services? When there was a valid medical reason, some students at my uni used to have writers for their exams. They would take their exam in a different room and would have to dictate what they wanted written. Or could you even provide them with a doctor's note of some kind?

    Can they deduct marks if you don't write in the foundation font for your exam?


    When I was in HS, mum and Dad were going to buy me a lap top so I could do my work etc on it... but I said no, cause I didn't want to be different (difference in schools means getting picked on) and I copped plenty of flack for my writing over time...

    I have contemplated special consideration, but I will at least practice... I am not looking for an easy way out...
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • -Emma--Emma- Posts: 2,864
    pjfan31 wrote:
    -Emma- wrote:
    I had to write in NSW Foundation font once for an assignment and I thought that was tedious!

    Does your uni have support services? When there was a valid medical reason, some students at my uni used to have writers for their exams. They would take their exam in a different room and would have to dictate what they wanted written. Or could you even provide them with a doctor's note of some kind?

    Can they deduct marks if you don't write in the foundation font for your exam?


    When I was in HS, mum and Dad were going to buy me a lap top so I could do my work etc on it... but I said no, cause I didn't want to be different (difference in schools means getting picked on) and I copped plenty of flack for my writing over time...

    I have contemplated special consideration, but I will at least practice... I am not looking for an easy way out...

    When I was studying my uni would actually pay me to provide them with lecture notes from some of the lectures that I was already going to for my course. My notes went to some students who had difficulty writing their own lecture notes.

    Keep practicing with your handwriting, but if there is a valid medical reason why handwriting can be difficult for you, then I see no harm in getting some sort of doctor's note, just so your exam marker is aware that you're not writing messily out of laziness.
    PJ: Sydney, 11th February 2003 ♥ Sydney, 26th January 2014 ♥ EV: Sydney, 20th March 2011 ♥ EV: Perth, 7th February 2014 ♥ EV: Perth, 8th February 2014 ♥ EV: Sydney, 11th February 2014 ♥ EV: Sydney, 12th February 2014 ♥ EV: Sydney, 13th February 2014 ♥ EV: Brisbane, 22nd February 2014 ♥ EV: Brisbane, 23rd February 2014 ♥ EV: Brisbane, 25th February 2014 ♥

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  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    which school are you attending? i was thinking of getting a teaching degree in sydney. studied there for a semester and was not fond of the fact that there were like 2 papers to determine the whole grade of one class... i have the same problem, i have crap handwriting and my hand always cramps up after a sentence. it's really annoying actually...
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    Macquarie. It is a good uni actually. it is just for this one subject,
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
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