Kids under pressure / dadsclub.com.au agrees with Joe Hockey’s moral compass
Photo: Alex Ellinghausen taken from the Sydney Morning Herald
Does Joe have a moral compass?
Are parents putting too much pressure on their kids?
Hockey claims rising depression and suicide amongst teens caused by modern day life.
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“Their lives in general are becoming over-taxed and over-regulated.
We regulate or tax in their name every part of their being from the drinks they consume to the cars they drive,” he said.
”It is older generations that have imposed draconian expectations on a young person to spend 120 hours at the car wheel in the presence of a licensed driver … to get their provisional licence. Some rules are necessary but we cannot go too far.
Does Joe actually have a moral compass? Maybe when you look at this…
”As a general rule we should be mindful that young people need the chance to explore, experiment and engage in calculated risk-taking behaviour … to grow into balanced adults and pursue the future they aspire to.”
YOU GOTTA AGREE….. the“focus on academic achievement and continuous performance assessment was too narrow, stifled creativity and increased pressure on the young.
He said the pressure of the HSC has been growing. ”I see a trend continuing – the stress of the HSC increasing for little material gain, and at a physical and emotional cost to our young Australians.
”I would attribute this increased pressure and assessment with contributing to problems of depression, anxiety and suicide in our younger generation.”
DISAGREE Mr Hockey said that while it was right to expect students to do well at school, ”we should not be afraid of formal education failure”. BUT Joe, this is not true, sadly today a ticket to university is becoming essential if on wants an income above the average.
He blamed the flaws of high school as he saw them on university entrance requirements, which focus almost solely on scores achieved at high school rather than broader qualities.
ABSOLUTELY, but who’s going to change this?
WOW…….He noted none of the top 20 universities in the world had entry for an undergraduate degree based on school marks alone.
FAIR CALL ”If young people are old enough to own a gun, fight in our armed forces, drive a car, get married and beget children, then they are old enough to freely engage in society without age-based restrictions.
NANNY STATE ”Your creativity must not be unfairly restricted by government regulation and tax.”
Joe, you’ve shown us another side, do something about it and you may get more votes!
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