[Year 12 SofDev] 2008 exam My Answers Part c

Sun Nov 16 18:29:52 EST 2008

A short PS to Kevin

I am coming up 66. Semi-retired and surviving finacially. When I was 54/11, 
we were not allowed to retire and then be re-employed. But now that does 
happen, so take advantage of it if you can.

Best of luck

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ashwood and Traralgon
robert at yinnar.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert" <robert at yinnar.com>
To: "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" 
<sofdev at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] 2008 exam My Answers Part c

> Hi Kevin,
>
> My understanding is that a 54/11 retiree can retire and can then apply for 
> any jobs in DE???
>
> So do "retire" and then if you want to you can apply for your previous 
> job. But of course your school has to advertise that job, and go through 
> all the bureaucratic procedures.
>
> So if you and your school want to stay together, it can be done. You can 
> have your 54/11 cake and eat it!
>
> Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
> Ashwood and Traralgon
> robert at yinnar.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Feely" <feely.kevin.k at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> To: "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" 
> <sofdev at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] 2008 exam My Answers Part c
>
>
>> Hi kevork
>> hahahahaha
>> i think that perhaps some things get embellished over time, but yes, I 
>> think it wasn't until i was in my 30's that i actually started to concede 
>> that it might be possible for me to be wrong on the odd occassion.
>> I like to think Iam much more circumspect these days *sigh*
>>
>> Resign? oh yes. iam one of those 54/11 people that makes it economically 
>> beneficial to quit b4 55!
>> But I still need some money, so I had to find something else to do
>> At this moment I have been offered a full time SSO IT technician job (do 
>> you know how much they pay these guys? not much), but have applied for a 
>> Junior maths/science as well.
>> The problem is which one, the??????
>> regards
>> Kev
>>
>> Kevork Krozian wrote:
>> snip .....
>>> Hey, wait a minute Kevin. What do you mean you have tendered your 
>>> resignation ?
>>> You mean you've left teaching or left Year 12 SD ???
>> teaching, certainly senior IT classes have seen the end of me//
>>> There are some things that we have taken to be permanent and you have 
>>> been one of those in the form of the SD teacher from way , way , way 
>>> back when they were talking imperative vs non imperative languages. I 
>>> even remember most of your questions at VITTA conferences in sessions we 
>>> both sat in. Eg. " Don't forget country schools ... ".
>>> In fact I remember your question at the VITTA conference circa 1994 -5 
>>> when you said you would argue to ( was it to the death ? ) about the 
>>> VCAA's interpretation of the two language types and Anwar Slade the then 
>>> State reviewer said, " well then there might be blood on the floor if we 
>>> take that line ...." or similar . You stood your ground.
>>>
>> Although my memory isn't that good, it makes me very happy to see that I 
>> have left an impression on those for whom I have a great deal of respect 
>> and admiration (dont expect anything more smaltzy than that but)
>> My sharpest memory from all those VITTA conferences was meeting up with 
>> you and Maggie Iaquinto in her session on using null modems to get 2 
>> computers to communicate - geee you could type on one and it would appear 
>> on the other screen or even maybe send a file! Remember before www when 
>> we had 2400 baud modems and needed communcations software with protocols 
>> like x, y and z modem? Ot telemate and all those AT commands? Well we 
>> were all making 25 pin x-over cables with the kids and Maggie was getting 
>> some intermittent errors and we were discussing the hows and whys on 
>> that, I think we were only a part of a small group trying all these 
>> hardware and communications experiments (yep u 2 durkin) when everone 
>> else was working on wordstar, or some spreadsheet - and in my old self - 
>> boring, boring, boring. However i remember at the finish Maggie going to 
>> her old beaten up datsun and turning on an old radio, but perhaps not, 
>> because she then started speaking fluent russian to the orbiting 
>> cosmonaughts above! how good was that! amazing.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Kevin, you are an institution in the SD fraternity and seeing these 
>>> words not only gives me a feeling of shock but also one of genuine grief 
>>> as if we've lost a family member.
>> no iam not dead you idiot!
>>> Won't you reconsider ?
>>>
>> No - I cannot afford to say no,  but either way i will be around in some 
>> form - just will lose my dept email name but i will get another.
>>> Sincerely
>>> Kevork
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> thanks and regards
>> kev
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Feely" 
>>> <feely.kevin.k at edumail.vic.gov.au>
>>> To: "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" 
>>> <sofdev at edulists.com.au>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:11 PM
>>> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] 2008 exam My Answers Part c
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> Here is my suggested solutions to the exam.
>>>> Part c NOW
>>>>
>>>> Overall I think they were good questions and my students should have
>>>> been able to answer the questions, though the archiving v backup not
>>>> directly addressed in my class theory, I would think most would know
>>>> what archiving was and suggest a difference.
>>>> Those that did the study should do well
>>>>
>>>> However Q9 PDA's features could have allowed a more graduated choice 
>>>> and
>>>> Q10 could have been clearer
>>>>
>>>> IMHO
>>>>
>>>> oh BTW I have now tendered my resignation and will no longer be a part
>>>> of SD. "SOB"
>>>> It has been nice to knowing you, but I will keep in touch.
>>>>
>>>> But as luck would have it I still need some income for a while so I 
>>>> have
>>>> to decide weather I want to be a school SSO IT technician or a Junior
>>>> maths/science teacher
>>>>
>>>> However I will keep in touch, good luck and best wishes to all
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> kev feely
>>>>
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