tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post4089890108398348643..comments2024-03-17T18:44:03.058+11:00Comments on Lazy Luddite Log: I Give Draft Test An FDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710148812664294219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post-82038991786713186172007-06-01T21:45:00.000+10:002007-06-01T21:45:00.000+10:00Hmmm... I find that pretty flimsy particularly sin...Hmmm... I find that pretty flimsy particularly since it is intended as a values test rather than a comprehension test. Also (at the risk of nitpicking) back in those other 150 years we utilised terms other than 'Judeo-Christian' which I think is a post-war invention. Rather we would have had Christian or even British values. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand a public discussion of our inheritance of the 'Ancient Rights of the English' may be a worthwhile debate to have. I would like to see more discussion of things like limiting the excesses of government power but I suspect the Government may feel differently...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710148812664294219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post-33487807228680378822007-05-29T10:19:00.000+10:002007-05-29T10:19:00.000+10:00If you read the way the questions are worded caref...If you read the way the questions are worded carefully, then the "correct" answer is a little more clear cut. For instance the Question "Australian values are based on what:" is obviously the Judeo-Christian. The first 150 years of legislation were based on these principles. However the last 50 years has seen ammendments made informed by secular values, such as the repealing of victimless crimes. Yes, the last fifty years has seen increasing secularisation, but the original basis was Judeo-Christian, and that is what the question was asking, "Where did the values start from?" not "What force is changing them." Maybe the government want it to be an English comprehension test as well.Cormac Lenihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752617571275298942noreply@blogger.com