#macrobfam

Hey,

We understand where you’re coming from and we’re sorry that popularity dictates leadership positions in the way that it does sometimes.

We can’t tell you for sure what the probability is like for any person to be selected for any position – whether ‘popular’ or not – but regardless of that, we think that if this is something you really care about then it is absolutely worth trying out for. Sure if many people apply, not all of them will be selected but not trying at all means that you would have never gotten the chance to be selected no matter how much you may have wanted it. Don’t let the fear of not getting what you want stop you from going for it altogether. Be confident and put yourself out there.

If you don’t believe you will have the time to commit to FAM then, in that sense, FAM may not be the best portfolio for you to apply for because being a FAM member requires constant and maximal effort. As we are a collective, we need to be able to rely on each other and support each other, so if there are people who are unable to commit to their role and maintain their share of the work, it takes a toll on every other team member and affects the quality of the work that FAM does.

Hey there,

We try our best to work on questions we receive first before working on answering the more recent ones.

Occasionally we’ll receive questions that are a little harder to answer for various reasons and naturally those ones will take longer to be posted.

Sometimes we feel as if we may not have the relevant experience to answer or have difficulty approaching the question and so with these we try to incorporate as many FAM members’ experiences and views as we can to ensure we provide well-rounded and appropriate answers.

Some questions don’t target specifically what FAM is here for but we do try to post an answer to every question that we receive. Although, there have been cases where we have deemed questions to be too obscene to post, as we don’t condone bullying or discrimination against others, but for the most part we do try really hard to ensure each question has an answer.

If you have yet to receive an answer to yours, know that we are getting to it but if you do notice it’s unusually late do feel free to send it in again or ask us about it because there’s always the rare chance that the question didn’t come through.

Thanks for being so patient, everyone.

Love,

Hey there,

We really, really wanted to send them out at the end of last term, and Annie and I (Yianna) have shortlisted pretty much, but Ms Tinney and Gillian (our supervising teachers) also wanted to read all of your amazing applications so we are just waiting for them to let us know their thoughts as well. Shouldn’t be too long!!

Sorry about the wait!

Love,

Hey there,

Unfortunately, students are no longer allowed to post content to YouTube under the Mac.Rob name but video content seems like an idea that we might consider for the future. Of course, it’s nearing the end of the year meaning our time as FAM is almost up but we’ll be sure to pass on this idea to our successors. What kind of things did you have in mind for a YouTube channel (or in our case, something similar to a channel)? Let us know!

Note: We actually have an old youtube channel from past years’ FAM leaders which has a couple videos on it. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrVFzYcG-AG96HCu9RZRRdg

Hi there,

The application process for FAM leader must’ve changed from when we applied as we never had to present a portfolio. If you’re talking about applying for the team, then try and come up with the most crazy and out there ideas to impress your next year’s leaders. From experience, the leaders are usually looking for someone with a lot of enthusiasm, passion and creativity, so let yourself shine through your application. Make sure that by the end of the application, you have talked a bit about yourself between the lines. Don’t be scared to get crazy!

Good luck!

Love,

Hey!

Of course! This tumblr is obviously publicly accessible so definitely send in any questions you might have. In terms of contacting us via email, we’re not too sure what (if any) security measures are in place but definitely feel free to shoot an email to any one of us individually if you wish. Just a reminder that our portfolio email is inactive so you’ll have to email us individually if you want to get in touch.

Hey,

We apologise for the lengthy amount of time it’s taken our FAM leaders to get back to you. As you’d know, we’re bombarded with a lot of emails - from compass updates, google doc comments, classroom notifications, emails from teachers and peers and other pending tasks to do with their curriculum and extracurricular schedules.

If you’d like to, feel free to try emailing the FAM leaders again with your question/prompt. Otherwise, they’ll get back to you, as soon as they work their way down to your email!

Sorry to make you wait!

Love,

Hey,

We are so glad you enjoyed R U OK Day and that you got involved in so many of the activities we planned!

We really appreciate hearing comments like this and it makes all the hard work we put into planning R U OK Day, pay off.

So from all of us, thank you for making our day 10 times better as well!

Love,