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Teacher quality
Manufactured panic around teacher quality obscures the bigger issue
Politicians of all persuasions use the language of panic and crisis to whip up fear about the ‘quality’ …
A high achiever who always wanted to be a teacher but never did: here is my story
It appears that many high achieving students are shunning a teaching career these days. More than half the …
Australian schooling’s dirty little secret
In 1990 it was called “education’s dirty little secret”. Today it is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, but it …
Decisions about teaching methods should be made by educators not politicians
Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of South Australia One of the chilling features of the Federal Government’s education policy is its obvious intention to tell teachers how they should teach. Until now governments have stopped short of dictating how teachers should teach, on the assumption that these are professional decisions that are best …
Teacher Education: Beyond the ‘Policy Problem’
Much has been said in the media in the past week or so about teacher quality prompted by …
A Letter to Mr Pyne
Last week on Radio National, Shadow Education Minister Christopher Pyne gave us a glimpse of the Coalition’s vision …