Lesson to learn from our class act
While bad news is all too common in education, there are also some success stories worth celebrating. Some schools — …
Education Commentaries
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Improving literacy levels for boys must be a priority
Too many Australian boys leave school without the reading and writing skills needed for success in work and post-school study. …
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It’s the gender literacy gap that warrants the greatest attention
The persistent underperformance of boys in our school system is the social justice issue that nobody is talking about. New …
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Discipline not a dirty word in a child’s education
It should go without saying that for students to have the best chance of learning, schools need to provide them …
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Discipline is the missing part of the school jigsaw
There’s no denying that Australian schools have a behaviour problem, but it could be turned around with the NSW Government’s …
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How to solve Australia’s puzzling education conundrum
Although it’s hard to get too excited by yet another review, there is potential for genuine benefits in this week’s …
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Truancy is a scandal, but don’t blame the kids
It may not shock you to learn that regular school attendance is crucial to students’ learning. What is shocking is …
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There’s a lesson to be learnt in robbing Peter to pay Paul
A nanosecond after US President Joe Biden announced the partial cancellation of student loans, a collection of interest groups demanded …
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Are we really in a so-called teaching crisis?
No doubt you’ve heard stories by claiming we’ve got a massive shortage of teachers right across the country. The stories …
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Attitude to history has moved from pride to shame
Think of the great Enlightenment philosophers — Hume, Hegel or Kant — and what comes to mind? Religious tolerance, individual …