Category: Education & Training Management
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Paying teachers
I have always found the topic of teacher pay interesting. The article below does a good job of describing the difficulties and why we still haven’t see the issue resolved. I personally believe paying for performance is essential but it should not be on student results as this is not an accurate measure of good…
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What is the point of University?
I’m not sure that my University education really assisted me to be the person I am and hold the career that I now pursue. How about you? The article below is an excellent overview of the University system and it’s usefulness. Read the article here.
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Ken Again
Ken Robinson has made some great presentations on education and here is a new one which is just as entertaining and informative. Enjoy. Can’t see the video – click here.
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More Research Required?
Please read the article. 16 million for research into learning and the conditions that facilitate it. I’m not knocking research. It has it’s place but how much are we spending on how to support teachers and develop their abilities? A quote: UQ Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice-President (Research) Professor Max Lu said he believed the…
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The State of the Uni’s
I thought I would provide a link to this article in The Conversation as I think it summarises the whole Uni funding in a nice simple way. Read the article here.
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Do I need to say anything?
Gillard Government to spend $50 million on Gonski advertising campaign Maybe I do need to say something. A lot of good friends were asked to re-apply for their positions in TAFE recently and then some of them were told the day before the holiday break that they had to accept volunteer redundancy (we don’t appear…
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Education as one strategy
How to fix a nation in a few easy steps. Is it that easy? I am sure it isn’t but using the shotgun approach to everything and then half completing what you start is a recipe for disaster. Everything is connected in the modern world and I am not talking about social media. I am…
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What are our Educational Priorities?
I know that we hear all the time that education (of our kids) is the number one priority but is it really? Where is it on our list of priorities? Second, third, midway or somewhere near the end. All of the evidence tends to indicate that it is really somewhere down the list of priorities.…
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How does the World see Gonski?
It is interesting that while we criticise and rant and rave about the Gonski reforms other parts of the world see the issue differently to us. Have a quick read of this article from the well respected News24, South Africa/Africa online news resource. This is a very positive article. Why don’t we see it this…
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Raising the Bar
Finally we are going to raise the standard of teachers in NSW (why not every state) or are we? The minimum entry standard into teaching will be at least 80 per cent in three subjects including English and, once at university, all students will have to pass a literacy and numeracy test before the end of…