Despite the breadth of issues in the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper released this week, so far the debate has focused largely on language learning in schools. With fewer and fewer students…
Former Prime Minister John Howard is misinformed about the Australian history curriculum.
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There is a great deal of derogatory, evidence-free and ill-informed opinion about how history is taught in Australian schools. But these tired arguments are so often repeated that we can actually put them…
Young people and politics aren’t mixing – how can teachers help change that?
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How much do students know about politics? Or perhaps a better question is: how much do they care?
Recent polling and studies have caused great consternation amongst commentators about an apparent declining…
If we want to keep producing great Olympians, we need to keep sport in schools.
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The post-mortem of Australia’s performance at the Olympics is in full swing. Indeed the knives were being sharpened as early as day two of compeition when the men bombed out of the men’s 4x100m swimming…
If the same parts of Australian history are taught over and over again, we shouldn’t be surprised that students lose interest.
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Buried away in the correspondence columns of last week’s Sunday Age, a former history teacher’s letter “Where’s our history?” started an intense and confused debate about a “threat” by the national curriculum…
A good knowledge of the different religions should be part of a National Curriculum.
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After last week’s High Court challenge verdict on funding chaplains in schools, religious education is back in the headlines.
The role of religion in Australian schools has been vigorously debated for…
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, released a worrying report earlier this year.
Unhealthy Science? University Natural and Physical Sciences 2002 – 2009/10 revealed the number of students studying…
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promised an education revolution, but where are the results?
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All is not well in the Australian school system.
Australian schools are struggling to meet the achievement levels of OECD leader Finland.
With the release of the commissioned research reports for the…
