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Forward in reverse… sdrawkcab gninrael
One of the great failings in the education debate has been that few people have recognised that the social, economic and technical fabric of our society has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. We cannot go backwards, we cannot … Continue reading
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A Future of Failure
Under our Australian Federalist constitution, the States take responsibility for public education. And in recent times, the Right has taken firm control of the States and they are bringing their agenda to the fore – and are making a “future … Continue reading
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The villains of the piece!
As I was reminiscing with friends over a range of events and times discussing the history of the 20th Century, the question of “who were the three greatest villains of the century?” was asked. Without thinking I responded “Milton Freidmann, … Continue reading
“It’s all good tank country”
What is it that we mean when we talk about public education? I know what I mean, but I wonder sometimes if I am thinking of the same things as others do. I ask this of myself as the idea … Continue reading
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STEM to what? For what?
A lot of modern Edurhetoric is based around the concept of students being successful in the STEM subjects, Science, Technology, English, Maths. Being the horror I was at school, (an “oxygen thief” as I am sure I would be described … Continue reading
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Just what is wrong here?
As I read more, I can see that the issues with education in Australia are pretty much the same issues that others are having elsewhere in the world. Why is that? The more problematic nations seem to be Britain, the … Continue reading
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Learning styles – then and now
My preferred learning style is to think of some proposition, throw it into the air, and see where it lands. Often this can be a somewhat dogmatic statement, which is discussed, attacked, defended, restructured and held, changed and then, usually, … Continue reading
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Lets hear it for the new technology!!!
In recent months I have been made aware of how we will tout the use of new technology in class. In practice what we are really doing is tarting up the old pedagogy, overlaying some technology and calling it “new”. … Continue reading
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Conversations with my Toothbrush!
My wife often looks at me strangely when I am brushing my teeth. She thinks that talking to my toothbrush or the bathroom mirror is not a “normal” thing to do. I really do not understand why she would think … Continue reading
The world and me
I am starting out on a new chapter – again. This time is it blogging. For the last two days, I have been conferencing with a lot of people on technology in teaching. The conference was organised by the Computers … Continue reading
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