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How students talk about their learning can be a lesson for teachers
My research amongst university students suggests that a student’s understanding and experience of what is going on when …
Donnelly’s review set to limit future for young Australians
The final report of the Australian Curriculum Review conducted by Kevin Donnelly and Ken Wiltshire has recently been …
Muddled thinking of Abbott Govt’s education policies undermines teachers and students
George Orwell wrote in 1984, “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, …
Newspapers are Bad News for Teachers
Newspapers are able to influence public opinion through specific portrayals of teachers that in turn work to construct …
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 …