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You forget that Hanson-Young has other people wording her questions for her. I'd say someone worded her statement for her also.

buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 30^th, 2011 at 9:38am:


Every student has the right to a government subsidised education, and correct me if Im wrong, but arent private schools per child funded to about 50% of that of public students?

As public schools fill up with ESL students...


You got that right.

I wonder how supportive ëlitist"private school supporters would be willing to pay more taxes to help underprivilged public - and private schools to offer their students the same oppurtunity through excellence in facilities an staff that most private schools offer for profit.......

NOT BLOODY LIKELY  -  is the scream you'll hear from this side of Double Bay to the outer boundaries of Subiaco over to Ascot in Brisbane. AND the rational to counter the argument will be why should I be taxed to support some [single mother/pensioner/low-paid labourer/immigrant/working class]'s son/daughter?????????   And the answer is  - there is no more logical reason to pay more taxes for either A. The poor to subsidise the elitist (usually religious) private schools. or B. The rich to pay more taxes to make the schools sytem more equitable.

I personally believe that the Fede Gov. should resort to the same coupon/token system now in force in England. Rather than some schools being able to simply rely on who might attend their shool - for whatever reason they have in the past the ability and freedom of being able to take your sons/daughter EQUAL AMOUNT token and remit it to your school of choice will accomplish a number of prime objectives that politicians, and educators will all agree on. It will motivate all teachers in both public and private schools to develop the curriculum and talents perhaps even by offering specialist areas of excellence to attract students that might benefit by the empassioned ideals that education is primarily about the fostering of our future society rather than a second choice for a honors uni grad who didn't get the funding for their pet history/geology/art/social science/physics/chemistry  research proposal. If the fcus is about motivating the teacher, providing quality education for children, defining the a method for the equal and transparent distribution of Fed. Gov. funding to all schools - no matter whether they are religious or public, then it behoves the Gov. to  announce the TOTAL annual Fed. Gov. funding allocation for pre/pri/sec/teriary schooling and then distribute this amount equally amongst the total number of students.

It will also remove the pork-barreling by the Fed Gov when it comes to schools as if this is the ONLY means by which the gov. of the day can provide Fed. Gov. funding then it will be transparent if any move is made to go outside this formulae.

 There is no other fairer method, and if there is - then aside from party politcal rhetoric -  I'd be extremely interested in hearing about the benefits of other known funding models that will deliver equity and transparency in government funding.

Aside from the above benefits - one thing you can be sure of - no principle will be happy about sitting in the top post with dwindling numbers at their school if it relates to sexist or religious persecution mysoginism or other primitive attitudes of elitist behaviour.

Happy to have my ideas criticised.


Apologies for dropped spelling  - this keyboard is sheit. I need to get a new one.