It must be poor genetics -

the DNA that John West rejected.

Bobby. wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 12:53pm:


Is Australia devolving?

Should the yarmulke guy become Prime Minister?

"Vee haff vays."

You only need to know how to spell one word in a banana republic.

Banana.

Please don't accuse me of being boastful or of being a antiheterophobe.

Bobby. wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 3:23pm:


Looking at the Chinese now, the communists might be right.

Perhaps white intellectuals had held Australia back since 1788 when they demanded that all Aboriginals should be exterminated.

If intellectuals had not held Australians back, Australians might have populated the moon and Mars and be on their way to more distant planets.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/disturbing-signs-were-fa...



Australia’s future is hanging in the balance as hundreds of billions dollars seem to have made little difference to a trend experts say is “disturbing”.

August 14, 2024 - 3:12PM


Experts have urged governments to urgently address “sobering and disturbing” school testing results released today — that comes despite more than $600 billion injected into schools over the past decade.

The findings show one-in-three kids have fallen below minimum academic standards and some 400,000 students are struggling so much they need special catch-up tutoring.

The schools sector and experts have reacted with shock to this year’s NAPLAN results, which reveal there has been virtually no progress in critical areas since 2023’s “wake-up call”.




The results for the youngest cohort to sit the test provides a potential clue about the impacts of long and disruptive Covid restrictions.

A “reasonable number” of Year Three students examined displayed struggles with reading proficiency, Jenny Donovan, chief executive of the Australian Education Research Organisation, pointed out.

“This is the cohort of children who were affected by lockdowns in a lot of jurisdictions at the start of their schooling,” Dr Donovan said.

“So, their first important year of learning was probably quite disrupted and we’re still mopping up from that experience.”

Bobby. wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 1:23pm:

Political leanings aside, there's certainly an element of truth in this.

I am part of a multi generational "teacher" family group and regardless of differing political positions, all 3 generations agree on this point; The curriculum content has become so bloated there is simply not enough time allocated per day, per student, for the required English and Mathematics core.
Without getting into arguments over differing methods and their various pros and cons, it shouldn't be beyond reason to acknowledge today's curriculum content is undoubtedly more bloated than in generations past. Combined with the accepted position that "COVID" and decisions taken around schooling during the "Pandemic" had a negative impact, surely now is the time to finally admit, all else aside, more time needs to be dedicated to those core subjects to address the acknowledged loss.

I have no doubt that our teachers are all capable enough to; even with differing methods, engender a turnaround in student proficiency in the core areas if the Education Department simply committed to finding an extra 20 MINUTES PER DAY PER CHILD for those areas. The next few years should be guided by this priority principle in order to address the issue. Continually getting bogged down in method comparison and argument has not brought, is not bringing and will not bring, the turnaround required.

Form your advisory group as required, to debate and argue over what part or parts of the bloated curriculum WILL BE reduced to accommodate the prioritization of finding that extra 20 MINUTES PER DAY PER CHILD, for the core areas required. However it must be the groups remit to identify and implement that singular priority. An extra 20 MINUTES PER DAY, PER CHILD must be found by reducing one or multiple areas of the bloated curriculum to accommodate that non negotiable principle.

We have an educational emergency. That requires an Immediate Temporary Control

Jovial Monk wrote on Aug 15^th, 2024 at 3:13am:



Stop trying to live on past supposed glories.

Did your qualifications ever lead to a decent job? -
not that I ever heard of.