The Purple Cravat View Of History
What do I think about the Federal Government’s new national school curriculum? I’m glad you…More
Browsing: Education
So Many Dates, So Little Time
Today the Federal Government has released a key part of its "Education revolution": the draft…More
The Silent Agony Of The Foreign Student
This is the situation: over the past 10 years the number of international students studying…More
What Colour Is Your School's Tag?
Not unsurprisingly, the launch of the My School website opened a giant can of worms.…More
How Do You Deliver A World-Class Curriculum?
As Julia Gillard urges parents to use the My School website to find out how…More
Teaching Kids How To Take Tests
If an evil genius was considering ways to do significant damage to the quality of…More
Gillard's New Website Misses The Point
On ABC1’s Q&A last year, American writer and humourist PJ O’Rourke said "Beyond a certain…More
Is It Time To Quit Your Job?
For many people working in the contemporary cultural and knowledge economies, the ephemeral character of…More
The Crisis In Education Isn't Looming, It's Here
If it ever even was the case that universities were once "hotbeds of leftists", that…More
The Getting Of Digital Wisdom
The Swedish nurse who posted Facebook pictures taken while she was assisting with brain surgery,…More