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Yes but quietly they are admitting education has just been a complete flck up, just throwing money at it and allowing the tail to wag the dog for years, has ended up with a couple of generations of kids that are lost.Because the whole system IMO has been developed around teacher outcomes, rather than pupil outcome, at last the scam is being shown up at all levels and because it is Labor doing it there is no radical or media union backlash.Just another example of why we need a dose of labor, to sort lingering issues out.Fckn student led learning, yep that sounds great, teacher "do you want to learn this"? student "no, I would rather navel gaze", teacher "ok let me know if you need help".Meanwhile we are told there is an achievement gap between Cities and country, well I will give them a heads up on that one, in the cities the kids can get private tutoring which if the schools were any good they wouldn't need, meanwhile in the country there is no chance of getting guaranteed tutoring obviously.So why not just get back to the future and take teaching out of universities and re invent Govt operated teacher training facilities, which specialise in actually producing good teachers from people that are suitable, rather than pumping out teachers from a money driven sausage machine, that works on throughput rather than product.The Government taking responsibility for something that actually helps Australia move forward, that would be novel, much easier for politicians to just become media stars with sound grabs and not much else of substance.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/education-boss-calls-for-doubling-down-on-explicit-teaching-in-schools-20231022-p5ee39.html[/URL]From the article:The plan comes as 45 high-profile reading experts send an open letter to Australian education ministers, calling on governments to reduce the number of pupils leaving primary school without proficient reading skills.LoadingThe department’s four-year blueprint calls out the use of explicit instruction to help improve reading and maths results. The approach favours clear direction from teachers over student-led learning, and involves breaking down topics to small parts and regularly spot-checking to assess how students are going.The latest NAPLAN data shows almost one-third of Australian students are failing to meet proficiency standards in reading, writing and maths, with a vast achievement gap between students in cities and regions.“This means well over 1 million children in school today do not have the literacy skills to navigate the world with confidence, proficiency and dignity,” the letter says.
Yes but quietly they are admitting education has just been a complete flck up, just throwing money at it and allowing the tail to wag the dog for years, has ended up with a couple of generations of kids that are lost.
Because the whole system IMO has been developed around teacher outcomes, rather than pupil outcome, at last the scam is being shown up at all levels and because it is Labor doing it there is no radical or media union backlash.
Just another example of why we need a dose of labor, to sort lingering issues out.
Fckn student led learning, yep that sounds great, teacher "do you want to learn this"? student "no, I would rather navel gaze", teacher "ok let me know if you need help".
Meanwhile we are told there is an achievement gap between Cities and country, well I will give them a heads up on that one, in the cities the kids can get private tutoring which if the schools were any good they wouldn't need, meanwhile in the country there is no chance of getting guaranteed tutoring obviously.
So why not just get back to the future and take teaching out of universities and re invent Govt operated teacher training facilities, which specialise in actually producing good teachers from people that are suitable, rather than pumping out teachers from a money driven sausage machine, that works on throughput rather than product.
The Government taking responsibility for something that actually helps Australia move forward, that would be novel, much easier for politicians to just become media stars with sound grabs and not much else of substance.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/education-boss-calls-for-doubling-down-on-explicit-teaching-in-schools-20231022-p5ee39.html[/URL]
From the article:
The plan comes as 45 high-profile reading experts send an open letter to Australian education ministers, calling on governments to reduce the number of pupils leaving primary school without proficient reading skills.
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The department’s four-year blueprint calls out the use of explicit instruction to help improve reading and maths results. The approach favours clear direction from teachers over student-led learning, and involves breaking down topics to small parts and regularly spot-checking to assess how students are going.
The latest NAPLAN data shows almost one-third of Australian students are failing to meet proficiency standards in reading, writing and maths, with a vast achievement gap between students in cities and regions.
“This means well over 1 million children in school today do not have the literacy skills to navigate the world with confidence, proficiency and dignity,” the letter says.
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