The NAPLAN test – Australia’s National Assessment Program for Literacy And Numeracy – is just weeks away. And with it will come the usual media coverage of the arguments against its value. We can expect the usual issues to be…
Month: April 2018
The Consequence of Freedom
Personal freedom! It’s one’s power, or right, to act, speak, or think as one wants. It’s a fundamental principle in many societies – past, present and, presumably, future. Or is it compromised to some extent by the personal freedom of others?…
Commitment to Capability
It’s not uncommon for parents to place a high level of trust in teachers. It makes sense to assume that teachers, as professionals whose purpose it is to work with children, possess immense knowledge, wisdom and integrity. However, the teaching…
Is the Male Teacher an Endangered Species?
Where have all the male teachers gone? The table above shows the percentage of female teachers in primary/elementary schools around the world, in 2015. Do you agree that these statistics are unacceptable? Who, or what, is driving this trend? What is the…