Once the Liberals get ousted and the education system gets fixed I think we may see improvement in about a decade
Great thread JoeASF isn't just a place to discuss the stockmarket and world events, its also a place of learning. As administrator I am unfortunately exposed on a daily basis to the regrettable spelling and grammar of some of ASF's posters. This thread is my attempt to improve people's literacy levels and consequently improve the level of posting on ASF. Take pride not just in what you say, but how you say it
It's time to take some serious action on education.
Let's get back to basics.
Reading, writing and arithmetic are the fundamental building blocks of a good education. If you can't read, write or work out basic mathematical problems, you have little chance of taking part in school – or even carrying out everyday tasks with dignity and independence. Yet too many young Australians are falling behind in the basics. About one in five Year 7 students aren't up to scratch in mathematics and one in ten aren't meeting the benchmarks for reading and writing. The results are even worse for Indigenous children, with more than a third unable to read properly and more than half lagging behind in Maths. Collecting statistics, though, isn't enough. Labor believes we have to give students the practical help they need as they progress through school – we can't ignore the problem and hope it goes away.
A plan that's top of the class.
That's why we have devised the National Action Plan on Literacy and Numeracy, targeting schools, teachers and parents. Labor will fund a year of early childhood education for all four-year-olds to prepare them for school and will bring in a Healthy Kids Check to test the health, development and wellbeing of all children in the first year of school. Individual Learning Plans will then be developed and acted on throughout our children's schooling. All trainee teachers will be tested to make sure their literacy and numeracy skills are up to standard when they enter and leave university. To support parents of younger children, Labor will develop educational material on the value of reading and counting.
Investing for your future too.
For the sake of Australia's long-term prosperity, we have to improve the overall performance of our high school graduates and minimise the number of drop-outs. The only way to do that is to ensure that kids get a solid educational grounding and a desire to learn more. It's not just good for them – it's good for all of us in the long run.
You are joking, aren't you!
All we will get is a dumbing down! The Teacher's Union here don't even want to do graded report cards! They are even bucking doing A,B,C ratings in case a child's self-esteem is upset. Yeah, right, far better for their self esteem if they get through their school life and realise they can't read, write or do maths as an adult, or are so far below their peers they are not competitive!
The Teacher's Union here...
And whats Johnnys plan...
So Prospector, is it one State, in which case it's (is it not, or is it its?) "State's"? Or is it plural as in all "States'".
This is a fun thread. Subtle obfuscation.
OK Happy, since this is a thread about spelling and language, I think maybe you are giving us a hint about your ethnicity, or what your first language is. Or are you just trying us on? I notice a distinct lack of "articles or determiners" in your sentence structure. Please take no offence at this as none is intended. It gets back to what J.B. started off on - the way in which words are put together and sentences are structured can quite easily change the meaning of what one is attempting to say. And sometime it is impossible to understand what some sentences even mean. All I am saying is that the use of articles, determiners and quantifiers have a strong influence in the english language and how it is interpretted. Have fun with them.
What is wrong with the following sentence (courtesy the Whittaker McNaught Bulletin)?
Broadly, a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) is a fund with less than five members.
What is wrong with the following sentence (courtesy the Whittaker McNaught Bulletin)?
Broadly, a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) is a fund with less than five members.
What is wrong with the following sentence (courtesy the Whittaker McNaught Bulletin)?
Broadly, a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) is a fund with less than five members.
phew ahhYou both could be correct in that your suggestions would be alternatives to what was actually written.
Still not picking up the actual error, however. Keep trying.
If no one has it soon, I will give a clue.
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