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And how can we have a rational talk about climate change with that level of science knowledge, or ask voters to decide economic choices
 
Democracy without individual knowledge is the road to mediocrity, populism and fascism..which can be left wing..as we can see with the CC propaganda or just looking back at history.
A very sad constatation indeed
 
qldfrog said:
Democracy without individual knowledge is the road to mediocrity, populism and fascism..which can be left wing..as we can see with the CC propaganda or just looking back at history.
A very sad constatation indeed
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You can either run a "everyone gets a prize" type system which caters to the lowest common denominator of both teachers and students, or a dog eat dog devil take the hindmost competitive system where only the best 'win'. These are the extremes and I think that the public and private school system demonstrate those ends of the spectrum.

One would hope that there would be a middle course that encourages achievement but lets students find their own levels comfortably and concentrate on their own interests and abilities.
 
SirRumpole said:
You can either run a "everyone gets a prize" type system which caters to the lowest common denominator of both teachers and students, or a dog eat dog devil take the hindmost competitive system where only the best 'win'. These are the extremes and I think that the public and private school system demonstrate those ends of the spectrum.

One would hope that there would be a middle course that encourages achievement but lets students find their own levels comfortably and concentrate on their own interests and abilities.
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Not sure the private system is that competitive here, probably starting from better material and background, and more effort to push the kids up, but not competitive
What i followed, the chinese or Japanese systems, this is what i call competitive
And you learn more in life when kicked in the ass than when kissed on it.
 
Australian students are getting worse at maths, reading and science - and we're now three-and-a-half YEARS behind China and sliding down the world rankings to a miserable 29th
  • Maths skills of Australian students slid back years compared to counterparts
  • Australia ranked 16th in reading, 29th in maths and 17th in science, in FISA report
  • Education Minister Dan Tehan admitted the results were disappointing
  • More than 600,000 students in 79 countries took part in last year's PISA


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...eading-science-according-new-PISA-report.html
 
Dumbing down the peasants.
Home schooling anyone? Although that will be stopped too.

A continuing concern being developed in the US which will eventually affect Australian schools.

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That may be about to change in Illinois. A sweeping, controversial rule is pending for Illinois K-12 teachers that should prompt everyone, of all political stripes, to fear for how students may soon be taught.

Like every state, Illinois has a set of rules and standards for how teachers are trained, licensed and reviewed. In general, those rules are about competency, but do not impose any political or ideological belief system on teachers or their curriculum.

The Illinois State Board of Education wants to change those requirements with what it calls “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading” (CRTL) standards. They would largely replace the old apolitical focus on “critical thinking” with requirements that encourage “progressive viewpoints and perspectives.”

Worse, the new proposed standards effectively go beyond requirements for what should be taught in classrooms. They effectively impose a political litmus test for teachers to get or keep a job in Illinois’ educational system.

No matter their personal politics, no reasonable person should want kids’ classrooms politicized. Nor should they want teachers prevented from entering the profession, or pushed out, based on what they believe. The pending standards would open up a Pandora’s Box where school curriculum and children become yet another political football every time there’s a major shift in political power.

These new rules are a distraction from what really matters for students – reading, writing and arithmetic. Today, nearly two-thirds of Illinois elementary children fail to meet requirements in English language arts and math readiness, according to the Illinois Report Card."

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SirRumpole said:
A teacher's view of what is wrong in our schools.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12...ralian-mathematics-teachers-students/11768644
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He summed it up with this statement.
It is a performing art, not a science, requiring a multiplicity of dispositional skills, including communication, empathy, emotional intelligence and listening ability.

Teaching as we have said over and over is about the ability to engage the child, keep them interested, these days teaching is about finishing a course and getting a badge that says 'I'm a teacher' whether they are or not.:mad:
 

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