In The Classroom
The difference between Finland and Australia
Recent research by the National Centre on Education and the Economy (NCEE) in the US, demonstrates that the strategies driving the education policy of Finland, the most successful education system, are in bleak contrast to the current agenda for education reform in Australia.
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I think the comment that Australia “paradoxically funnels public money toward the easiest students to teach (those in private schools who are already achieving well above average results)” is far to broad a generalisation. Many private school students are really struggling and need the additional funding. Also private schools exist for other reasons – such as faith commitment – and parental choice in education is a huge aspect that is overlooked with a ‘one size fits all’ model of public schooling.