Dr Kevin Larkin can no longer claim to be an ordinary teacher. The Senior Lecturer (Mathematics Education) at Griffith University has just scooped the title of 2018 Australian University Teacher of the Year. As one of the 13 winners at the Australian ...
More »Climate change: as students strike again, teachers could be gagged
New South Wales Education Minister Rob Stokes has warned students and teachers will be punished if they follow through on a climate rally during class time, scheduled for 15 March. https://t.co/2yPT0QpRVu — Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) February 18, 2019 Ok. ...
More »It’s near-definitive: students who study creative arts get better grades
Would you steer a Year 6, 7 or 8 student away from 'soft' subjects like art and music to harder ones like maths and English? Intuitively, it seems that fluffier-seeming subjects allow for fun and creativity alone. A new study, however, shows ...
More »Corporations, government betting on children to save democracy and washing machines
One day after a 'sophisticated state actor' hacked Australian government servers, it was announced that children as young as eleven will be trained to potentially thwart such attacks in the future. On Tuesday, the Schools Cyber Security Challenges program was launched at St Andrew's ...
More »Studies cast doubt on screen time rules
When five pm hits, Jessica flicks on the TV. She knows Lula, her two-and-a-half-year-old, will pass the witching hour in relative peace watching ABC Kids. Screen time rules proponents may caution her: no more than that per day, until Lulu is ...
More »NSW parents angered by schools’ ‘high-pressure tactics’
Has a parent ever complained to you about voluntary school contributions – whether they be excursion, textbook or extracurricular activity-related? If so, you're far from alone. Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales, the peak body for NSW school parents, believes ...
More »Common image privacy traps for schools
As an educator, you’re responsible for a great deal of information about the students in your care, from contact and demographic details to information about their religious affiliation or sexuality. This can affect everything from a student’s support needs and ...
More »Teachers’ HECS debt to be waived: Close the Gap
Despite efforts of successive cabinets, the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous outcomes has yet to be closed. Prime Minister Scott Morrison hopes a new plan will at least reduce it educationally. Unveiled today, it entails waiving the HECS debts of 3,100 ...
More »Private school-educated scholars attack ‘old boys and girls clubs’
Most future wealth – at least in Western nations – will be inherited. But billionaires still put their children in the best position to grow their fortunes, by enrolling them in private or elite public schools. Bill Gates sent his ...
More »As a student, it’s better to be ordinary: opinion
As a millennial, I think it's better to be an average student than a great one. The first part of my explanation for this involves an analysis of the job market. The traditional equation of 'good grades equals access to ...
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