Remember the infamous 'Google memo'? In July 2017, Google engineer James Damore circulated an email to his colleagues, critiquing the company's diversity policy vis-à-vis hiring more women. "I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t ...
More »ATARs away! How Year 12 NSW students fared
Today, 17 and 18-year-olds around NSW are nervously refreshing their browsers. From 9.00 am AEST, their ATARs were published. Forty six students will have almost free reign over their choice of university degree – if they are pursuing that path. Twenty-seven males and ...
More »As fact-checking uni course unveiled, experts argue for critical thinking from age four
RMIT is heralding its introduction of Australia's first 'fact-checking' university subject. The course, which will be mandatory for first year BA (Journalism) students, will include the teaching of skills like detecting Photoshopped images, using Google Earth to verify the location ...
More »Countering the ‘Trump effect’ on school bullying
Every FLOTUS in recent history has had a main cause. Nancy Reagan's was 'Just Say No' to drugs. Barbara Bush's was literacy. Michelle Obama's was tackling childhood obesity. Currently, Melania Trump aims to stamp out cyberbullying. Many claim this is ironic considering ...
More »USYD tops NSW, ACT student preferences
Another university application data dump, another Go8 domination. The University of Sydney has once again led first and total preliminary preferences among NSW and ACT domestic undergraduate university applicants. Also (per the previous year) UNSW, UTS, WSU, Macquarie and UON followed. USYD slightly ...
More »Are you ready to make a difference?
Would you like to effect change at a more senior level and prepare for potential roles in leadership, research, advocacy and policy in the education sector? Empower yourself to make a difference by building your knowledge and honing your skills ...
More »Religion versus ethics in schools: an unwinnable debate?
In 2015, a series of incidents rattled the religious education sphere. Some scripture teachers in public schools had veered off the course curriculum. Children were being taught that they were sinners, that wives were subordinate to husbands, and that Harry Potter ...
More »Australian students are among the most test-anxious in the world
Dear Mum and Dad, This is just to let you know that I took the torch, the hammer, the gardening trowel, the plastic strainer, the chocolate biscuits and the stuff that's missing from the bathroom. So it's OK, you haven't been ...
More »What students really think of you
UNICEF Australia is worried about our school students. First, an October report from the global chapter of the UN child humanitarian agency found that Australia ranks 31 out of 40 EU and OECD countries in terms of national education equality. ...
More »Students, particularly girls, ‘switch off’ in maths, but there’s hope yet
If you're a teacher or parent of a high school girl, or know one, have you noticed that they seem disinterested in maths compared to a similar-aged boy? If so, there's truth in your observation. A new, joint UNSW-USYD study has ...
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