Interesting story in this morning's Sydney Morning Herald entitled:
Library book dumping signals a new dark age
In the US
Also refer to this interesting story from Huffington Post about the influence and power that the Walton family ( over $170 billion) exerts in the systematic dismemberment of the public education system in the US and their disgraceful attempt to 'bribe' teachers with their back to school 'teacher discounts'. The US education system should never be a model for our public education system and this is yet another story coming out of the States to reinforce that view.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randi-weingarten/the-wal-mart-ization-of-e_b_5760654.html
In England
Just when you thought it couldn't get more bizarre. read this story from the Daily Mail about the start of the English school year. ( A return to text book teaching is seen as a good thing?)
This is apparently some of what awaits students and teachers at the start of their new school year:
Children aged five having to recite poetry by heart, 11-year-olds will sit maths exams without calculators and teenagers will study at least two Shakespeare plays.
Computer programming will be taught from five to 14, and foreign languages will be made compulsory at primary school.
There will be a new emphasis on spelling and grammar, and history will focus on the story of Britain.
Lord Nash said: 'The Department for Education has made it clear that a return to textbooks would support the new national curriculum.
'High-quality textbooks can prevent teachers from spending unnecessary time creating plans from scratch, and provide well-planned stretching activities for pupils.'
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