News of the untimely death of 12-year-old Charlotte because of her perceived bullying at school is heartbreaking to us all (“We need to listen and tell her story”, DT, 24/9). […]
Read MoreIn praise of teachers
Education is a lifetime experience as many of us continue to learn from the school of hard knocks in this socially challenging world. MLC Rachel Merton’s fanciful comments idealising kids […]
Read MoreProfits from education
The Daily Telegraph is right to catalogue the economic challenges facing Australian institutions today. While school revenues have increased above inflation over the past 30 years, we have had exceptionally […]
Read MoreLearning undermined
Australians should not bemoan our dip in education standards as the OECD publicises rankings for their Programme for International Student Assessment (We’re dumb, they’re dumber, 6/12). The maths and reading […]
Read MoreSporting chance for vision.
No doubt, swanky Sydney Private Schools might take out the top academic results, but they also provide an excellent program of sports, which fosters a lifelong admiration of fitness, peer […]
Read MoreSchool fix is a winner
With a large proportion of our state population invested in the education and development of children whether as parents, teachers or administrators, the timely suggestion of Mr Perrottet that critical […]
Read MoreWell done, class of ’22
While occasionally criticised throughout the year for the odd NAPLAN mishap or teaching policy bungle that sounds like the end of the world, our terrific NSW education system always resoundingly […]
Read MoreUgly reality of parliament
The assertion that our young people should be looking to politicians to set the standard on behaviour is nonsense. (Pollies must set the standard for others to follow – Comment, […]
Read MoreWarnings from out of the past
In his column in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, Tim Blair warns that children today would get a life lesson on the perils of communism if arch-socialist octogenarian Bernie Sanders was elected […]
Read MoreMPs need to speak up
Pork-barrelling and lobbying by MPs has been topical recently with Bridget McKenzie and now MP for East Hills Wendy Lindsay (Mum MP busted, 7/2). I prefer that MPs should be […]
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