The bail system being in chaos is merely a symptom of a broader diseased morally-bankrupt social and political quagmire that calls itself the court system and vainly professes the dispensation […]
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“Ugly parent” dilemma
It is not uncommon at our Lions’ Club Bunnings BBQ on a Saturday to meet many parents with their children regaled in sports attire, lining up for a sausage sizzle […]
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Languages and racism
Letter writer Ryszard Linkliewicz (DT, 7/7) is right to advocate for the promotion of languages in the NSW school system and sadly bemoans a lapse among students learning a foreign […]
Read MoreCouncil’s rates ploy
The ludicrous claim from North Sydney council that private religious schools should pay rates voluntarily to rescue their budget after the swimming pool fiasco must be challenged (“Catholic parents fear […]
Read MoreDisturbing lessons in online chat
Excellent reporting in The Daily Telegraph about what could be seen as inappropriate relationships outside the classroom. (“Teachers cross the line: Lessons in sleaze”, 17/1). The facts of the story […]
Read MoreCongrats to our stars
Again NSW teachers and parents can hold their heads high as our marvellous youth have been challenged to rise to the academic alps by examiners and proven victorious during gruelling […]
Read MoreWin minds, save lives
After a Liverpool surgeon’s call for more action to stop fruitless road carnage, The Daily Telegraph is right to launch programs to encourage discussion and initiate real change in this […]
Read MorePower of kids’ poems
Aussie Jackie French appreciates the value of writing to defuse psychological tensions (Join our competition to write a bushfire poem, 9/1). Her suggestion that bushfire-impacted children might benefit from this […]
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 […]
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