In Defence of a Future Ready for 21st Century Online Education
This article below was found by chance but I think it formulates the Agenda behind 21st century education. This is a movement that will move children to online education. Parents will say that makes sense they stay on the computers anyway, might as well learn. However, the reality is that human beings are… Continue reading
Politics, Cultural Wars and 21st Century Education in Australia
An interesting blog providing some background given the announcement by the government of the problem with mass education. I always remember temping at an education event where a IT company was seeking to tender to Education of software that could profile students. I was there typing word for word. I saw computer… Continue reading
Education and the Politics of ‘Mass Learning’ to ICT Re Gonsky
The great thing about education is that it can develop critical thinking. How we frame ‘need’ will depend on how we analyse the problem? What I see through my own critical thinking is that this is a gentle way of introducing ON-LINE education as the need for teachers is perceived as less important… Continue reading
Education and the Politics of ‘Disadvantage’ re Gonsky
Explainer: What is a ‘Gonski’ anyway?
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Bronwyn Hinz
PhD Candidate and Tutor, School of Social and Political Sciences & Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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Gender Differences or Superiority in the Classroom?
I know when I went to school I didn’t read a book until I was 17. I was dyslexic and when very young used to get my words back to front, even spoken for many years (did it here as I didn’t write spoken ‘words’). I was told I was not intelligent and… Continue reading
Is the Issue of Terrorism in the Philippines about Inequality, Poverty and Corruption?
I heard about my government entering the conflict in Philippines. My first thoughts were Mindanao as one of the participants on the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program was a Christian from the Philippines and he was keen to talk about Mindanao. I was aware that the Muslim/Christian Conflict had occurred. I… Continue reading