Philosophy in schools. Philosophy is about asking childlike questions - how do we know the world exists? How do we know it hasn't just started existing? Why can't we go back in time? So why not teach philosophy in schools? It doesn't happen much in this country (it doesn't much happen anywhere) but it does go on in Queensland, and…
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New Global Alliance to catalyse education reform announced. The private sector, governments, international organizations and donors have joined forces in an unprecedented partnership to accelerate progress towards Education for All (EFA). The new Partnerships for Education (PfE) was announced by the World Economic Forum and UNESCO, yesterday "Keeping Our Promises on Education"? conference in Brussels. [eGov monitor - Education]
Hmm... we will see... 39 new service providers for POEM outreach education initiative. Thirty-nine new service providers will deliver an innovative Australian Government education programme that will benefit up to 3,000 young people annually. The Partnership Outreach Education Model (POEM) is designed to help young people, aged 13 to 19 years old, who are not in mainstream schooling by giving…
Merit, yes... Although assumptions about future returns are predicated on current labour-force structures? The debt/liability is permanent! Jobs... not so much? HECS for TAFE: the case for extending income contingent loans. In this paper, a case is argued for introducing an income contingent loan to the VET sector. The economic underpinning is similar to the Higher Education Scheme (HECS) which…
Sending American-style education to China could stunt the dragon
Teenage scholar mentors underprivileged kids, leads ethical inquiries, studies world affairs.
Andrew Leigh has a rivetting outline and discussion on the merits of "merit pay" and its relationship to policy work on teacher effectiveness. Have a read and engage in the debate. Debating the merits of merit pay. Glenn Rowley and Lawrence Ingvarson have a piece in today’s Age, criticising my recent study on teacher effectiveness. It’s not online, so I’ve…
KIRAN YADAV of the Financial Express of India reports: That Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner has identified seven types of intelligences in children is not big news. What rather is, that according to researchers only three of Gardener
School Councils Get More Training. As school communities across the State begin their election processes for 2007, the Minister for Education, the Hon. John Lenders, has released new materials to support all school councils. Thousands of parent, community and teacher volunteers who sit on Victorian government school councils will now have the opportunity to be formally trained, the Minister for…