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grumpy old tutor: February 2007
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The battle between conservatives and progressives for children's minds and tomorrow's society . a citizen who cares monitors the debate about the quality of education today and urges a middle ground between extremists of both sides. Saturday, February 17, 2007. Let's admit TAFE is getting it right. It was the front-page lead. On Wednesday last week, so I could hardly miss it:. UNIVERSITY graduates are increasingly being forced to enrol in TAFE. As employers demanded higher skills from graduates, an OECD.
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grumpy old tutor: January 2007
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The battle between conservatives and progressives for children's minds and tomorrow's society . a citizen who cares monitors the debate about the quality of education today and urges a middle ground between extremists of both sides. Thursday, January 4, 2007. More on chaplains and secular education. They must “respect, accept and be sensitive to other people's views, values and beliefs that may be different from his or her own.”. Under which any school can apply for $20,000 a year towards the cost of emp...
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grumpy old tutor: Andrew Robb should learn the facts before he opens his mouth about TAFE training
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The battle between conservatives and progressives for children's minds and tomorrow's society . a citizen who cares monitors the debate about the quality of education today and urges a middle ground between extremists of both sides. Saturday, March 31, 2007. Andrew Robb should learn the facts before he opens his mouth about TAFE training. Andrew Robb is one of those hard-right. So the newly appointed Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education, in an interview published by. I've got news for An...
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grumpy old tutor: December 2006
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The battle between conservatives and progressives for children's minds and tomorrow's society . a citizen who cares monitors the debate about the quality of education today and urges a middle ground between extremists of both sides. Saturday, December 2, 2006. An outsider's inside view of school, its needs, and the Prime Minister's call for chaplains and A-to-E gradings. To help – over the past few years. What will become of them? I probe gently, and he's ready to open up. He was brought up in a lovi...
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BRAVE NEW TEACHING: An Interesting Phone Call
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Friday, 1 June 2007. An Interesting Phone Call. You might remember my friend Brisley –. See Blog entry 22 May 2007. Bris gave a dry sort of laugh and said he had to admit they came up with some pretty unique ways to sabotage his efforts. They created havoc while he tried to lead students through forty minutes of historical fact, peppered with a little fantasy. A severe complaint, which is the direct result of his Christian Brothers, private education. Now don’t get me wrong here, I have great respe...
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BRAVE NEW TEACHING: Looking for a life changing event? This is it!!!
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Friday, 15 June 2007. Looking for a life changing event? This morning I sent this email to everyone in my address book. Watch this video and I dare you to tell me it had no affect on you. I dare you tell me the video didn't make you reassess your perception of education and learning. I dare you to tell me the video content has nothing to do with reality. I decide to put it on the blog to give others the opportunity to see one of the best all time videos. Watching it really is a life changing event. Bound...
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BRAVE NEW TEACHING: Well the debate is heating up.
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007. Well the debate is heating up. Yesterday I had coffee with a few colleagues, and before the froth had time to settle, we were right into it. It being a passionate discussion about how new technology is lowering teaching standards, dumbing down academic outcomes, and wait for it, actually reducing people's intellectual capacity; especially young people's intellectual capacity. Not his real name). Passion, protect it they would. Finally we can get it out in the open and admit things t...
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BRAVE NEW TEACHING: Uni graduates turning to TAFE for job skills
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Monday, 16 April 2007. Uni graduates turning to TAFE for job skills. Thanks to my upaid, research assistant, and friend, Ian Skinner, I have this great article to share with you. Uni graduates turning to TAFE for job skills. Lisa Macnamara and David Uren - The Australian. February 15, 2007. UNIVERSITY graduates are increasingly being forced to enrol in TAFE courses to improve their job prospects, with students armed with arts and science degrees finding they do not have the skills to enter the workforce.
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BRAVE NEW TEACHING: Ya Gotta Love Teachers!
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007. Ya Gotta Love Teachers! A great tribute to teachers. It's fun and it's fantastic viewing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Or a Great Con? The more I search the more I realize there is an avalanche of stuff on the web about learning, teaching, and the use of technology in the classroom. Of course this begs the questions: 'Why start another blog? Why not simply add comments to one of the excellent sites that are already up and running? Teaching in a Brave New World. If you'd like...
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What, Me Grumpy?: A Grumpy Old Journo asks: Why make extra work for yourself?
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What, Me Grumpy? An index blog to monitor and access Grumpy Old Journo, which rambles through Australia's landscapes, history, heritage and current affairs, and related blogs like Grumpy Old Tutor and others still to come. Tuesday, 18 September 2007. A Grumpy Old Journo asks: Why make extra work for yourself? IT MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN CONFUSING TO VIEWERS. ONE FRIEND DESCRIBED IT AS "ALL OVER THE PLACE". Here's what I'd hoped for, as described in What, Me Grumpy? At the time I decided to stop posting to it:.
