Misguided claims students are falling behind are more about their ATAR than learning

By Carolyn Newall
Community contribution / August 13, 2020

Some people have stirred up a lot of fear about student's education suffering because of school closures.

This assumes that education is somehow finite and must be delivered in a set place at a set time in ...

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Carolyn Newall is CEO and co-founder of We Teach Well, and a passionate and experienced English and Literature teacher. She has over 19 years teaching experience, both in Australia and overseas. Carolyn did retire and is living in her beloved Melbourne but is missing the company of other passionate teachers. We Teach Well is a way of reconnecting with these teachers and making a difference in people's lives.

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Misguided claims students are falling behind are more about their ATAR than learning

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