We constantly hear and often complain that we are the nanny state and this underpins everything we do, yet the ...
Unless families do their share, we are doomed to failure
The sky is falling; we are slipping in comparison with the world and our National Minimal Levels. But what do we expect, given that our national levels equate to around a D or fail standard (Given by the 2015 offi cial tables NMS for numeracy is 13/42) and by applauding the reaching of these levels we are applauding mediocrity?
This story appeared in the November 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.