Why are education 'policy doctors' blaming the patient?

Toni Riordan

By Toni Riordan
Community contribution / March 7, 2017

The release late last year of Australia’s performance rankings in both TIMSS 2015 and PISA 2015 triggered an orgy of blaming and shaming in the mainstream media.

Teachers, students and parents all suffered a barrage of criticism – called to account for being inept, lazy, undisciplined or ...

This story appeared in the March 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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