Monthly Archives February 2006

Seth Godin talks about talking to groups.... Why? http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/10/listen_to_this.html

New arrangements, new options.. Dr Dahle Suggett, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Learning and Teaching, Department of Education and Training presented a paper to the Victorian TAFE Association Council on 24 August 2006. The VTA is Victoria's peak employer body for the public providers of TAFE in Victoria. We have as our members all of Victoria's TAFE Institutes and…

The two problems. The first problem is the problem. The second problem is your inability to admit the problem, talk about the problem and ask for help in solving the problem. The first problem is that your customer service is lousy, you are... [Seth's Blog]

In defence of the true values of learning. Professor Kenneth Wiltshire presents his views on the nature of the Australian school curriculum as part of the 'critical literacy' debate. He argues that in almost all developed democracies the school curriculum is anchored in a set of shared values, and core curriculum content is defined. The Australian, 23 September 2006 [EdNA…

Pygmalion in the Classroom. Moral Conclusion For the moment Rosenthal will venture only one conclusion of a prescriptive nature from his decades of research: "Superb teachers can teach the "unteachable"; we know that. So, what I think this research shows is that there's a moral obligation for a teacher: if the teacher knows that certain students can't learn, that teacher…

Jobs crisis for girls who quit school. Girls who leave school early face more disadvantages than boys and risk being locked out of the job market, an education researcher has found. Boys are far more likely than girls to enter apprenticeships, while girls who leave school early often drift out of the labour market entirely. Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September…

Youth Pathways. Under Youth Pathways, eligible young people will receive services to better equip them to successfully make the transition through school and from school to further education, training or employment. [School Education Headlines]

Google Scholar. A broad search for scholarly literature. Users can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. [Recents Items] [Bill: Education - International]