by Jim Ball | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog, Education, Education, Random Notes
After watching the events of the last week unravel in the United States and with the understanding that the behaviour and attitudes of national self loathing aren’t just shaped, forged and fashioned in a vacuum but are derived from decades of tenured 1960’s radicals... by Jim Ball | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Education, Education, Random Notes |
With all the noise, static, distraction and preoccupation with goofing off on their schoolie type, big day out, climate strikes under the pretext of a totally confected climate emergency and crisis, complete with the Thunberg inspired lines and hysteria of ‘our house... by Jim Ball | Jul 28, 2018 | Blog, Culture, Education, Random Notes, Social Media |
This is sobering stuff and a brilliant piece of writing by Chris Kenny that pretty much crystallises, confirms and distils what we already know and understand both, empirically and intuitively. It afflicts many in this techy, wired and connected world where... by Jim Ball | Jun 29, 2018 | Academ, Blog, Education, Univerity Priorities |
This is a cut & paste extract from a column by Mathew Lesch in the Australian (29/6) and it highlights the priorities of academe in 2018. Note the last four paragraphs to get an understanding of what they’re all about. “..Australia’s universities are facing a... by Jim Ball | May 2, 2018 | Blog, Education, Education, Random Notes |
Whenever assessing something or someone the only thing you really have to go on is past history. The resume. The track record. A lot has been written and said in recent days about education and Gonski 2.0. The bottom line question is will it amount to much? The... by Jim Ball | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Culture, Education, The Holocaust |
There’s the problem right there as the dumbing down continues unchallenged and is all but complete. And we all thought the Pink Floyd song, Another Brick In the Wall was just a classic hit —- ‘…We don’t need no education, We don’t need no thought...