by Jim Ball | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog, Education, Education, Random Notes |
As well as rigour and greater parental involvement Tony Abbott should have included in his list a more critical focus on curriculum versus pedagogy. That is, what is taught versus how it’s taught. It’s a very fine distinction, understood by many to mean the same... 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 | 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 | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog, Education, Education, Stolen Children |
Is this evil or what? And where is the Minister for Education? “..Kynan Wykes, 10, and his year 4 class thought they were starting a normal school day when a nun walked into the classroom at 9.30am on Tuesday, holding a letter that she said came from the... by Jim Ball | Jun 23, 2017 | Autism\, Blog, Education, Random Notes |
Random Note #189,393 — Autism in the classroom Although she might have mangled her message Pauline Hanson has a point with respect to those on the disruptive end of the autism spectrum in the classroom, but again, right on cue, the noisy outrage industry goes...