To get re-elected a political party will imprison refugees on distant islands, so it must come as no surprise that the party will disproportionately fund private schools over public. If private school parents weren’t either swinging voters or political donors, they’d be hung out to dry. Teaching idea? Microscopic things are hard to visualise, so …

Teach your offspring and students well An action by a young Queenslander – choosing not to stand for Oz national anthem because it is unfair to indigenous people – has highlighted a dilemma for teachers and parents. While we must teach our children well [thanks CSN&Y] to become independent and to think for themselves, we …

Standing at a whiteboard explaining can cover material quickly. So can “turn to page 27 and do questions 3 to 7. What do we mean by cover exactly? Deeply involving students to examine a topic, perhaps in a fun way, takes more time but will entrench more significant and higher level learning. Drama as a …

Fairfax today printed https://www.theage.com.au/business/workplace/the-great-fear-i-have-with-new-teaching-standards-20180903-p501fa.html I fear that a point has been missed – the brilliant eccentric unqualified teacher was usually accompanied in the staff room by inept, bigoted, violent, [insert own adjective] unqualified teachers. To be qualified is minimal – Mr. Chips could be qualified and still a clever eccentric, although he wouldn’t be my …