Education links

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Yale is offering free videos of many of its introductory courses.

Grattan Institute Report on evaluating student competence (pdf) in Australian schooling. Age op-ed on the issue (pdf). Their report on on teaching in Oz (pdf):
Teacher evaluation and development does not identify effective teaching. Ninety-one per cent of Australian teachers report

Comments

the Grattan report is so true.....

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The ACT dept of ed bought into the Quality Teaching framework https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/proflearn/docs/pdf/qt_EPSColor.pdf... )

Re: the Grattan report is so true.....

[erudito]

Yuk! Unfortunately, fairly standard crap.

Me, I would go for external exams which meant something and payment by results. But that would require almost no central administration, so would not suit the bureaucracy at all.

Particularly as I would also turn all government schools into private ones.

In Switzerland, they have schools run by the local communes (very small government areas) which have full control over budgets. They pay teachers lots, but teachers are also fairly easy to sack.

Re: the Grattan report is so true.....

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You might note the grateful student comments I get here.