The professor,who kept his reading difficulties a secret for years,supports Victoria’s move to structured phonics in classrooms.
You’ve earned the right to dislike humanity for the rest of your life,writes our Modern Guru.
An outraged teachers’ union has blasted Education Minister Ben Carroll for failing to respect the profession in a fierce response to the state government’s reading mandate.
They need a retreat to the quiet world of imagination sometimes,away from the hurly-burly of the playground.
How can parents do their best to encourage children to enjoy maths,especially if the subject was never one they loved?
The removal of funds from schools’ bank accounts comes after a funding freeze and coincides with a $10,000 pay rise for teachers.
Butcher and philanthropist Vince Garreffa has never forgotten what his former teacher,Irene Froyland,said to him when he told her he was leaving school.
The union representing thousands of Queensland state schools was warned the Education Department would take proposed work bans to the Industrial Relations Commission if they went ahead.
About 8000 teachers marched from Optus Stadium on Tuesday,joined by thousands more in the regions and even more watching the rally online.
Whether they’re getting high distinctions or failing it doesn’t make a difference. They’re all wasting their time,money,arrogance,self-belief and unlined skin.
“A 0.25 per cent increase from first to second offer is not an offer that we can present to our membership ... they would reject it instantly,” union president Matt Jarman said.