Education discussion between Pyne and Garret on Q&A

[i-need-a-martini]

For those that are interested.

[i-need-a-martini]

I was also a bit stunned to hear that schools do not even know what funding they will be getting next year...

2 things:

Wasn't that in reference to what extra funding they will be getting as per the Gonski report.

No-one knows what funding is being given to them for the following year until May. Everyone puts their requirements in March/April and then the govt hands down the budget. That's the way it always works.

[not_an_eloi]

watched q & a, compared it to what pyne said on q & a last july.

this long piece written, at that time, by a person who, it would appear, knows the truth of the matter.

A history of misinformation: Pyne spreads curriculum myths

Error 1: the Australian history curriculum was written by one person
Error 2: the Australian History curriculum has a deliberate ideological bias
Error 3: the Australian History curriculum does not teach the foundations of Western civilisation and “our Judeo-Christian ethic”
Error 4: the history curriculum is not “national” because not all states have adopted it

read it 'ere   http://theconversation.edu.au/a-history-of-misinformation-pyne-spreads-curriculum-myths-8413

[jonnjenn]

I watched it.... but Pyne irritates me, no idea why......

For me it is his ingratiating puppy dog whine....

[kengillard]

it's on now on ABC 1...........Turned off in more ways than one....boring political claptrap

[i-need-a-martini]

Turned off in more ways than one....boring political claptrap

Yeah I know what you mean.

Politics is only interesting when someone else takes snippets out of context and then sensationalises them on talk back radio or on blog/opinions posts in simple enough language that can be repeated ad nauseum eh?

[lakeland27]

sounds like big pete had the upper hand 🙂