Literacy Crisis In Tasmania

[icyfroth]

At least half of Tasmania's population can't read or write properly and test results are showing a growing gap between Tasmanian teenagers and those on the mainland.

The latest global report card on 15-year-olds found that 47 per cent of Tasmanian teenagers failed the minimum standard of English, compared to 36 per cent nationally.

Tasmania's disturbing figures are not dissimilar to other parts of rural and regional Australia, but there is growing concern that the spending of more than a billion dollars a year is doing little to tackle the problem.

As Suzanne Smith reports, some experts say there will be no improvement without deep cultural change.

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I was listening to the discussion about this on Hack the other night.

Apparently the schooling system has a lot to do with it. School finishes for most in year 10. To go on to year 12, students have to move to the city to complete their education at one of only 2 colleges.

[vicr3000]

"None of those I know are ruled by social media or fit your desciption in any way. "

Er, how come kids I see out and about, walking the street, at the shopping centre, on the bus, train, head in a device of one sort or another on a continuous basis.

And you tell me that these kids are not rules by social media ?????

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@poddster wrote:

That headline would make perfect sense to them.

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If you a are talking about the kids, I rather suspect many of them would prefer to assume it was the police wielding a knife.

[creative*crisis]

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@poddster wrote:

That is the type of youth that the Lefties nurture, ask no questions, just do as  you are instructed and go back to your virtual reality, we'll look after your interests.

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That kind of generalisation is just silly and suggests ignorance.

Kind of silliness that makes me titchy.

[poddster]

I mix with young people of all ages and normality is not that high among them.

It is obvious the you definition of normal and mine are vastly different.

I guess that is to be expected,  some have a higher standard than others 🙂

There is nothing wrong with questioning as long as there is a lesson learned from answers but i am afraid  most of the youth think they know it all even if the know jack sheet. 🙂

Most are very familiar with jack

[creative*crisis]

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@vicr3000 wrote:
"None of those I know are ruled by social media or fit your desciption in any way. "

Er, how come kids I see out and about, walking the street, at the shopping centre, on the bus, train, head in a device of one sort or another on a continuous basis.

And you tell me that these kids are not rules by social media ?????

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I suggest there are quite a few adults who act in exactly the same way

[vicr3000]

"titchy" ?

We seem to be having an avalanche of words like that LOL

[watta*drama*queen]

'It's clear you don't mix with many normal young people.

None of those I know are ruled by social media'

Perhaps you should venture into the real world a little more then instead of being ruled by social media yourself

The frequency of posts and the hours spent by some on here suggest that it is not only much of the youth of today ruled by social media but single adults, parents and grandparents too

Just look around here ! 

[vicr3000]

Watta

No, you can't be correct, Glee is always right.

Even if it stares me in the face as I go down tot he shops as pointed out in my post above.

I forgot to add, if it's not just head stuck in a device, it's head stuck in a device with ear phones in the ears.

[gleee58]

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@watta*drama*queen wrote:

'It's clear you don't mix with many normal young people.

None of those I know are ruled by social media'

Perhaps you should venture into the real world a little more then instead of being ruled by social media yourself

The frequency of posts and the hours spent by some on here suggest that it is not only much of the youth of today ruled by social media but single adults, parents and grandparents too

Just look around here ! 

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There is a rather large difference between using social media and being ruled by social media.

If you can't tell the difference that's your problem.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Guess who said this and when.

“Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.”

Hint: It wasn't a poster on CS or an Australian politician.