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.

[watta*drama*queen]

Make no mistake !

I can tell the difference which is why I commented as I did

As I said 'just look around here'

[serendipityricho]

Oscar Wilde or a pommie statesman............................Richo.

[vicr3000]

Well before that. Surprisingly so !

(I had to look it up !)

[gleee58]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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.

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Someone about 100 years ago is my guess. No idea who, specifically.

[creative*crisis]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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.

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Goes to show nothing ever really changes

[***super_nova***]

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@poddster wrote:

I guess you missed this Nova.

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I guess you also missed the lack of tattoos, piercings, outlandish hair colouring and hair style.

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They look just like most of the kids I know; it could have been my daughter's class (few years ago). 

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@poddster wrote:

I guess you missed this Nova.

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This fun day was organised by some of their teachers and involved the kids as well it was not compulsory and the organisers and participants gave up their time to make it happen.

i ask again can you imagine a scene like this in our education system? 

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I did not miss anything, your post makes no sense;   "participants gave up their time" ?  WHAT!  the kids gave up their time to have some fun?  And all in the "educational system"?  Wasn't it you who said somewhere that the problem is that we worry too much about the kids being happy?  And you did not answer me when I asked what country it is, since you are saying that these kids are not part of our educational system.

[li.vish]

Hi everyone, the discussion is getting a little heated.  Please be sure to keep your communications civil.  Thanks!

[poddster]

I would guess it was some notoriety or philosopher from long ago, with some alterations to suit modern language.

I have to wonder if they meant by those words what I have been saying in this thread?

[vicr3000]

No worries. Thanks for the reminder.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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.

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It was actually Socrates 470/469 BC - 399 BC 

It's amazing the human race has managed to survive a further 2300 years or so.