Tag Archives: education policy

Oils in education – From Countdown to the Ministry

In a recent newspaper article (Long way to top 10, The Age (Melbourne, Australia) – 23/10/ 2010), I was reminded of the Federal Minister for Education’s previous incarnation as the leader of the Australian band Midnight Oil. This memory of Peter Garrett in this capacity initiated a small glimmer of hope within my increasingly critical […]

Edu-politics, incredibility and the current political edu-scape

I think I just made up a word – edu-politics – but maybe I didn’t . . . but it doesn’t seem to matter in the madness of the current election campaigns. …   So much of this campaign (Australia, 2010) has highlighted the significant role that education plays for a society, and clearly the […]

To go or not to go – Is Education valued in today's society?

Currently, there is significant debate over the recent announcement by Victoria’s Shadow Education Minister, Martin Dixon, that a Coalition Government would enforce truancy laws and fine the parents of students who are absent from school over extended periods of time, or who are regularly absent. The application of these fines would occur where an unidentified […]

Home is where the salesperson is…

  Would you say your child’s education is important to you?   It seems like a harmless enough enquiry and, when asked, what parent would not instantly agree that their child’s education is a priority?   But when it comes to the sale of educational software, obvious questions like this can be significantly more dangerous […]