http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=education Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2010, National Forum susan@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Prior) lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn) 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Alan Matheson) The way church schools spend their money shows where they stand in relation to the poor and the Gospel. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10082 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10082 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:17:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10082 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Elizabeth Grant and Fiona Mueller) If every teacher is a teacher of English, then all teachers across all disciplines must be able to teach English language skills. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10068 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10068 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:11:12 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10068 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (John Ridd) It is a fact that Australian students are extremely weak at maths compared to those in many other countries. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10058 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10058 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:40:58 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=10058 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Chris Bonnor) When you get into the business of comparing schools, with all this entails, there can be little margin for error - too much is at stake. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9999 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9999 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:57:59 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9999 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Mike Williss) It's clear Julia Gillard believes 'underperformance' by teachers and schools is the biggest obstacle to getting a world class education. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9978 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9978 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:33:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9978 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Phil Cullen) Just suppose that the motivation for an education revolution was based on raising children’s learning abilities. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9903 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9903 Fri, 8 Jan 2010 07:36:38 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9903 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Syed Atiq ul Hassan) International students play a significant role in the Australian economy but we aren't doing a good job encouraging them. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9884 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9884 Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:47:44 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9884 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Steven Schwartz) The answer to meeting challenges is not to fetishise change nor to romanticise the past, neither should we ignore it. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9820 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9820 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:14:07 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9820 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Dilan Thampapillai) Universities in transition. Don’t fear the corporate university - but question its governance structure. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9808 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9808 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:02:13 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9808 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Andrew Leigh) If the Government's education reforms follow the US example then Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd can be quietly pleased. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9784 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9784 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:31:27 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9784 On Line Opinion