Teaching continues to go backwards

If ever the public needs additional evidence as to why Australia’s education system is either flatlining or going backwards based on international literacy, numeracy and science tests despite the billions invested, ook no further than the February edition of the Australian Council for Educational Research Discovery newsletter.

The ACER, led by Geoff Masters, presents itself as one of Australia’s premier educational organisations at the cutting edge of research related to school education including how best to monitor and improve standards and what constitutes the most effective classroom practice. Under the heading ‘School education, 21st-century skills, School improvement’ the first item details five webinars…