Paying Students To Learn
Can Students Be Paid to Excel?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/nyregion/05incentive.html?ref=education&pagewanted=allStraight A’s, With a Burger as a Prize
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/business/media/06adco.html?fta=y&pagewanted=allPaying Students To Learn
http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/education/entries/2008/01/22/paying_students.htmlGood grades pay off — literally
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-01-27-grades_N.htm#uslPageReturnhttp://www.nber.org/papers/w13890Single Sex schoolingTeaching Boys and Girls Separately
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/magazine/02sex3-t.html?ref=education&pagewanted=allThe missing option for boys
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/the-missing-option-for-boys/2007/05/05/1177788470658.htmlSchool results improve with one sex in the equation
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/school-results-improve-with-one-sex-in-the-equation/2006/07/11/1152383741203.htmlPrincipals turn to booze to cope: reporthttp://www.theage.com.au/news/national/principals-turn-to-booze-to-cope-report/2008/02/03/1201973740345.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1To IB or not to IBShould individual government schools be given the
choice of adopting the IB in place of or alongside the government curriculum like their private school counterparts?
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/victorians-up-there-with-the-best-in-international-diploma/2008/01/04/1198950073973.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/National/School-push-for-special-diploma/2005/06/07/1118123834305.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/national/state-schools-to-go-global/2006/04/17/1145126055986.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/on-a-growth-mission/2007/06/03/1180809342832.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Teacher dress code?Under a plan being considered by the State Government teachers could be required to abide by school dress codes.
A report by the Education and Training Committee says the Education Department should "encourage schools to consider standards for staff dress and appearance" when reviewing dress-code policies.
Parents Victoria executive officer Gail McHardy says if schools are setting a dress code for students, it is only fair that the same applies to teachers. Some students agree, saying it's "about time" teachers followed a dress code.
Should teachers be required to follow dress codes? Should uniforms be enforced at all?
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/uniform-approach-to-teacher-dress/2007/12/05/1196812829418.htmlhttp://blogs.theage.com.au/yoursay/archives/2007/12/classroom_coutu.htmlhttp://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/etc/inq_dress_rep.htmlInformation about school performanceAccording to Dr. Ken Boston, one-time Director General of Education in NSW:
"there is a conspiracy of silence . . . and a determination to avoid making public any information which might indicate that one school is more effective than another"
However it seems the long night of Government secrecy will be lifted soon:
STATE Labor premiers have vowed to give parents more information on how students perform
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/states-move-on-school-reports/2007/09/24/1190486225404.htmlhttp://education.qld.gov.au/publication/production/reports/pdfs/2007/federalist-paper.pdfLabor plans release of school rankings
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/labor-plans-release-of-school-rankings/2007/06/24/1182623741864.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1SELECTING a school is no easy task. But for Margaret Pledger, choosing the right secondary school for her children was firstly a question of location.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/on-your-mark/2007/06/24/1182623744432.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2'Where is my school's report card?'
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/where-is-my-schools-report-card/2007/10/05/1191091365551.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Parents are being short-changed by schools that don't hand in their report cards on time, writes Caroline Milburn.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/schools-urged-do-better-on-data/2007/11/11/1194749385622.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Failure is not a dirty word
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/failure-is-not-a-dirty-word/2006/06/09/1149815312645.html?page=fullpageLabor commits to publishing school data
http://www.theage.com.au/news/NATIONAL/Labor-commits-to-publishing-school-data/2007/11/18/1195321586810.htmlExamples of school performance data:
http://www.sthelena.vic.edu.au/thecollege/Reports/Annual%20Report/Annual%20Report%202006.pdfhttp://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/innovation/Data_driven_school_improvement_through_VCEDS.ppthttp://www.psk12.com/rating/USindexphp/STATE_CA.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6215682.stmTeacher Shortage in quantity and quality:
Teachers to be lured to tough schools
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/teachers-to-be-lured-to-tough-schools/2008/02/08/1202234169441.htmlPrivate sector grabs Rhodes scholar
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23172235-13881,00.htmlVICTORIAN students are turning their backs on teaching careers, with experts blaming poor pay and job security.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/students-turn-their-backs-on-teaching/2008/01/14/1200159362690.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Teaching is a calling more than a vocation
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/teaching-is-a-calling-more-than-a-vocation/2008/02/01/1201801039710.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Teachers told to take control
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/teachers-told-to-take-control/2007/09/14/1189276985702.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1A failure to make the grade
http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/~aleigh/opinion_fulltext2.htm#TrendsTeacherAptitudehttp://econrsss.anu.edu.au/~aleigh/pdf/TrendsTeacherQuality.pdfTeachers' $50k bush bonus
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23069747-13881,00.htmlPlan to widen Pearson's incentive scheme
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23074684-13881,00.htmlClassroom burnout triggers teacher opt-out
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/classroom-burnout-triggers-teacher-optout/2007/02/24/1171734032304.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1The teacher shortage - crisis or con?
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/10/1047144911717.htmlSchools hit by science teacher shortages
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Schools-hit-by-science-teacher-shortages/2005/04/19/1113854198776.htmlA rewarding job, but it won't make you rich
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/A-rewarding-job-but-it-wont-make-you-rich/2005/04/19/1113854198779.html"Keeping our teachers"
Philip Riley lectures in school leadership at Monash University and is a registered psychologist.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/philip-riley/2008/01/27/1201368941242.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1How should teachers be paid?Push for trial of merit pay
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/push-for-trial-of-merit-pay/2008/02/01/1201801039692.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Gillard all for merit pay in classroom
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23069745-13881,00.htmlStudents' results must be the main measure
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23064528-13881,00.htmlTeachers warm to merit pay
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23064534-13881,00.htmlTeachers' $50k bush bonus
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23069747-13881,00.htmlPlan to widen Pearson's incentive scheme
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23074684-13881,00.htmlUnions 'protecting poor teachers'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7259280.stmResults appraisals upset teachers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7252830.stmRemove bad teachers, says adviser
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7088383.stmHECS-HELP and FEE-HELPThe creator of Australia’s HECS system says it is due for an overhaul, with loans for students going to private institutions costing taxpayers more in lost interest earnings than those who go to public universities.
Professor Bruce Chapman says the nation’s income contingent loans system has changed significantly since it was introduced in 1989, the main difference being that it is now available to a large number and range of private sector institutions.
http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/FeesLoansAndScholarships/Undergraduate/CommonwealthSupportForYourPlaceAndHECS-HELP/WhatYouPay.htm#T3http://www.campusreview.com.au/pages/story-details.php?idArticle=3334http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/student-debts-out-of-control/2008/01/14/1200159363436.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054956-25918,00.htmlhttp://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/10/23/is-there-an-implicit-subsidy-in-the-hecs-debt/http://www.cis.org.au/issue_analysis/IA68/IA68a.pdfThe educational needs of the academically able - why are people so hostile?Brightest and best miss out
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24608051-25192,00.htmlSelect schools benefit all state students
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/select-schools-benefit-all/2006/11/26/1164476066686.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Give academic excellence a sporting chance
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Opinion/Give-academic-excellence-a-sporting-chance/2005/03/30/1111862458549.htmlSmart kids deserve our help, too
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/smart-kids-deserve-our-help-too/2008/04/07/1207420296238.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Join the academy
http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php?action=post;msg=27511;topic=2078.0;sesc=430f4b7d87296ef7103d38aac0a27c3bStop holding back top students: curriculum chief
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/stop-holding-back-top-students-curriculum-chief/2008/01/31/1201714153287.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1Culture hinders our gifted students
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/culture-hinders-our-gifted-students/2006/12/23/1166290787908.htmlBest mates - the small poppy syndrome
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/24/1042911552629.htmlDo we give bright kids a fair go?
http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/yoursay/index.php/theaustralian/comments/do_we_give_bright_kids_a_fair_goGifted kids
http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s1790306.htmGifted Children and Schooling
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/s527028.htmWith A High IQ Comes Need For Special Education
http://www.cis.org.au/executive_highlights/EH2007/eh49007.htmlGifted and Talented Education Reforms: Effects on Teachers' Attitudes
http://home.exetel.com.au/brendan/teacherattitudes.pdfExceptionally Gifted Children
By Miraca U. M. Gross
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0Lkvb6WtWicC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=hostility+toward+academic+gifted&source=web&ots=U4NfgxGpp1&sig=WEFY7VdSHKcsGbiZCLWNmsKg-vw&hl=en#PPA41,M1Is throwing more taxpayer money at schools the answer?
Creating a culture of great learning expectations
http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/creating-a-culture-of-great-learning-expectations/2008/03/07/1204780055447.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/~aleigh/pdf/SchoolProductivity.pdf"real per-child school expenditure increased by 10 percent over the period 1975-1998, and by 258 percent over the period 1964-2003. This increase in spending funded a substantial reduction in student-teacher ratios. Measuring productivity in terms of literacy and numeracy points per dollar, our results imply that the productivity of Australian schools may have fallen over the past 3-4 decades."
A National Curriculumhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23138245-13881,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22945882-13881,00.htmlAnd what better issue than
VCE English itself:
The English Curriculumhttp://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/lukeslattery/index.php/theaustralian/comments/curriculum_cordiality_in_the_air/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23249327-12332,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23145537-7583,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23146976-12332,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22945882-13881,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22946913-13881,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22677061-13881,00.htmlhttp://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/English/critlit.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_literacyOtherIs welfare a basic human right?
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