Julie Boyd
Posts Tagged Australia
Standardized Tests
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Education, Education, Uncategorized on April 26, 2011
Teachers who blame students for being bored is the equivalent to yelling at the hammer after you strike your own thumb. Diane Ravitch says: Be careful Canada (and Australia!) I know many Canadian educators who are rightfully sceptical of the debacle that is American Education Reform. We should not be too quick to dismiss [...]
A Rural Rendezvous – Horsham and the Wimmera
Posted by Julie in Travel Tales, Uncategorized, Writing on April 22, 2011
(C) Julie Boyd Horsham, in Victoria, is probably not a place that immediately springs to mind as a holiday destination. Located halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide, it tends to be more of a stop-off point for petrol and snacks on the way between Adelaide’s Pandas and Melbourne’s restaurants. However, look more closely and you find [...]
Carbon Tax compensation for industry unjustified
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Commentary, Sustainability on April 18, 2011
The Australia Institute released a policy discussion paper showing how most of the industry compensation on the table is unjustified. These companies are asking for even more exemptions than what’s being flagged. You can watch an interview with the author here (fast forward to 28:33): http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/746841 You can download the paper here: https://www.tai.org.au/index.php?q=node%2F19&pubid=842&act=display Finally, here’s [...]
Two-thirds of teachers want to quit. What is the Purpose of Education
Posted by Julie in Uncategorized on April 4, 2011
NEARLY two-thirds of Australian teachers are considering quitting their jobs for a new career. So are teachers all over the world See: A love of teaching, but fear for the future: Fight over collective bargaining leaves one teacher uncertain about career choice http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42306729/ns/business-us_business The Centre for Marketing Schools was commissioned to survey staff satisfaction levels [...]
Australian sea level rise projections
Posted by Julie in Sustainability, Uncategorized, Writing on December 16, 2010
http://www.ozcoasts.org.au/ Sea level rise projections for some areas of Australia released including Sydney suburbs at risk
Skewering Democracy- Who is Crossing the Line Irresponsibly and What is the Impact on Our Kids?
Posted by Julie in ARTICLE OF THE DAY, Articles- Commentary, Uncategorized on July 26, 2011
Our Harry Potter/FightClub Democracy! Questions from an ‘ordinary Australian.’ (C) Julie Boyd Chris Uhlman tweeted today that Czech President Vaclav Klaus – the man Vaclav Havel once described as a “gangster capitalist,” refused to be security checked at Parliament House which means the ABC are unable to interview him as their studios were on the [...]
Australia, Democracy, Institute for Policy Studies, Julia Gillard, Lindsay Tanner, News Corporation, responsibility, Rupert Murdoch, United States
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