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Neil’s Second Decade- Music and my life– 2— 1945 January 17, 2012
- Chinese interlude January 16, 2012
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Category Archives: Education
Australian Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey 2
Jim Belshaw has posted on the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey 2006 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, released just today. I have downloaded the full report, and to be honest have not had time to do more than … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie interest, Education, Jim Belshaw, Observations
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Sirdan’s Sunday lunch
The Empress, E, Sirdan’s neighbour and I had our post-election Sunday lunch today. There was no weeping or gnashing of teeth. The conversation did get around to a remarkable story that was front page news in Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald … Continue reading
What “Old Teachers Never Die” needs…
…is a bit of ranting. So I have obliged, though it is a rant I deeply believe in. See The literacy we need but many don’t want… That “many” includes just about everyone on Howard’s side of politics and some … Continue reading
Global warming a hoax? No, the hoax claim is a hoax…
Interesting. See Global warming a hoax? No, the hoax claim is a hoax. Rush Limbaugh fell for it, though, as did several others who profess to be skeptical of global warming.
Posted in blogging, climate change, Education
Tagged culture wars, environment, global warming, meet a blog
If Maths had been like this I may have been interested…
Dear me, there is a nasty left-wing plot brewing in the world of Mathematics of all places, according to Devine pater in today’s Australian. The square route to hell is paved with good intentions WATCH out for radical maths, which may … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie interest, Diversions, Education, Observations, Weird
Latest on Old Teachers Never Die…
…though they do, you know. Today I recall Sydney University’s Bill Maidment, who died in 2005. Anyone interested in English Studies or nostalgia about the “good old days” in academia will find the entry worth reading, I hope.
Posted in Aussie interest, blogging, Education, my sites, Personal
