Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
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Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by JAMFC
(Post 11140306)
Ergo, we need more Chinese and SE Asian migrants to help boost the standards, increase competition and utilise as peer leaders. Personally I'm fairly happy with the secondary schooling system. My 15 YO son is finally switching on to the idea of education and I'm very happy with the patience Fitzroy High has shown in dealing with him.... He might even make Uni after all. Looks like 2/4 of my kids will end up at Uni. So why the wildly different figures I wonder ? |
Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 11140293)
Spanish is handy - agreed. Any 2nd language is handy - remember that levels of fluency, or indeed, bi-lingual skills can translate to gigs in Europe - or USA - in interesting areas.
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Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Most children I know are learning Mandarin, Japanese or Indonesian
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Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 11140352)
Most children I know are learning Mandarin, Japanese or Indonesian
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Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
(Post 11140342)
Not sure why these figures are so different to what is supposed to be the gist of the thread. However as Australia is competing with Asia directly, it's the Asian countries that Australia needs to primarily compare with.
So why the wildly different figures I wonder ? First, the test is basically a measure of the total score of the country at 15 years old. A bimodal distribution isn't going to show up as well in such a score (which seems to be what Australia has). Second, the test has to scale across a wide range - reaching well down into what would be considered 'totally illiterate' in our scales. Australia might have too many functionally illiterate, but few totally illiterate. Third, even this test shows the Australia score as getting worse, rather than getting better. The score of China was obviously better than that of Australia, and rising. The only way to get more of a clue would be to pull their results data apart. |
Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 11138611)
Pardon my ignorance. But what use is Spanish and Shakespeare?
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 11140344)
I've only ever needed it in Spain to order a beer and some tapas
my kids are bI-lingual: we've submerged them in the language and culture...the little bastards interpret for their old man... |
Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
in my brothers daugthers school they are already using ipads (paid for by the parents) in class and for homework :blink: and thats a public school in QLD.
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Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by goingau
(Post 11141442)
in my brothers daugthers school they are already using ipads (paid for by the parents) in class and for homework :blink: and thats a public school in QLD.
Most kids use either Computers or Tablets here for homework. I would have thought that the norm around the world now ? |
Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by goingau
(Post 11141442)
in my brothers daugthers school they are already using ipads (paid for by the parents) in class and for homework :blink: and thats a public school in QLD.
Auxiliary addenda toys, reproducing old paradigms, whilst giving PR puff and vendor lock-in. |
Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by goingau
(Post 11141442)
in my brothers daugthers school they are already using ipads (paid for by the parents) in class and for homework :blink: and thats a public school in QLD.
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Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 11140344)
I've only ever needed it in Spain to order a beer and some tapas
Its also the worlds 4th most commonly spoken language. |
Re: Tasmania (and Australia generally) extremely bad educational standards
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 11142027)
What good is that? They should be using real tablets with real business uses.
what business uses do you you refer to. |
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