The Conversation AustraliaLanguage Learning Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That's why we use the whole language approach to teaching ittheconversation.com - Katina Zammit When I was younger I decided to learn Greek. I learnt the letter-sound correspondences and could say the words – the sounds, that is. But although I …
The Conversation AustraliaLanguage Learning Why every child needs explicit phonics instruction to learn to readtheconversation.com - Pamela Snow and Tanya Serry Being able to read means being able to make meaning from printed words. At a functional level, we read to get the message – such as how many times …
The Conversation AustraliaEducation Reading progress is falling between year 5 and 7, especially for advantaged students: 5 chartstheconversation.com - Peter Goss There is a hidden problem with reading in Australian schools. Ten years’ worth of NAPLAN data show improvements in years 3, 5 and 9. But reading …
The Conversation AustraliaEducation Are flexible learning options giving schools a convenient way out of taking responsibility for 'difficult' students?theconversation.com - Nigel Howard and Andrew Bills and David Armstrong This week, the royal commission into disability heard horrifying stories of children’s experiences in the education system. It is no wonder children …
The Conversation AustraliaHigher Education Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis' financial strife in three chartstheconversation.com - Andrew Norton Sydney’s Macquarie University announced budget cuts in recent days, due to “zero growth” in enrolments next year. Vice-Chancellor Bruce Dowton …
The Conversation AustraliaEducation 'Let's design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child': how to teach science and maths so students actually caretheconversation.com - Paula Mildenhall In a May 2019 speech, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, noted participation in science and maths was slipping in Australian schools. …
The Conversation AustraliaPositive Thinking 'I cheated on a school exam and I feel terrible. How can I get past this?'theconversation.com - Lydia Woodyatt With so many external pressures, I yielded to cheating on an exam. I feel absolutely terrible as it is not what I stand for at all, a lot of people …
The Conversation AustraliaSustainability Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroomtheconversation.com - Belinda Gibbons and Bonnie Dean and Stephanie Perkiss The recent student-led climate protests reflect the need for schools to provide opportunities to nurture their students’ global, environmentally …
The Conversation AustraliaEducation Choosing a school for your kid? Here's how other Australian parents do ittheconversation.com - Jen Jackson School choice is a defining feature of Australian education. One reason is because more families make choices between public and private schools than …
The Conversation AustraliaTeaching Don’t just solve for x: letting kids explore real-world scenarios will keep them in maths classtheconversation.com - Jill Fielding-Wells and Kym Fry In real life, ordering pizza for a group of people involves having a conversation about what people like, how much they can eat, how much they want …
The Conversation AustraliaEducation Excluded and refused enrolment: report shows illegal practices against students with disabilities in Australian schoolstheconversation.com - Kathy Cologon More than 12% of students with disability are being refused school enrolment, and over 40% are being excluded from school events and activities. These …
The Conversation AustraliaCreative Writing 'I'm in another world': writing without rules lets kids find their voice, just like professional authorstheconversation.com - Brett Healey Ask a child why they write and you might receive a common response: the teacher told me to. Kids often lack confidence as writers and find it …
The Conversation AustraliaPedagogy Don't blame the teacher: student results are (mostly) out of their handstheconversation.com - Callie Little Teachers have very little to do with why some kids are better at school than others, our research shows. This contradicts the popular view that …
The Conversation AustraliaHigher Education Australians split on the level of foreign students: ANUpolltheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Australians are divided over whether the nation’s universities have too many foreign students, according to the Australian National University’s …
The Conversation AustraliaStudents 3 things to help improve your exam results (besides studying)theconversation.com - Tom Gordon If you want to get good marks in your exams, there’s no substitute for study. So do past exams, go over your notes, read what you need to read, do …
The Conversation AustraliaCollege & University Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into universitytheconversation.com - Tim Pitman In a recent nation-wide survey by online tutoring company Cluey Learning, 75% of Australian senior students said their ATAR score would impact on the …
The Conversation AustraliaFlute Curious Kids: is it OK to listen to music while studying?theconversation.com - Timothy Byron I am in year 11 and I like to listen to music when I am studying, but my dad says that my brain is spending only half of its time studying and the …
The Conversation AustraliaAnxiety Don't calm down! Exam stress may not be fun but it can help you get better markstheconversation.com - Mandie Shean Two-thirds of young people experience levels of exam stress that mental health organisation ReachOut describes as “worrying”. Research shows high …
The Conversation AustraliaBullying 'I wish you were murdered': some students don't know the difference between bullying and bantertheconversation.com - Grace Skrzypiec and Mirella Wyra Many Australian students don’t know the difference between banter and bullying, with some saying they joke about wishing their friend would “drown” …
The Conversation AustraliaEducation Asylum seekers have a right to higher education and academics can be powerful advocatestheconversation.com - Merrilyn Delporte and Bree Hurst Australia’s refugee policy has led to a two-track education system. Those processed offshore, and deemed refugees by the time they have arrived in …
The Conversation AustraliaSocial Work A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first placetheconversation.com - Peter Young Last year, I received a phone call from a prospective student. She wanted to know if our university would accept her into a Master of Social Work …
The Conversation Australia Universities don't control the labour market: we shouldn't fund them like they dotheconversation.com - Denise Jackson and Ruth Bridgstock From 2020, universities will receive a certain amount of government funding based on four performance measures: student drop-out rates; participation …
The Conversation Australia Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agentstheconversation.com - Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue and Jonathan Benney Chinese students with nationalist sentiments can be seen as agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Such concerns were particularly evident …
The Conversation AustraliaHumanity Studying for exams? Here's how to make your memory work for youtheconversation.com - Amina Youssef-Shalala Have you ever thought about how your brain works when you study? Knowing this may improve your ability to retain and recall information. There are …
The Conversation Australia When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes lasttheconversation.com - Lisa Bero This article is part of a series on academic freedom where leading academics from around the world write on the state of free speech and inquiry in …
The Conversation Australia The UK Labour Party wants to abolish private schools – could we do that in Australia?theconversation.com - Paul Kidson The UK’s Labour Party recently voted in a policy to effectively abolish private schools and integrate them into the state system. This is a courageous …
The Conversation Australia Gonski’s vision of 'personalised learning' will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatonstheconversation.com - Alan Reid The education debate in Australia becomes tangled when the same key concepts are used by various groups and individuals to mean very different things. …
The Conversation Australia Australia's temporary graduate visa attracts international students, but many find it hard to get work in their fieldtheconversation.com - Ly Tran and George Tan and Mark Rahimi The number of international students who stay in Australia after graduating on the temporary graduate visa – often referred to as the 485 visa – is …
The Conversation Australia India is reforming education for the first time since 1986 – here's why Australia should caretheconversation.com - Craig Jeffrey India released a Draft National Education Policy (DNEP) in June 2019. It’s the first comprehensive policy proposal on education in the country since …
