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A weak State in a mediocre performing country : Comments

By John Ridd, published 14/4/2010

Queensland Studies Authority must not be allowed to ruin the National curriculum.

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The QSA is a closed and darkened shop, with representatives of the churches on it, as well as the QTU and QCPCA and EQ.

Allowing that the QTU rep probably has an understanding of 'education', that leaves questions as to why the churches are there, and the QCPCA, a group of 'lay' parents, most of whom wouldn't be equipped to make decisions on what should go in the curriculum.

The QSA and EQ still allow, indeed even encourage, ID and Creationsim to be taught in Science in public schools.

One has to hope a national plan would outlaw that stupidity, because Geoff Wilson refuses to.... along with the EQ curriculum for Bible Lessons, similar to what Abbott wants to bring in across the nation-state we live in.

Well Dur may need to be told how poor our schools are by Masters, but many parents know this from bitter experience when they try to shake-up the schools lazy thinking on 'extending' studnets.

Welford created some private school look-alikes and called them 'Academies'. These are in Brisbane, so hard luck if you live in RARA land. When these show ponies were getting going, the first item of discussion was 'the uniform'.

Incredible ability to prioritise educational issues- but that is EQ for you.

I have a child doing Maths B at the moment. The teacher is well known to be anti-student, and to send students marks and interest levels to cellar levels of interest. Students try to move out to other classes, or give up and do Maths A instead.

Does the school care? Not at all. The HOD acknowledges the problems and keeps silent, parents get fed up, students give up.

Such is the norm when things go badly wrong within EQ.

Any highlighting of deficiencies is deeply resented, denied, and then ignored.

Whatever might be missing, according to Well Dur, from the authors article, what is undeniable is that EQ needs to be put down, and rebuilt, preferably with people from other states, maybe even countries, to give our students a chance.
Posted by The Blue Cross, Monday, 19 April 2010 1:42:14 PM
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@The Blue Cross and vanna. Generally speaking, I find it useful in a debate to respond to the actual points raised, rather than ignore them or dismiss them out of hand and then raise unrelated points. Apparently neither of you adhere to this practice.

E.g. where is the evidence that it is the fault of the curriculum? You ignore the curriculum, which is the central point of Ridd's baseless article. And as with Ridd, you don't cite evidence.

Indeed, The Blue Cross goes further and makes up bizarre and unfounded claims about Intelligent Design and Creationism? On what basis do you make these claims? The curriculum? Which document? What page?

Can't find it? Hmmm. Your research skills are up there with Ridd's... as is you penchant for fantasy.
Posted by Well Dur, Thursday, 22 April 2010 2:19:48 AM
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Well Dur... your sensitivity shows that you are part of EQ, possibly in the ministers office... or lounging around in the QTU offices, presiding over the worst education system in Australia, while kidding yourself that we are 'in pursuit of excellence' up here in 'the smart state'.

ID and Creationism is not in the curriculum.

But ID and Creationism is taught in state schools all over the state.

EQ allows it to be taught, so long as the QSA stuff is taught first.

The minister refuses to tell his staff not to teach this nonsense in Science.

The QSA refuse to rule it out of being taught.

So, the QSA and EQ support and encourage ID and Creationism to be taught in state schools.

Theyn know is is taught, and point blank refuse to ban it in Science.

Oh yes, some poor EQ official in Mackay did do the right-thing and tell a Science teacher there to pull their head in and stick to the actual QSA curriculum, but that was a one-off, and has never happened before, or since.

You need to get out and about a bit in our schools.... you'd be shocked at how poorly run they are.
Posted by The Blue Cross, Thursday, 22 April 2010 10:03:15 AM
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