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By Kevin Donnelly, published 30/1/2006Kevin Donnelly argues the nation's heritage is being forgotten in history lessons.
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I don't enjoy 'credentialising' but I figured it was the obligation of a passionate historian to point out that history shouldn't be about 'right and wrong' and nor should it be subjected to the ideological slant of post modernism OR conservatism. In saying that I opined post modern lecturers had done more to damage the objectivity of teaching than any conservative I've come across. In fact judging by the support for Howard at the moment (even with Iraq etc) I think the mainstream Australian public is just as sick of the left as I am.
Thankyou so much for picking up my 'double t' error though-you must be one of the few teachers left in our schools capable of doing so. I noticed you did not dispute my assertion that the education system desperately needs to attract a higher calibre of teacher/ academic. Perhaps you would like the pay rise and relish a performance based appraisal.
My '12yo girl example' was merely an illustration! I was not basing my opinion that the education of children these days is lacking solely on her thinking Africa was a country. The literacy (one t :) levels have been steadily declining since KEATING introduced a raft of 'feel good' reforms that swapped the basics with flash cards and dress ups. Sure concentrate on English and Maths before history and geography-but at the moment most Kids probably think Iraq is a newly discovered planet because they can't read the papers. And it is the lefts fault-ha ha.