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By Ian Keese, published 23/4/2007The millions of dollars, spent on politically correct pseudo-issues, could have been spent on improving the education of students.
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"At this following government web-site, you will find many statistics relating to girl and boy student performance.
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/policy_initiatives_reviews/key_issues/boys_education/boys_education_research_and_websites.htm
I cannot find any statistic that shows that the performance of boy students have improved over the last 30 years, while there are some statistics that show that girl students have improved in some areas, although only marginally."
So I guess we're just holding our own near the top of the OECD countries - no improvement.
What does this say in favour of all those tutoring centres springing up around Australian towns? Are they really doing any good for the children, or are they simply helping some parents feel like they're doing the right thing?
And if the buildings the tutoring centres are renting are negatively geared, then the Australian Taxpayer is getting double-dipped yet again for all those deductions, and no evidence of value for money!
I say, no evidence of improved results on standardised tests of the students attending, no tax deductions for the tutoring service!