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Studies correlate teacher morale with student achievement, so ranking schools according to student performance may be counterproductive if it hurts teacher morale. Finland has the best education system in the world without resorting to league tables.
Many of the things that impact upon a teacher's efficacy are beyond their control - the quality of a child's homelife, the politicisation of the curriculum. One thing they can control is much they care, though this may bring new teachers little comfort in the months ahead.
Forcing schools to produce information on students' exam performance will never be a reliable strategy for lifting numeracy and literacy. Learning is as much about taking risks and failing as it is about getting the answers right the first time.
Fatima Measham investigates the declining credibility of Filipino President Gloria Arroyo.
Fatima Measham on the dilemma of poverty in Australia.
Reviews of Bamboo Palace; The Suicidal Church; The Lowest Rung: Voices of Australian Poverty and Flesh and Glory: Symbol, gender and theology in the Gospel of John.
The Rudder Project, an art-mentoring program sponsored by Jesuit Social Services, has helped make two young women’s dreams come true.
Fatima Measham interviews David White, founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia.
Fatima Measham is a Melbourne writer. She tweets as @foomeister.
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