September 30, 2011
Australia an underachiever in education race
Andrew Stevenson
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/australia-an-underachiever-in-education-race-20110930-1l1hy.html#ixzz1ZShYmy8N
Summary
18 percent of students in Australia reached high levels in international tests in 2000; in 2009 this percentage had fallen to 13 percent. Australia is falling behind in education investments compared to competitor nations. Funding needs to rise by at least $10 billion a year to reach the average of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development nations. The need to increase education investments is great for Australia to reach its nations aim at reaching higher standards in order to transform. NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, said Australia needs to set more ambitious national targets and use existing data to better understand performance to address the issue of underachievement. A major strain on the budget comes from the number of students with disabilities that is increasing rapidly.
Analysis
In order for Australia to complete globally they have to rework the way they are spending their money. I recommend they start programs similar to Teach for America to go into inner city schools and teach for some years to up the teaching standard. Changing the educational focus from low performance to setting more ambitious goals, redirecting resources and investing in leaders that are ready for strategic, transformational change will benefit Australia. Again, the problem of educational inequity is a global social problem. It is social in context, people understand it is a problem, it affects a collective amount of people and all across the world we are setting up institutions, movements and organizations to combat this issue.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/australia-an-underachiever-in-education-race-20110930-1l1hy.html#ixzz1ZSlv1ALw
Australia an underachiever in education race
Andrew Stevenson
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/australia-an-underachiever-in-education-race-20110930-1l1hy.html#ixzz1ZShYmy8N
Summary
18 percent of students in Australia reached high levels in international tests in 2000; in 2009 this percentage had fallen to 13 percent. Australia is falling behind in education investments compared to competitor nations. Funding needs to rise by at least $10 billion a year to reach the average of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development nations. The need to increase education investments is great for Australia to reach its nations aim at reaching higher standards in order to transform. NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, said Australia needs to set more ambitious national targets and use existing data to better understand performance to address the issue of underachievement. A major strain on the budget comes from the number of students with disabilities that is increasing rapidly.
Analysis
In order for Australia to complete globally they have to rework the way they are spending their money. I recommend they start programs similar to Teach for America to go into inner city schools and teach for some years to up the teaching standard. Changing the educational focus from low performance to setting more ambitious goals, redirecting resources and investing in leaders that are ready for strategic, transformational change will benefit Australia. Again, the problem of educational inequity is a global social problem. It is social in context, people understand it is a problem, it affects a collective amount of people and all across the world we are setting up institutions, movements and organizations to combat this issue.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/australia-an-underachiever-in-education-race-20110930-1l1hy.html#ixzz1ZSlv1ALw
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