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Parents and Education in NSW

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on February 24, 2018

Recently I overheard a conversation between parents in a bookshop. They were struggling to understand NAPLAN, “minimum standards” and what a “band 8” actually meant […]

Posted in Education | Tagged ACARA, ATAR, HSC, minimum standards, NAPLAN, UAC | 1 Comment

The BOSTES Review

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on August 20, 2016

The Review of BOSTES (Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW) commissioned by the NSW Minister for Education in March 2016 has been released. […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged ACARA, AITSL, BOSTES, managerialism, NAPLAN, NSW_DoE, reform | 9 Comments

The 21st Century Education ‘Debate’ in Australia

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 12, 2014

“More than anything else, we want to take the politics out of this issue.” […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged ACARA, Christopher Pyne, curriculum, Kevin Donnelly, partisan bias, religion | 3 Comments

Pearson & ACARA

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 19, 2013

The next generation of NAPLAN literacy and numeracy tests will transform the monitoring of students’ development of these key foundational skills. It will be 21st […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged ACARA, NAPLAN, Pearson, standardised testing | 8 Comments

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Between gods and animals: becoming human in the Gilgamesh epic – aeon.co/ideas/betwee… via @aeonmag

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It is fascinating that Edith and Ruth lived next door to each other in the XIV arrondissement and both exhibited at the Societé Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1926 (and again in 1928). @Orwell_Society @djtaylorwriter @nbissell @TheLong1930s @orwellguy @Writerer #Paris #Orwell pic.twitter.com/F2Lv…

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I have identified Edith Morgan. She is English, not American. More when I can. Ping @Orwell_Society @djtaylorwriter @nbissell @TheLong1930s @orwellguy @Writerer #Paris #Orwell

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"I shall live badly if I do not #write, and I shall write badly if I do not live." Françoise Sagan

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Looks epic. youtube.com/watch?v=… #Tolkien

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First read #Catch22 in Year 7 after walking into English and asking the teacher about the novels piled up on her desk. She literally threw me a copy and I struggled with it for about a month. I have read it about five times since then and cannot wait: youtube.com/watch?v=…

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