Tag: HSC

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

HSC English: Letter to NESA

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on March 23, 2017

Recently I received a letter from English educators concerned about the changes to the Higher School Certificate. Many readers of this blog are passionate English teachers […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged English, HSC, NESA, syllabus | Leave a Comment

Great Teaching, Inspired Learning #2

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on March 7, 2013

A blueprint is a reproduction of a technical drawing…invented in the 19th century, the process allowed rapid and accurate reproduction of documents used in construction and industry. The […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Government, Professional development | Tagged HSC, HSC exams, learning, reform | 8 Comments

Dangerous

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on February 26, 2013

If Australia genuinely wants to continually enhance the nature and standard of its schooling and move to the fore internationally it is imperative it advocate […]

Posted in Digital life, Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged HSC, leadership, NAPLAN | 7 Comments

ALARM (A Learning and Response Matrix) #1

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on August 9, 2012

When Max Woods distilled the core of his presentation about ALARM (A Learning and Response Matrix) for the 200 teachers at the Chifley hotel this week […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Professional development | Tagged ALARM, English, essays, HSC, ISER, learning, writing | 48 Comments

What’s important?

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on May 17, 2012

The ritual dance, between the NSW Teachers Federation and the NSW Department of Education and Communities, continues over how education is organised in our state. […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Government | Tagged HSC, reform | 12 Comments

What makes a good HSC teacher?

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 13, 2008

What makes a good HSC teacher? is a great (updated) article by Wayne Sawyer based on research he did a while ago. Thoughts?

Posted in Education, Professional development | Tagged HSC, teaching | Leave a Comment

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The #Orwell quote from The Lion and the Unicorn was worthy of a run: "A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase" in The Malign Incompetence of the British Ruling Class nyti.ms/2RWEZsY #brexit

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The Malign Incompetence of the British Ruling Class nyti.ms/2RWEZsY and I do wonder if @aroberts_andrew would describe himself as a "right wing historian"?

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MIT, Stanford professors are designing a cryptocurrency to top Bitcoin fortune.com/2019/01/… ping @Downes

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In Time (2011) by Andrew Niccol is not a futuristic dystopia but informed contemporary economic analysis. Discuss. pic.twitter.com/nOBf…

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The rest of the quote: "In order to fit into these organisations, individuals have had to deindividualise themselves, have had to deny their native diversity and conform to a standard pattern, have had to their best to become automata." twitter.com/Darcy196…

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Aldous Huxley sagely wrote: "Too much organisation transforms men and women into automata, suffocates the creative spirit and abolishes the very possibility of freedom ..." #managerialism twitter.com/sdinhamu…

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