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Nurturing Democracy: Whitlam Forum

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 25, 2016

The experience of an educational exchange to Denmark in 2011 continues to provide professional direction about what’s important in the life of a school. During […]

Posted in Education | Tagged "Viborg Katedralskole", Denmark, Grundtvig, nurturing democracy, SRC | 3 Comments

Nurturing Democracy: Shellharbour Forum

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on March 4, 2015

Active and informed citizens…are committed to national values of democracy, equity and justice, and participate in Australia’s civic life. Melbourne Declaration The Student Representative […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged democracy, DHS, election, nurturing democracy, Shellharbour, SRC | 3 Comments

I Voted!

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 12, 2014

There have been many posts about our school’s nurturing democracy program over the last few years at my blog, including this one about our plan to […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged AEC, democracy, SRC, voting | 2 Comments

Democracy at school

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on March 25, 2014

Does your school hold authentically democratic elections? The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is conducting our school elections for the first time in 2014 as our […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged AEC, democracy, school, SRC, voting | 1 Comment

Nurturing Democracy

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on August 28, 2013

“The tone of modern political discourse [in Australia] has caused younger generations to become disillusioned with government, and by extrapolation, with democracy.” SOURCE “In a […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged Dapto, democracy, forum, SRC, Throsby | 3 Comments

Not a list (a reflective post with 2013 in mind)

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 29, 2012

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” “Fight evil, read books.” These two quotes are […]

Posted in Government, Photography, Popular culture, Professional development, University | Tagged brain, democracy, laughter, leadership, reading, SRC | 3 Comments

Our Democracy & Authentic Learning

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on November 13, 2012

“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” I am tempted to write that nurturing democracy […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged Dapto, democracy, SRC, Wollongong City Council | Leave a Comment

Local communities & democracy

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on October 18, 2012

How do students learn about democracy? Engaging with the people and processes, ideas and the realities of democratic systems, in an authentic manner, has to […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged Dapto, democracy, Illawarra, SRC, Wollongong City Council | 3 Comments

‘Democracy Day’

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 8, 2012

The purpose of school is often debated, sometimes poorly, without any clear or convincing Big Picture view being sketched for the community. Literacy and numeracy, […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Government | Tagged democracy, SRC, Throsby | 3 Comments

The Melbourne Declaration, Democracy and School

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on November 12, 2011

…please strive to maximise [my daughters’] potential…so that they can contribute to and enjoy the fruits of living within an Australian society that is fair, […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Government | Tagged "Melbourne Declaration", democracy, SRC | 8 Comments

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Darcy Moore

@Darcy1968

Just found an edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four with a critical introduction and really useful annotations by Bernard Crick, Clarendon Press, 1984. John Rodden, in his new book (2020) on #Orwell’s reception and reputation, recommends it as under-appreciated and hard to find. pic.twitter.com/3679…

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“The whole system is a catastophe” says @PiccoliMp re: #Naplan which was predicted in 2009 by educational experts but political expediency won the day and our system lost out. #SMHSchools

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An unusually hypercritical message about our edu-systems from academics, unionists & educrats today. How will the same people, who have been i/c across the plethora of edu-bodies for 20 years, change their thinking to build a properly functioning education system? #SMHSchools

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The biggest drop in #PISA is the top quartile says @mscott and once again the question begs, is that a problem created by our inherently managerial approach to curriculum? #SMHSchools

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How important is it to reflect on the impact of managerial outcomes based syllabi in the decline @GMastersACER highlights in the performance of Australian 15 year olds over the last 15 yrs? Does a clear parallel with this model of curriculum and lower lit/num emerge? #SMHSchools

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Who will be talking about this at the #SMHSchools tomorrow? education.nsw.gov.au…

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