For the moment Rosenthal will venture only one conclusion of a prescriptive nature from his decades of research: "Superb teachers can teach the "unteachable"; we know that. So, what I think this research shows is that there's a moral obligation for a teacher: if the teacher knows that certain students can't learn, that teacher should get out of that classroom." [Central Ranges LLEN CEO Library]
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Geography loses half its students. Teaching geography as part of social studies courses alongside subjects such as history, economics and citizenship has overseen a halving in the past decade of the number of students selecting the discipline in their senior years. Figures gathered by the Australian Geography Teachers Association show the extent of disenchantment with the subject among year 11 and 12 students brought up on a diet of Studies of Society and Environment. The Australian, 26 September 2006 [EdNA Home Page Headlines]
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In defence of the true values of learning. Professor Kenneth Wiltshire presents his views on the nature of the Australian school curriculum as part of the 'critical literacy' debate. He argues that in almost all developed democracies the school curriculum is anchored in a set of shared values, and core curriculum content is defined. The Australian, 23 September 2006 [EdNA Home Page Headlines]
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