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Re-opening schools is a study in inequity

April 18, 2020April 20, 2020 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

We all know at one level or another that there is no equity in our school system. But that lack

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Education 

Give the teachers a break

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Evan Predavec 2 Comments

You know, there’s a reason people go to university to learn how to be teachers. The idea that within a

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Education 

STEM education is not binary

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

The SMH reports that a leading academic claims that a focus on STEM education is leaving kids prey to fake

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Education 

Premier should just make Maths compulsory for the HSC

October 16, 2018May 28, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

The Premier is pushing a complex plan to persuade more students to study Maths; she “is leading the push to

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Education Life in general 

Phones and schools – get some perspective, you can’t hold back the tide

September 26, 2018 Evan Predavec 2 Comments

It’s funny how quickly we humans come to accept the current state of things as normal. In 2012 mobile phone

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Education 

Do NAPLAN writing scores simply reflect the real world?

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Schools and students are being warned not to rely on the NAPLAN writing scores because the Year 9 students who sat

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Education 

NSW announces Digital Learning for All – or maybe for some

August 13, 2018 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

The NSW Government recently announced that “a $23 million package of digital learning resources will be available for every public

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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

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Adults Featured Internet Life in general 

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
Featured Kids Life in general 

Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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