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2010-11-29

Don't over centralise powers to Canberra

Comments on Peter Garrett “More mobile students need a national curriculum”, 29/11/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/more-mobile-students-need-a-national-curriculum/story-fn59niix-1225962379374


I am not necessarily against a national curriculum for schools. But we have got to strike a balance between federal views and state views within the federation.

It appears that there is a tendance of over centralisation of power unnecessarily by the federal government at the expense of advantages of a well functioning federation.

How much is the share of 80,000 in total Australian students? Further How different the State education system and curriculum?

Garret says that 10% of teacher changed states in the past. For how many years in the past?

How about curriculums in other countries?

Australia often tend to think the US as an example to learn from.

Does the US have a national curriculum for schools? How uniform they are there?

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