In This Issue
EDITORIAL and INSIDE INSIGHT
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD – Solution
OPINION – Video games and addiction
FEATURE – What happened last summer? The history summer school
Teachers of Australian History face a number of problems, and they’re not all in the classroom, as History Summer School participant, Julian Jefferys, explains.
BEGINNING TEACHERS –
Stuck in the mud: How can we get professional experience moving again?
The school-based professional experience component of teacher education in Australia is stuck in the mud, says Norman McCulla, but there are ways to unstick it.
First year out
Catherine Brown explains the attractions of a job that is different every day.
CLASSROOM CONFIDENTIAL – The missing link? Retention and trade training centres
Is it possible to retain students who wish to undertake vocational education and training in the school environment to Year 12? Seamus O’Grady says it is.
LAW – Bullying and the duty of care
Educators and educational institutions need to take reasonable steps to protect students from harassment and bullying, says David Thomson.
THE PROFESSION – Radical reform: Investing in teacher quality
The Business Council of Australia and the Australian Council for Educational Research have together outlined a plan for radical education reform. Rebecca Leech reports.
TRANSITION –
Vocational education: Applied, engaged and connected
Schools, universities and TAFEs need to work together to support each and every young person to secure their future, says Malcolm White.
Vocational education: Participation, engagement and vocational education
Martha Kinsman reports on the Future Directions in Vocational Skills for Youth Forum held in Hobart in April.
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE and IN BRIEF
ISSUES –
A new beginning: Indigenous education
Schools can provide a safe and secure environment in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can thrive, but they can’t do it alone, says Anthony Hockey.
Gifted and talented: Kick ’em while they're down?
Gifted children plainly, simply, utterly and absolutely deserve an appropriate education, say Peter Merrotsy, Linley Cornish, Howard Smith and Susen Smith.
REVIEW
Science, Evolution and Creationism
THE DIARY
AS I SEE IT... Work experience
Danny Katz explains how work experience teaches students how to be responsible, reliable future members of the workplace.
