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Archive for November 19th, 2007

I must admit that, at times during the Curriculum Corporation Conference in Sydney I felt like a tiny voice of dissent in a chorus of support for national curriculum.
Not surprising perhaps, given the positioning of the Curriculum Corporation as an agent of federal government, but there was almost an inevitability about it all as speaker [...]

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Finland

Just back from two conferences (ASCD/ACEL) and Curriculum Corporation and the indisputable winner is … (drum roll) … FINLAND.
This gorgeous little country with the jagged edges was on the lips of lots of presenters who pointed to its show-stopping international test results such a PISA.  
Apparently, educational researchers from all over the world are [...]

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