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Time is a luxury we no longer possess

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  Time is a luxury we no longer possess Our battered Subi spacecraft, a relic in the night Flickering erratic, its core a dying light On Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine, a river of light so grand But cycles bled away, draining across the land BK slumped, pale and strained, JB with eyes closed in despair Time a luxury we no longer possessed, consumed by cosmic air. No stopping in uncharted space No "stop and revive" in this perilous, uncharted space. The Rumour Mill's comfort is a memory, lost to time and trace. The exorbitant demand is a punch right to the gut. Our savings drained, our journey's hope, behind a costly shut. Slingshot into an anomaly But Katcha's mind intertwined with Subi, a final desperate plea, "A predictive model for a slingshot to the anomaly!" "Best case, worst case": a gamble to save everything we hold dear, with a 45% chance of structural damage, battling hope and fear. To that faint, almost imperceptible energy signature, ...

Surplus of university graduates - academic unemployment

In  the fast  growing region in the  world there   is  high levels of unemployment of university graduates. India, China, Malaysia and Hong Kong are all experiencing a surplus of university graduates. In China there are over 6 million unemployed graduates and This has led to a questioning of education standards and the capabilities of the graduates. Business says they do not have the skills for the 21st century. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/120717/economy-college-education-youth-unemployment  This has led to a questioning of the value of exam-based learning and the promise of white-collar jobs. Look at the World Economic forum and scroll down and look at the global dimensions of unemployment for your people. http://www.weforum.org/community/global-agenda-councils/youth-unemployment-visualization-2013 Educating or unemployment. The issue of youth unemployment is a significant issue for Australia. A...

PISA and Education Reform.

PISA and Education Reform. This ABC Hindsight program discusses why Finland reformed its education system in the 1970s. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/finland-the-real-education-revolution/4228418 Pasi  Sahlburg, a former director of Education in Finland discusses  how Finland has achieved success and the important role of teacher quality and teacher training. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf65Z_gqH1U This is an excellent discussion, as it covers the purpose of change and the strategic processes employed to gain achievement. The discussion also highlights the need of countries to make reform . PISA is a reflective tool which countries can validate against and use to make reform . Australia is different  to  Finland and as this discussion implicitly identifies – as the world changes nations need to reform their approach to education. It could be that Finland got it right for an era the Industrial era (which the PISA testing m...

Is education a global competition?

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Question: Is education a global competition?  Australia's schools are failing and are behind other countries across the globe. Jo Tovey from the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reports on the PISA 2009 results for Australia. Does this impression of global competition mean that Australian teachers and students are in a global race?  Sydney Morning Herald 2006: OECD report finds Australian students falling behind Tovey's report identifies a reason for Australia's performance relative to other nations and highlights growing inequalities between rich and poor as a reason for Australia's ranking. Sydney Morning Herald 2013: Too many losers in divided education system   Does this impression of global competition mean that Australian teachers and students should behave like they are in a  global race? This question is complicated as it pre-states an assumption based on problem identification and action. I am not sure what percent of teachers are aware of the PIS...

Globalization of Eductation

Readings: Global Student Mobility in the Asia Pacific: Mobility, Migration, Security and Well-being of international students:   http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Global-Student-Mobility-in-the-Asia-Pacific--Mobility--Migration--Security-and-Wellbeing-of-Internat1-4438-1908-5.htm Two cultures in science :   http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/two--cultures-in-science/5154684 Science, Engineering and mathematics in Crisis :  http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the National Interest: A Strategic Approach in July 2013 :   http://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/STEMstrategy290713FINALweb.pdf Globalization and the Australian Dream :  http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sundayextra/the-australian-dream-is-over/5154750 The following discussion is based on personal understandings in association with the signifi...