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		<title>External exams &#8211; comments from a school principal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hubbard&#8217;s has been involved with preparing students to sit External exams in Queensland since 1952. Hubbard&#8217;s used to be a private company. Since 2001, it has been an accredited non-state school  just like a Grammar School or your local independent &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=1276">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Regarding Summary of Meeting with Hon. JP Langbroek</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 4 points, a few thoughts. 1.     A review – fine – I am a bit concerned at the OP – each school is pulling kids that are not doing well so the OP cohort is getting smaller and &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=953">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vagueness and Subjectivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QSA have prepared an excellent rich task for Year 9 Mathematics.  It&#8217;s this year&#8217;s QCAT task.  But the assessment method that QSA proposes for it seems onerous and subjective.  I don&#8217;t know how they can think it&#8217;s &#8220;world&#8217;s best practice&#8221;.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=916">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching to the Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a teacher of 30+ years experience (mainly Senior Maths but now asked to again teach Physics) I remain concerned by the fact that schools continue to offer the same tests and assignments at the same time each year. Test &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=888">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Frustrating and Disappointing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inability for the QSA to deliver useful direction regarding the implementation and actioning of the senior science syllabi has been extremely frustrating and disappointing.  They have created a &#8220;monster&#8221; that they have little control and understanding of with regard &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=842">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Unproductive Education System in the World</title>
		<link>http://www.platoqld.com/?p=837</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 05:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Last!&#8230;  Please excuse my exuberance but I’ve been waiting years and years for people to come to their senses and protest about the complex, unfair and extremely work- intensive system of education we have in Queensland.  Were it producing &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=837">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unacceptable workload</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I teach in Brisbane.  I would have loved to come to the meeting but I am caught up in the very thing that the meeting is about, that is the massive workload that the system has imposed on us. Reports are due &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=762">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stress, Workload and Assessment</title>
		<link>http://www.platoqld.com/?p=750</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is concerning that to me that QSA seem to be trying to introduce this nonsense into the assessment criteria for Year 10 under the Australian Curriculum.  We certainly don’t need this level of workload in Year 10, as well &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=750">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laborious and Subjective</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to voice my wholehearted support for this movement for QSA to review their assessment policies for Maths and Science. I have been a teacher of both maths and science (main area is Senior Physics) for 17 years. In all &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=747">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ironic Shame</title>
		<link>http://www.platoqld.com/?p=725</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like very much to attend the meeting on June 16th, however I am currently overwhelmed by the demands of marking senior Chemistry classes assessment (EEIs and criteria based examinations). I have also been advised by colleagues not to &#8230; <a href="http://www.platoqld.com/?p=725">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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