For a moment, when I read this, I wondered if it was April 1!
Deputy Opposition Leader Mark McArdle was referring to a document proposing "strategies for addressing mental health wellbeing in any classroom".
The part he highlighted (excuse the pun): "Don't mark in a red pen (which can be seen as aggressive) - use a different colour."
Deputy Opposition Leader Mark McArdle was referring to a document proposing "strategies for addressing mental health wellbeing in any classroom".
The part he highlighted (excuse the pun): "Don't mark in a red pen (which can be seen as aggressive) - use a different colour."
"Given your 10-year-old Labor government presides over the lowest numeracy and literacy standards of any state in Australia, don't you think it's time we focused on classroom outcomes rather than these kooky, loony, loopy, lefty policies?" Mr McArdle asked. Ummm … good point perhaps?
Premier Anna Bligh called the question trivial at a time of "such economic peril".
I must admit that I agree with one of the commentators who muses that they are not sure which is the most worrying; the fact it was a report commissioned by the government, it was brought up in parliament or that the Premier dismissed it as trivial.
If you have time, read at least some of the comments; you will either get a laugh or a jolt of fear …
Reminds me about a post I did back in September.
http://smouldering-mushroom.blogspot.com/2008/09/will-we-perhaps-see-reincarnation-of.html
1 comment:
After all this money was spent on discovering that red pens are damaging to children's psyche did they have colours that wouldn't adversely affect the poor little children? LOL I'm thinking neon pink. :p
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