I t is a vision of the future - grounded in the past. New Education Minister Christopher Pyne invites us to imagine classrooms where teachers return to old-school instruction - becoming more a deliverer of facts, less a convener of activity-based learning. He wants young readers to sound out words - and public school administrators to enjoy more of the freedoms of their private education counterparts. The so-called history wars of the Howard government era are back with a vengeance: Pyne believes the national curriculum has too much focus on progressive causes and ignores the role of the Coalition political parties in building Australia. And in an ominous sign for the government body that...
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