Wednesday, June 21, 2006
OBE - what it's really about
The dogged insistence of the Education Minister and the Premier that Outcomes Based Education for years 11 and 12 is in place next year is easily explained.
Next year the school leaving age rises from 15 to 17 years of age.
Thousands of children who are not academically inclined will be forced to remain at school despite having no interest in further study and no prospect of success under the traditional curricula and assessment regimes.
The Government - and remember this process was instigated and supported by previous governments from across the political spectrum – is faced with the prospect of having thousands of children forced to remain at school against their wishes and failing.
An alternative system is needed to allow the Government to declare the success of the changes. Under Outcomes Based Education no one fails, they simply achieve at a lower level.
No OBE next year = chaos in schools + egg on government faces
Next year the school leaving age rises from 15 to 17 years of age.
Thousands of children who are not academically inclined will be forced to remain at school despite having no interest in further study and no prospect of success under the traditional curricula and assessment regimes.
The Government - and remember this process was instigated and supported by previous governments from across the political spectrum – is faced with the prospect of having thousands of children forced to remain at school against their wishes and failing.
An alternative system is needed to allow the Government to declare the success of the changes. Under Outcomes Based Education no one fails, they simply achieve at a lower level.
No OBE next year = chaos in schools + egg on government faces
# posted by Yakbladder @ 6:56 PM 
