Letters from the Teacher-your children, their education, and how you can help

In this funny, heartfelt and passionate call to arms, Gabbie Stroud makes a plea to all parents to understand their roles as their children’s lifelong teachers and show how they can best help their kids’ teachers and schools achieve the best results for the next generation of leaders.

So many parents are buying the government line about standardised testing of students and programs like NAPLAN and MySchool, which somehow satisfy the ‘consumer’ in many people as they think they are getting results because of ranking and comparisons. But what these parents don’t seem to realise is what those new ways of assessing students’ skills are actually doing to their kids’ ability to learn the crucial life skills and appreciation for learning that has thus far been the primary aim of teaching.

ISBN: 9781760875268
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pub Date: February 2020
Page Extent: 368
Format: Paperback