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As an expat American, I’ve always been intrigued—and frankly, baffled—by the Australian schooling system. It’s a system riddled with contradictions that simply don’t add up. Take New South Wales (NSW), where I currently reside and have taught. NSW operates on a syllabus-based system of education. This syllabus tells teachers what to teach, and it’s supposedlyContinue reading “The Standards Dilemma: Aligning Goals and Incentives in Australian Education”