It takes chutzpah to denigrate the curriculum you developed, but it isn’t surprising that educrats such as Tom Alegounarias and bodies such as the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) are experiencing a road to Damascus moment. Evidence of falling standards because of Australia’s dumbed-down curriculum can no longer be denied. Primary school students are ranked 27th in the world in literacy, and standards in maths and science have failed to improve. Add the fact the Co…
