Teachers must not be daunted by politicians' PISA panic

Dr John Collier

By Dr John Collier
Community contribution / May 7, 2020

As expected, the publication of the latest round of PISA results has led to a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth by politicians and the educational cognoscenti.

As usual, they have blamed schools and teachers for what is allegedly a severe national decline in educational outcomes. Is ...

This story appeared in the April 2020 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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