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<body>Really? Oh dear. I certainly hope not.<BR>
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> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:28:00 +1100<BR>> From: mary.mason@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au<BR>> To: english@edulists.com.au<BR>> Subject: Re: [English] RE: new English course<BR>> <BR>> I don't think Lopez has to worry. The mind numbing assessment process of<BR>> the assessment system at VCE removes any edginess to the discussion in a<BR>> classroom!<BR>> <BR>> Mary<BR>> <BR>> >>> brennanhayes@netspace.net.au 18/01/2007 12:09 pm >>><BR>> I've attached a copy of the full version of the Mark Lopez article<BR>> Prue<BR>> referred to. A cut and paste version of it appeared in The Oz. On the<BR>> one<BR>> hand a cause of much merriment - Bruce Dawe was amused - on the other<BR>> a<BR>> worry since Lopez was one of the academics invited to the History<BR>> summit by<BR>> Julie Bishop.<BR>> <BR>> Terry Hayes <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On 18/1/07 11:06 AM, "gillpm@mlc.vic.edu.au" <gillpm@mlc.vic.edu.au><BR>> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Oh dear, I should have written hear hear! I just reread my own<BR>> message. Did<BR>> > you read the article in the Australian by Mark Lopez on Tues about<BR>> left wing<BR>> > bias in Victorian english curriculum. It's an interesting one to do<BR>> with<BR>> > students. My goodness, it's raining.<BR>> > Prue<BR>> > <BR>> > ________________________________<BR>> > <BR>> > From: english-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of Reynolds, Gail G<BR>> > Sent: Thu 18/01/2007 10:58 AM<BR>> > To: VCE English Teachers' Mailing List<BR>> > Subject: RE: new English course<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Does anyone out there know when we will have access to the sample<BR>> Year 12<BR>> > English paper for 2008? Whilst I don't want the Y12 paper to drive<BR>> what we are<BR>> > doing in Year 11, a bit more direction would be welcome, VCE is meant<BR>> to be a<BR>> > two year program!<BR>> > <BR>> > (It does strike me as odd -- to say the very least -- that the Study<BR>> Design<BR>> > and assessment processes should be seen as two separate entities<BR>> when, from my<BR>> > viewpoint, good teaching demands that a course should be designed<BR>> knowing what<BR>> > you are teaching, why you are teaching it AND how you will assess it,<BR>> in one<BR>> > integrated process!)<BR>> > <BR>> > I'd also be interested to hear about the processes others are<BR>> implementing and<BR>> > the kinds of decisions you are making to structure the new course.<BR>> > <BR>> > Gail<BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<BR>> > VCE English Teachers' Mailing List<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<BR>> VCE English Teachers' Mailing List<BR>> -- <BR>> ################################################################################<BR>> This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error then please notify the sender immediately. The contents represent the views or opinions of the author only and are not necessarily made on behalf of the School. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses; the School does not accept liability for any damage caused by a transmitted virus.<BR>> ################################################################################<BR>> <BR>> Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering.<BR>> http://www.mailguard.com.au/tt<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<BR>> VCE English Teachers' Mailing List<BR><BR><br /><hr />Be one of the first to try <a href='http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d' target='_new'>Windows Live Mail.</a></body>
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