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At 09:33 AM 13/05/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi all,<br><br>
So, over one million Aussie kids in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are sitting<br>
for national literacy and numeracy exams over these next three
days.<br><br>
Hmm .. does it seem odd to anyone else to have national tests
without<br>
a national curriculum? That is .. an exam, without a curriculum.
Doh!</blockquote><br><br>
From the web:
<a href="http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ccsite/default.asp?id=19875" eudora="autourl">
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ccsite/default.asp?id=19875<br>
</a>"The results from these national literacy and numeracy
<font color="#FF0000"><b>tests</b></font> will provide an important
measure of how Australian schools and students are performing in the
areas of reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. "<br><br>
Seem reasonable to me, since it's only a test. However, some might say
that it is none of the Fed's business because education is a state
matter.<br><br>
rgds<br>
Jim<br><br>
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