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The Ruinous Effects Of Praising Kids

October 24, 2009 – 12:24 am

According to a recent Herald Sun report, “everybody-wins” approaches to rewarding and praising kids today can result in a generation of mollycoddled wussbags who don’t know the real meaning of achievement… or alternatively, stressed-out little success junkies who become obsessed with competition.
“Smart kids have been told so often how great they are, they may see [...]

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The International Student mess

July 31, 2009 – 10:11 am

The shambles engulfing Australia’s international students continues to bubble along. Even worse, publicity about it continues to bubble along overseas, especially in Indian media.
There are now reports that the education sector is trying to crack down on so-called ‘rogue education agents’.  It’s hard to see how that achieves anything more than window dressing.  The previous [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Also posted in immigration, international issues | Tagged , , | Comments (6)