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Education
Fix this textJournal of The New South Wales Teachers' Federation
Fix this textRegistered at the G.P.O. Sydney for transmission by post as a periodical.
Fix this textVol. 46, No. 2.
Fix this textFEBRUARY 17, 1965
Fix this textPrice: Threepence
Fix this textA.T.F. CONFERENCE
Fix this textNational Discussion
Fix this textof Needs of Education
Fix this textTeacher training was the theme of the 1965 Con-
Fix this textference of the Australian Teachers' Federation held in
Fix this textMelbourne last month. But the delegates from each of
Fix this textthe six States gave their attention to many more than this
Fix this textone aspect of education.
Fix this textIn his Presidential Address Mr. John Harris reviewed some of
Fix this textthe difficulties which confront the teaching profession throughout
Fix this textAustralia. He emphasised the changing nature of education, point-
Fix this texting out that its outlook is no longer national, but international.
Fix this text“Before this jet age lowered
Fix this textpographical barriers,” he said,
Fix this textpeople of other countries were
Fix this textmerely curios for the geo-
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Fix this text..ieir customs, food, clothes and
Fix this texthomes provided the material
Fix this textfor many a fascinating lesson.
Fix this textr ut that was as far as it went.
Fix this textittle was done to give pupils
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Fix this textnderstand them. What
Fix this textnought was given to how their
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Fix this textmaintain and improve our liv-
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Fix this textof others, and to what I con-
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Fix this textMr. Harris pointed out that
Fix this textrur educational system must be
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Fix this textthe same time it must adapt
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Fix this textHe said that while the many
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Fix this textmany alarming situations.
Fix this text“In Australia we have be-
Fix this textcome accustomed to speaking of
Fix this texta crisis in education,” he said.
Fix this text“This is perhaps an unfortu-
Fix this textnate word to use to describe
Fix this textthe present situation in that it
Fix this textimplies an imminent state of
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Fix this textno sudden collapse is likely,
Fix this textthat teachers will continue to
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Fix this textthat our education system is on
Fix this textthe point of collapse but that
Fix this textit is suffering from chronic
Fix this textmalnutrition brought about by
Fix this textthe combination of a lack of
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Fix this text“Education is a continuing
Fix this textprocess no one stage of which
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Fix this textpolicies which treat it as a
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Fix this textan interest in education. Only
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Fix this text“Our education system is not
Fix this texton the point of collapse. It
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Fix this textpatched up as they become un-
Fix this textbearable or politically threaten-
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Fix this textwe are doing now with what
Fix this textused to be done and pat our-
Fix this textselves on the back as if we do-
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Fix this textfor Federal Aid for Education
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Fix this textTeacher Training
Fix this textIntroduction of the Confer-
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Fix this textgiven by Professor W. H.
Fix this textFrederick. A condensation of
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Fix this textMr. Murray Haines, of South
Fix this textAustralia, introduced the Con-
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Fix this textTeachers.” In doing so he pre-
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Fix this text“In view of the statement of
Fix this textthe Australian Education Coun-
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Fix this textaccording to ATF research the
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Fix this textAustralia are inadequate to —
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Fix this textThe views of Melbourne on this page by courtesy of the Victorian Tourist Bureau.
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Fix this text(6) that practising teachers
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Fix this text(7) that opportunities should
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Fix this text(10) that where students are
Fix this textrequired to sign a bond on en-
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Fix this text“To this end A.T.F.-
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Fix this text(2) requests all State Govern-
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Fix this textAttention was paid to the
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Fix this text“That this Conference con-
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Fix this text“The Australian Teachers’
Fix this textFederation endorses to the full
Fix this textthe remarks made on that
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Fix this textPremier, Mr. P. D. Hills, and in
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Fix this textthe States Grants (Science Lab-
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Fix this text“Accordingly, this Conference
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