Best Numeracy Podcasts (2024)

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Science Notes - 05-09-2024 - Enriching numeracy talk in NZ preschoolers - Aimee Bartlett 22:59

18d ago22:59

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Aimee Bartlett talks about her part in a large longitudinal study on New Zealand preschoolers looking at language and numeracy skill developmentBroadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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Science Notes - 19-09-2024 - Incorporating play into urban design - Tawfique Rahman 22:28

2h ago22:28

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Tawfique Rahman explores how to best incorporate spaces in cities to encourage adults to 'play' as part of their experience of the urban environment.Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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Government spending and inflation by Robert Carling 20:25

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Read the paper here: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/government-spending-and-inflation/ That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth became gargantuan during the coronavirus pandemic. However, to a less dramatic extent, it was happening before the pandemic — and has continued since it ended. …

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All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza by Nigel Biggar. 56:17

3h ago56:17

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All our links: https://linktr.ee/centreforindependentstudies All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza by Nigel Biggar. Read the paper here: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/all-things-considered-making-moral-sense-of-the-wars-in-ukraine-and-gaza/ The pacifist answer to the problem of #war is straightforward. Any u…

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Government Spending and Inflation 16:02

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Government spending and inflation with Robert Carling - Interviewed by Emilie Dye. That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth became gargantuan during the coronavirus pandemic. However, to a less dramatic extent, it was happening before the pandemic — and has continued since it ended. Some obs…

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Government Spending and Inflation 16:02

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Government spending and inflation with Robert Carling - Interviewed by Emilie Dye. That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth became gargantuan during the coronavirus pandemic. However, to a less dramatic extent, it was happening before the pandemic — and has continued since it ended. Some obs…

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The History of Liberalism in Iran | Behnam Ben Taleblu 34:27

1h ago34:27

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Watch Here: https://youtu.be/vNHk5nBeEbM All our links: https://linktr.ee/centreforindependentstudies In this thought-provoking interview, Robert Forsyth sits down with Behnam Ben Taleblu, a renowned Iran expert and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), to discuss the evolving landscape of liberalism in Iran. Together, t…

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Fairer schools in a sea of inequity, private schools serving the wealthiest families overfunded by $1 billion and much more

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Fairer schools in a sea of inequity. Private schools serving the wealthiest families overfunded by $1 billion. WA schools defrauded by new funding agreement. Public schools killing off sport as private school facilities grow. UK- Uk among the nations who spend the least on early childhood education. US- Whichever side win the November election, US …

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Educational leadership: Improving math and literacy with Scott Hill (Ep 33) 1:10:02

2h ago1:10:02

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Host Anna Stokke speaks with Scott Hill, Superintendent of Evergreen School Division. They discuss Evergreen's proactive approach to improving education, particularly focusing on mathematics and literacy. Scott shares how his division tackled low math scores by interviewing students, addressing behaviour issues, employing structured instructional m…

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Final part of "Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" and much more

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Final part of "Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" - this paper was delievered at Melbourne University by Jean Ely, full paper available as Press Release 1020 on the DOGS website. Slippery Slopes - Chris Bonner's paper on troubling trends in NAPLAN. Cobbold on gaming the NAPLAN system. NT funding agreement features more fiddling o…

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Part 5 of "Australia's Public Education System- A Wastebasket?" and much more

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Part 5 of "Australia's Public Education System- A Wastebasket?" Naplan results intensify pressure to resolve funding stand-off. US - the extremely problematic stacking of conservative judges, Project 2025 and its frightening impact on public education.Great State School of the Week- Macleod Collegewww.adogs.info…

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The Strange, Recent But Understandable Triumph of Liberalism in Australia | Bob Catley 28:04

15d ago28:04

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Watch Here: https://youtu.be/ybXvmRJ2nO0 The Australian nation began as one of the world's first social democracies. Today its political axis has shifted to make it one of the world's leading liberal countries, enjoying unparalleled prosperity - According to today's guest Bob Catley. Are you looking for sound, thought-provoking conversations on cur…

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Part 4 of 'Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?' and much more

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Part 4 of 'Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?' Jane Caro in how Australia helped shape Trump's education policy. 2024 Naplan results reveal effects of decade-long delays to public school funding. US- critiquing the conservative idea that the state needs to support 'choice' in education, ie. diminishing/obliterating public schools …

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Identifying and educating advanced students with Jonathan Plucker (Ep 32) 1:03:56

21d ago1:03:56

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Math professor Anna Stokke speaks with Dr. Jonathan Plucker, a professor and director of the Education Policy Program at Johns Hopkins University, about advanced education, acceleration and academic streaming. Jonathan discusses the flaws in traditional methods of identifying advanced students and advocates for universal screening to ensure equitab…

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Science Notes - 22-08-2024 - Measuring Food Waste - Briar Mills 24:35

1M ago24:35

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Briar Mills talks about measuring food waste at Otago University's Residential collegesBroadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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NAPLAN results reveal 1 in 3 students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations and much more

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NAPLAN results reveal 1 in 3 students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations. Joint statement on school funding. Early childhood educators to receive conditional pay boost.. How charter schools became politically isolated. US - after years of failed education reforms, Chicago embraces community schools. NZ - teacher warns NZ educa…

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Part 3 of "Australia' Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" and much more

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Part 3 of "Australia' Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" . Religion, the Media, the State and a cancer in the Body Politic. Students suffer as governments brawl over funding. S.O.S.'s 3 point plan for funding public schools. US- Project 2025 seeking a return to white supremacy, patriarchy and theocracy. and much more.Great State School of th…

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Part 2 of "Australia's public education system - A Wastebasket?" and much more

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Part 2 of "Australia's public education system - A Wastebasket?". Productivity commission exposes private school funding defects. Consitutional concerns on religious charities rejected. TAFE teachers 'stopwork'. UK- private school parents concerned over new Labour govt. + much more!Great State School of the week - Portland Secondary Collegewww.adog…

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Exploring evidence for equitable education with Nidhi Sachdeva and Jim Hewitt (Ep 31) 1:03:08

1M ago1:03:08

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Join math professor Anna Stokke in conversation with Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva and Dr. Jim Hewitt, educators and researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. They discuss their co-designed course on the science of learning and its impact on educational practice. The episode expands on their recent pres…

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Jimmy Lai’s Son Speaks Out 29:37

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Watch here: https://youtu.be/UtF9I1H2bNE Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, owner of the independent newspaper Apple Daily and pro-democracy and human rights defender, has been detained and subjected to multiple Kafkaesque trials for fighting for freedom of speech and democracy in Hong Kong. His son, Sebastien Lai, and human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Ga…

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Part 1 of "Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" and much more

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Part 1 of "Australia's Public Education System - A Wastebasket?" Part 1 of a paper by Jean Ely, delivered to Melbourne University. Private schools serving the richest Queensland families over funded by millions. Call for investigation into funding of Exclusive Brethren schools. Exclusive Brethren students exposed only to material that conforms to t…

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The privileged few - current funding of educational institutions contributing to a class-ridden society and much more

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The privileged few - current funding of educational institutions contributing to a class-ridden society. Private schools serving the richest SA families. Lucrative building contracts for Exclusive Brethren schools awarded to church companies. Wealthy Exclusive Brethren schools raking in disadvantage payouts. Finland - education reforms US- bible te…

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Why the 2023 Voice Referendum Failed | Damian Freeman 33:56

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Watch here: https://youtu.be/Xzk6zYXxvQ4 Reflecting on his pivotal role in the development of a proposal to recognise Australia’s Indigenous peoples in the Constitution, Damien Freeman explains how something that started off as an exercise in settlement politics ended in a failed referendum. Damien Freeman is a visiting scholar at the PM Glynn Inst…

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Private schools serving the richest families, class warfare and much more

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Private schools serving the richest families. Class warfare. Big picture models. US- culture wars in schools UK- Starmer's cabinet most representative of society ever.Great State School of the Week - Mansfield Secondary Collegewww.adogs.infoBy Jean Ely, Andy Sinclair, Sorrell Tucker, Dale Bridge, Geoff

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Math fluency matters with Brian Poncy (Ep 30) 57:50

2M ago57:50

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In the second episode of a two-part series, math professor Anna Stokke sits down with Dr. Brian Poncy, a school psychology professor at Oklahoma State University, who specializes in math interventions. His extensive research on basic fact fluency led to the development of a free math program called M.I.N.D, aimed at improving numeracy and computati…

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A look at Germany's education system, Independent schools rorting NAPLAN and much more

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World education systems- Germany Private schools serving the richest Victorians over-funded by millions. Independant private schools are the biggest rorters of NAPLAN results. AEU - fundinmg deals urgent! US- The rise and rise of Christo-fascism and the impact on education UK - if Labour win UK electionGreat State School of the week- Korumburra Sec…

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Needs policies are broken, private schools serving the richest families are over-funded by millions and much more

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Needs policies are broken. Private schools serving the richest families are over-funded by millions. Schools debates are asking the wrong questions. England's top private schools own 38,000 hectares of land. Judge lashes Xavier College's troubling conduct in school abuse claim. US - small win in challenge to religious charter school. Big loss as Lo…

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Math fact crisis: strategies for improving numeracy with Brian Poncy (Ep 29) 1:03:21

2M ago1:03:21

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In this first episode of a two-part series, math professor Anna Stokke sits down with Dr. Brian Poncy, a school psychology professor at Oklahoma State University, who specializes in math interventions. His extensive research on basic fact fluency led to the development of a free math program called M.I.N.D, aimed at improving numeracy and computati…

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American Liberalism and the Middle East | Bret Stephens 36:51

2M ago36:51

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Watch here: https://youtu.be/y9v7xJQCfow What would have happened if Israel did nothing on October 8th? Can the "war" in Gaza be called a "moral war"? Bret Stephens argues on this week's episode of Liberalism in Question that the "war" in Gaza is an "existential war" for the survival of Israel of the safety of Jewish people internationally. Bret St…

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Why Australia Needs Universal Early Numeracy Screening 16:57

3M ago16:57

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International data have repeatedly shown many Australian school students struggle with mathematics. Around 10% of students achieve at a level that requires additional support (NAPLAN) or are below the international benchmark Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS) — which is the equivalent of around 400,000 Australian students per y…

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Why Australia Needs Universal Early Numeracy Screening 16:57

2M ago16:57

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International data have repeatedly shown many Australian school students struggle with mathematics. Around 10% of students achieve at a level that requires additional support (NAPLAN) or are below the international benchmark Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS) — which is the equivalent of around 400,000 Australian students per y…

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Full funding to give every child a brighter future, naked capitalism - for profit charter school grifting and much more

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Full funding to give every child a brighter future. Naked capitalism - for profit charter school grifting. News from the UK as an election looms - removing charitable staus on private schools stirs up the conservative hornets nest. US- chaplains in public schools?!Great State School of the week- Whittlesea Primary SchoolPlease help us reach our rad…

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Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy 32:26

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Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy By Michael Wu. For all references and graphs, please download the publication at the centre for independent studies website where you can also become a member of CIS. As this paper is graph and data-heavy, it’s a good idea to have the paper open as you listen along. Download here: https://www.cis.or…

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Champions of public education, lack of resources for disabled students affecting education outcomes, Cranbrook toxicity and more

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More on education in Finland. Champions of public education. Lack of resources for disabled students in public schools affecting education outcomes. Cranbrook toxicity continues. US - supreme court and culture wars spilling over into public education.Great State school of the week - Phoenix P-12 CollegePlease consider pledging a donation to the DOG…

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Autism and evidence-based math instruction with Katharine Beals (Ep 28) 1:02:05

3M ago1:02:05

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In episode 28, math professor Anna Stokke interviews Dr. Katharine Beals, who is a linguist and expert in using evidence-based instruction to teach students with autism. Katharine is the author of several books on autism, including one focused on autism-friendly curriculum and instruction. They begin the episode with an overview of autism, where Ka…

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The Impact of the Shadow Carbon Price 5:43

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The federal, state and territory Energy Ministers have introduced a shadow carbon price for the national electricity market. This ‘value of emissions reduction’ (VER) sets the value of carbon abatement at $66 per tonne in 2023, rising six-fold to $420 by 2050. Costs will be passed onto consumers through electricity network projects because the regu…

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The Impact of the Shadow Carbon Price 5:43

3M ago5:43

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The federal, state and territory Energy Ministers have introduced a shadow carbon price for the national electricity market. This ‘value of emissions reduction’ (VER) sets the value of carbon abatement at $66 per tonne in 2023, rising six-fold to $420 by 2050. Costs will be passed onto consumers through electricity network projects because the regu…

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Education in Finland, no skills without TAFE and much more

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Education in Finland Part 1. No skills without TAFE. AND MUCH MOREGreat State School of the week - Swifts Creek P-12www.adogs.infoPlease consider helping the DOGS and 3CR on air for another year - www.3cr.org.au/donateBy Jean Ely, Andy Sinclair, Dale Bridge, Geoff

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The state of school funding in Australia, urgent need for FULL funding, MINUS the accounting tricks! and much more

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The state of school funding in Australia. NSW and QLD - urgent need for FULL funding, MINUS the accounting tricks! A caring economy. US- book banning UK - decline in arts enrolment from low SES students caused by lack of funding, leads to stoppage of funding!Great State School of the Week - Ararat Collegewww.adogs.info It's Radiothon time at 3CR an…

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The Federal budget holds no joy for public education, don't get angry - get furious!

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The Federal budget holds no joy for public education. The NSWTF says - don't get angry - get furious! Action - an antidote for bad policy. Australian school students among the most bullied in the OECD report shows. International - why do people choose state or private education?Great State School of the Week - Stawell Primary Schoolwww.adogs.info…

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Using evidence in education with Pamela Snow (Ep 27) 1:10:51

4M ago1:10:51

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In Episode 27, math professor Anna Stokke talks with Dr. Pamela Snow, a cognitive psychology professor at La Trobe University’s School of Education in Australia. She is renowned for her expertise in language and literacy instruction and co-founded the Science of Language and Reading (SOLAR) Lab at La Trobe, which assists schools in adopting scienti…

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The Art of Opposition 1:10:01

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Oppositions hold governments to account, raise issues of public concern, represent aggrieved citizens, propose alternative policies. Having a viable and energetic opposition is an essential for the health of any democracy. The Art of Opposition is the first detailed published research study of Australian oppositions across all federal and state jur…

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Is the market more efficient than the government? | Robert Carling 32:51

4M ago32:51

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Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/lYls1XLQG7s #auspol #freemarket #economics Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies. Robert is researching and writing about fiscal policy, taxation and federalism. Prior to joining the CIS, Robert was Executive Director, Economic and Fiscal at the New South Wales Treasury from…

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Education resource gap in Australia among the highest in the OECD, student placement payments and much more

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Education resource gap in Australia amongt the highest in the OECD. Private schoools admit that many grandparents are paying tuiton fees, exposing funding model defects. Students of social work, nursing, teaching with work placements are ot get weekly practical payment. Why have we been excluded? - students in vital health roles are unable to reciv…

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The six fundamental flaws underpinning the energy transition 7:52

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The Australian Government wants to transition our electricity system to net zero carbon emissions by relying on wind and solar power – excluding alternatives such as small nuclear reactors. Its justification for this switch rests on the claim that a renewables-dominated system is environmentally beneficial and economically superior to using fossil …

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The six fundamental flaws underpinning the energy transition 7:52

4M ago7:52

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The Australian Government wants to transition our electricity system to net zero carbon emissions by relying on wind and solar power – excluding alternatives such as small nuclear reactors. Its justification for this switch rests on the claim that a renewables-dominated system is environmentally beneficial and economically superior to using fossil …

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Where did our politicians go to school? Ways to make Australian education more inclusive and much more

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Where did our politicians go to school? Ways to make Australian education more inclusive. Government to wipe out billions from hiked student debt. Funding for Australian students with disability woefully inadequate. Melbourne private school boys rank fellow students according to looks, including using all the familiar repugnant misogynist descripto…

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Being a Rational Optimist in a Woke World | Matthew Ridley 35:49

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Watch Here: https://youtu.be/pNLmQbvdnJc Matthew Ridley is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007. Ridley is a libertarian, and a staunc…

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Eulogy for Roydon 'Roy' Irvine - driving force and principal founder of Brinsley Road Community School and much more

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Hidden state aid billions- taxation exemptions. Private schools reaping thousands more than public schools in disability funding. Students with disabilities deserve better. How the rise of ADHD and autism have fractured Australian schools. Eulogy for Roydon Irvine - driving force and principal founder of Brinsley Road Community School.Great State S…

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Cognitive load theory in math class with David Morkunas (Ep 26) 56:25

5M ago56:25

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In Episode 26, math professor Anna Stokke is joined by David Morkunas, who is an Australian teacher and numeracy learning specialist. Their conversation focusses on practical applications of cognitive load theory and explicit instruction for teaching math. They discuss David’s role in overseeing a primary math program. He shares strategies for inco…

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