In todays, we read of two schools who have been successful in the NAPLAN tests.
One, a non-denominational school called the John Colet school learns their times tables by rote, use Sanskrit to learn good handwriting and put on a Shakespeare play each year.
The other, the St Francis of Assisi school in Paddington was also successful in the NAPLAN tests. One parent is quoted as saying there was pressure in the classrooms and in tests.
The conclusion drawn by the journalist who wrote the article is that the John Colet school was not teaching to the test, but St Francis of Assisi was.
I'm sorry, but I can't see any difference between the schools, on the basis of the information, except that John Colet is represented by the headmaster and St Francis by one apparently dissatisfied parent.
A biased report, if you ask me.
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