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Dr Peter Job
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Writer & academic, emphasis on Australian foreign policy. Author, A Narrative of Denial: Australia and the Indonesian Violation of East Timor (Melb Uni Press 2021). https://www.mup.com.au/books/a-narrative-of-denial-paperback-softback
4. Marsden wrote well, but his values were appalling. His books should have no place in schools.
December 19, 2024 at 9:05 PM
3. The ‘Tomorrow’ series depict a fictional Asian nation invading Australia & heroic white kids resisting. Xenophobia & racist attitudes abound. /4.
December 19, 2024 at 9:05 PM
2. ‘So Much to Tell You’ has a man attempting to assault his wife with acid, but disfigures his daughter instead. But the man is depicted sympathetically as a victim & his wife as a negative character who ‘brought it on’. /3.
December 19, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Sorry Guardian, wanted to read this, but when I clicked on it, it turned out to be one of those awful live feeds. I hate them. Unrelated stories, annoying trivia mixed with real news, wasted time scrolling through rubbish to find the headlined item. Give us real stories instead.
December 18, 2024 at 3:23 PM
No, not the worst students, the students with the least opportunities.
December 18, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Thanks Mike, no longer a teacher but did this for years. But please don’t use the term “elite schools”. Makes the students & schools actually believe they are better, an “elite” that stands out from govt school students. Call them what they are - unfairly privileged.
December 18, 2024 at 2:57 PM
I had high hope for Bluesky, but finding it pretty bland. Perhaps it will change as more join.
December 13, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Thanks Peggy! Feedback is always appreciated.
December 8, 2024 at 12:02 AM