Addressing Australian Education

It has been of a great debate about whether Australia should try and model an East Asian education system. On Addressing Australian Education, I am with Nicolas, someone who went to school in Japan until Year One and has many contacts who are going through the Japanese education system. Listen to Addressing Australian Education! www.educationchanger.com

Confidence, Resilience, Getting Along, Persistence and Organisation. They are so essential for academia and the modern world, but it is not delivered well in schools. Our students continue to procrastinate, are giving up, bullying one another and grunt at the idea of getting up in front of their peers. Everything that goes against these values. Listen to Harrison Thyrd to find out how to improve the situation we find ourselves in! www.educationchanger.com

Streaming has been used in education for a substantial amount of time, used primarily to teach students in accordance with their ability. Listen to Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education about why this practice must continue and how we can improve it. Connect with Harrison on LinkedIn now! www.educationchanger.com

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A baby must crawl before it can climb-start off with small environmental initiatives before going radical.   www.educationchanger.com 

Morality, ethics, and values. They are taught by parents and, most controversially, schools. Listen to Harrison Thyrd discuss how the education system should teach morality properly. Follow me on social media and on my website! www.educationchanger.com

Sports. It has existed for a while, but now everyone is talking about it. Sports provides an opportunity for students to go outside, burn their energy and represent their school. What are the benefits, and what needs to change? Listen to Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education to find out! www.educationchanger.com #Sport #Education #Harrison Thyrd

Games are wasteful, unproductive and prevent students from learning, right? Wrong! Games are superior in so many areas, and on Addressing Australian Education Harrison Thyrd will be talking about the benefits of games in education. www.educationchanger.com

Growth Mindset has been a major source of discussion in our education system as a way to encourage students to adapt to a more positive way of thinking towards learning. What does a growth mindset mean? How can we create a growth mindset environment? Listen to find out!   www.educationchanger.com

Tuck shops-the place of food, drinks and fun, right? While this is correct, it paints an unclear picture about what our tuck shops actually are. In this episode, Harrison Thyrd explains why tuck shops need to change their menus to encourage healthy eating and provides some solutions to our problem. Listen now!   www.educationchanger.com   Find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and LinkedIn.

The question about whether schools should teach religion has become very controversial. Harrison Thyrd will explain in this episode of Addressing Australian Education why we should be and the benefits of doing so. Go to educationchanger.com now!

Technology will shape our future dramatically. In this episode, Harrison Thyrd discusses why technology is a necessity to improve the education system and what we can do to combat the challenges that digitalisation creates. www.educationchanger.com Facebook: Harrison Thyrd Twitter: @HarrisonThyrd Instagram: harrisonthyrd Snapchat: harrison-thyrd

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  New: Harrison takes your questions! This is the first episode where Harrison Thyrd will answer some of the questions that you sent through! Contact: www.educationchanger.com, gocoll@icloud.com Available on social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat Podcast available on iTunes, PodBean and Spotify!

Charter schools are schools that are publicly funded but privately run. What does that mean? Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education discusses the potential implementation and benefits that charter schools could bring if allowed in Australia. Are they good? What do they offer? Listen now to find out!

Boys are languishing in schools while girls are prospering. This isn't a headline that you hear very often, is it? However, it is true. Boys account for the majority of suspensions across all age groups in South Australia and languish in key areas such as language skills, emotional maturity and general knowledge. Given that boys are accountable for so much in our society, good and bad, this is now becoming a more pressing issue. Listen to Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education!

The political bias in school is clear. The leaning towards Labor Party views are consistent and few teachers oppose such views. This makes for a very bias system, one that would fail to challenge a student's point of view if they do not come from a politically conservative family. Is this an issue? What can be done to change it? Listen to Harrison Thyrd and his guest Jamie Belczacki on Addressing Australian Education.

Values is what organisations, society and people are built upon. Education is the same. However, our school system is based upon industrial age values rather than the ones necessary for the 21st Century. Do they need to change? How important is it? Listen to Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education to find out!

Values is what organisations, society and people are built upon. Education is the same. However, our school system is based upon industrial age values rather than the ones necessary for the 21st Century. Do they need to change? How important is it? Listen to Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education to find out!

Values is what organisations, society and people are built upon. Education is the same. However, our school system is based upon industrial age values rather than the ones necessary for the 21st Century. Do they need to change? How important is it? Listen to Harrison Thyrd on Addressing Australian Education to find out!

Teaching styles are at the heart of what education is, all performed by teachers. Here on Addressing Australian Education, we will be discussing the teaching styles that are effective and what could be improved. What is effective? What are some theories? Listen to find out!

Teaching styles are at the heart of what education is, all performed by teachers. Here on Addressing Australian Education, we will be discussing the teaching styles that are effective and what could be improved. What is effective? What are some theories? Listen to find out!

Teaching styles are at the heart of what education is, all performed by teachers. Here on Addressing Australian Education, we will be discussing the teaching styles that are effective and what could be improved. What is effective? What are some theories? Listen to find out!

I have divided this podcast into three parts, as well as the full length one being uploaded. This is part 3. Finland is constantly being raised as a model for other countries around the world to model in terms of their education system. Being to Finland myself to discover more about their education system, I will be discussing whether these claims are true. What aspects are to follow? What variables must be accounted for? Listen to Harrison Thyrd to find out!

I have divided this podcast into three parts, as well as the full length one being uploaded. This is part 2. Finland is constantly being raised as a model for other countries around the world to model in terms of their education system. Being to Finland myself to discover more about their education system, I will be discussing whether these claims are true. What aspects are to follow? What variables must be accounted for? Listen to Harrison Thyrd to find out!

I have divided this podcast into three parts, as well as the full length one being uploaded. This is part 1. Finland is constantly being raised as a model for other countries around the world to model in terms of their education system. Being to Finland myself to discover more about their education system, I will be discussing whether these claims are true. What aspects are to follow? What variables must be accounted for? Listen to Harrison Thyrd to find out!

Finland is constantly being raised as a model for other countries around the world to model in terms of their education system. Being to Finland myself to discover more about their education system, I will be discussing whether these claims are true. What aspects are to follow? What variables must be accounted for? Listen to Harrison Thyrd to find out!

Many schools around Australia have implemented requirements for their students to wear uniforms. Should we keep them? Dump them? What do they do? Listen to Harrison Thyrd to find out!

As many of us are aware, Anglophones generally fail to learn a second language due to the lack of need to do so. In Australia, most people who are bilingual are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. As a result, Australian schools fail to place a significant emphasis on learning second languages. Should we invest more in languages? Should we change the languages that we teach? Listen to your host Harrison Thyrd to find out!

Exams and assignments are the main part of the school system to measure student achievement. Listen to your host Harrison Thyrd and high school student Joseph Cavicciolo as we discuss the benefits, setbacks and how it can be improved. Should we scrap NAPLAN? Which one is a more accurate representation of achievement? Listen to find out!

Homework is one of the biggest talking points in relation to reforming education. Listen to Harrison Thyrd (your host) and high school student Joseph Cavicchiolo as we discuss the effects of homework to young people. Can it be reduced? Is it worth it? Do students have to take more responsibility? Listen now to find out!