LETTER: The benefit of taking the time to know

THE Chief Scientist for the Australian Government, Alan Finkel, in The Australian newspaper on July 18 said kids/people actually have to know stuff before they can contribute properly in their jobs and to society.Too often, he said, educationists get carried away with ideas like collaboration, flexibility and curiosity, at the expense of having a fundamental […]

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    CANBERRA: Embattled Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned after a year-long public relations saga involving bullying claims, student protests and claims of poor…