Commentary
An old adage tells us: “there are none so blind as those who do not want to see.”
So it is with Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), the body responsible for Australia’s national curriculum. This body acts with complete surprise at Australia’s declining education standards, which has been happening steadily over a number of years under its watch.
The OECD’s PISA program (Program for International Students Assessment) measures the ability of 15-year-olds across 78 countries to use their reading, mathematics, and science knowledge to meet real life challenges. This international assessment is undertaken every three years, and the most recent results available are from 2018….