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Parents 'left in the dark' about ethics classes
Ethics classes are set to stay in New South Wales schools, but there are claims parents may not necessarily be told about them.
Opting out of religion only way in to ethics
PARENTS will not be told of the availability of ethics classes in their school until after they have opted out of special religious education, or...
Separation of scripture and ethics
Why is it that ethics classes and scripture classes need to be kept as separate options for parents? The current situation in New South Wales is...
Should Australian schools ban homework?
The recent decision by French President Francois Hollande to abolish homework from French schools has reignited the long running debate about...
How do you stop online students cheating?
Imagine taking a university exam in your own home, under the watchful eye of a webcam or with software profiling your keystrokes or your syntax to...
Ethics Courses Fall Short In Business Schools
Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman famously claimed that the sole purpose of a company is indeed to maximize profits, but a new generation of...
Religion and Ethics Talk: Is it OK to bring food to the movies?
Ann likes to present her students with some interesting questions, like whether it’s okay to lie about your age to get cheaper admission to an...
Getting scientists to take ethics seriously: strategies that are probably doomed to failure
As part of my day-job as a philosophy professor, I regularly teach a semester-long “Ethics in Science” course at my university. Among...
Leadership vital for inclusive practice
Effective leadership was vital in delivering quality education to students with special needs, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education...
Chaplaincy programs
The high court has ruled that the national school chaplaincy program is constitutienally invalid because it exceeds the commonwealth's funding...
Demand at school for ethics classes
ETHICS classes are in high demand at Burraneer Bay Public School, where its one and only available lesson is already filled to capacity.
Catherine Syms: Teaching Ethics
Director for Philosophy, Religion and Ethics at Diocesan School for Girls, who helped establish New Zealand's first school-based Centre for Ethics.
The thinking man's approach to university
Matt Beard's reaction to philosophy in high school wasn't positive. ''I found it to be really, really boring,'' Beard says. ''I think it was a little...
O'Farrell, Nile dig in on ethics line in the sand
Next week's meeting between Barry O'Farrell and Fred Nile promises to provide a masterclass in difficult political negotiation for anyone lucky...
Nile ties his vote to change in ethics class timetable
Ethics classes in schools would be rescheduled so they did not compete with special religious education classes under a deal the Christian Democratic...
Labor to defy churches: ethics classes likely to start next year
Students in NSW will be offered ethics classes as an alternative to scripture classes by next year, under a proposal the government is expected to...
NSW ethics blue (not State of Origin)
In NSW, traditionally religion has been taught in state schools through an optional opportunity to attend an hour of tuition in various religions...
Catholics try new tack in ethics row
The Catholic Church has joined the chorus of religious voices opposing the trial of ethics classes in schools. It has organised a petition arguing...
Anglicans take ethics course battle to P&Cs
The Anglican Church is encouraging Christians to join school P&C committees in order to ''branch stack'' them with people who will speak up for...
Too many losers in the merit race
There is probably no more powerful motivator of human action than a lofty and sincerely felt philosophy of universal justice, combined with a...
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