Sir John Howard wrote: > Do the maths and read the new figures > http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/do-the-maths-and-read-the-new-figures/2008/03/09/1204998288812.html > > Australian National University academics recently declared that > literacy and numeracy performance of the nation's students had not > improved since the 1960s. > > [So I was right all along!] If you said that billions in Education spending under the Howard government had made no difference. Especially funding cults like the Exclusive Brethren. Good thing we tossed them out. --------- Mission Accomplished http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/11/27/OP_wideweb__470x399,2.jpg Howard's Legacy: http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/09/13/svOPED_wideweb__470x330,0.jpg --------- "They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore." — Isaiah 2:4 & Micah 4:3 --------- "Where there is no vision, the people perish." - Proverbs 29:18 --------- The Official [Est. June 2000] aus.culture.true-blue FAQ ; http://geocities.com/fairdinkum_trueblue/faq.html The true-blue Homestead; http://geocities.com/fairdinkum_trueblue/ The true-blue Hall Of Fame; http://www.geocities.com/trueblue_hall_of_fame/index.html The Tuckerbox; http://www.geocities.com/true_blue_tucker_box/index.html -----------
