One of the great challenges I am experiencing and will continue to experience in the english classroom, is the presence of standardised testing- more specifically, NAPLAN. The popular TED Talk, 'Changing Education Paradigms" by Sir Ken Robinson raises the issue of what we regard as ‘real intelligence’, and how the by judging students though standardised testing holds no benefits to them as learners. The next section of this magazine will address the contemporary issues with standardised testing, and discuss the challenges ahead for myself as an english teacher experiencing NAPLAN.
SIR KEN ROBINSON