tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13892078.post3939290350757843085..comments2024-03-28T15:16:31.194+11:00Comments on Canberra Jazz blog: Woes at ANU School of MusicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13892078.post-53228078640043992172008-10-06T23:11:00.000+11:002008-10-06T23:11:00.000+11:00This attrition was in part caused by education ins...This attrition was in part caused by education instrumentalities' decision to throw the baby out with the bath water, abolishing grammar et al. from the curriculum along with discipline and respect for teachers, and teaching teachers to 'learn from their students'. In the process they have to treat every response from a student as 'correct' in some way for fear of offending this or that Derek Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085136692007300361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13892078.post-5495098199027679512008-02-09T10:21:00.000+11:002008-02-09T10:21:00.000+11:00I'm all for doing whatever it takes to keep the wh...I'm all for doing whatever it takes to keep the whole of the orchestral school alive, but why would the idea of paying teachers by student load be such a devastating thing? What's the point of paying someone a full-time salary to teach the honkerschpielen if only one person signs up to learn it? Pay them a contract rate and let them get another job in the public service for the rest of the time -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com