Anzac Biscuit is the bush telegraph of the broadband cable for cockatoos needing some thought provoking escapism from the authorities of the Australian government, corporate, media, legal, arts and education landscapes.

The term 'bush telegraph' originated in
Australia, probably influenced by
'grapevine telegraph'. That referred to the
informal network that passed information
about police movements to convicts who
were hiding in the bush. It was recorded in 1878 by an Australian author called Morris:


"The police are baffled by the number and activity of the bush telegraphs."




Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Talking in my online community - the education revolution

What happens when a kid goes to their first day of school at Wesley or the Methodist Ladies College They are given a laptop which their parents have payed for. The kid then does all their course work on it until they walk out the school gates with their year 12 diploma. What's the problem with giving every kid this opportunity?

Modern Labor is not solely about fighting for the rights of the disadvantaged or lower classes, modern labor is about providing equality of rights to all members of society. It's a philospohy to fit the consumer society we live in.

Is there a better way to start than with the young people that will become tomorrow's adults It connects them to the consumer world they understand, but it also provides people like us with more principled concerns to connect them to the more involved and compassionate world we envision.

Rather than bagging the slogan of the education revolution - why not consider how giving all school kids access to a computer could help our youngest people connect to what matters in life and develop a more concerned and compassionate future society?

Call the idea lofty or airy but you'll see the sort of initiatives I'm talking about some time soon down the track.

My glass is half full not half empty on giving all kids access to a laptop.

The Education Revolution Will Be Streamed.

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