Professor Nan Bahr

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July 19, 2021

Choosing your senior school subjects doesn’t have to be scary. Here are 6 things to keep in mind

Professor Nan Bahr, Southern Cross University

There are some myths about senior schooling kids and parents need to know. They include the idea everyone needs an ATAR to get into university, and that year 12 must be stressful. Neither are necessarily true.

Starting this year, teaching students won’t be able to register as teachers unless they pass a literacy and numeracy test. www.shutterstock.com

January 17, 2019

Viewpoints: should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?

Lynn Sheridan, University of Wollongong and Professor Nan Bahr, Southern Cross University

Changes to the literacy and numeracy standards for new teachers in Victoria have raised questions about what makes a ‘good’ teacher.

Getting rid of NAPLAN would remove a distraction from the classroom and allow teachers more time to understand and address the needs of the students. Dean Lewins/AAP

May 16, 2018

Let’s abandon NAPLAN – we can do better

Professor Nan Bahr, Southern Cross University and Donna Pendergast, Griffith University

Getting rid of NAPLAN would allow teachers more time to respond to and address the needs of their students, rather than teaching to the test.

The programs are long and intense, the creativity and relationships aspect of the vocation has been eroded, there is pervasive negativity in the media, and comparatively poor salary and working conditions. Shutterstock

April 15, 2018

Seven reasons people no longer want to be teachers

Professor Nan Bahr, Southern Cross University and Jo-Anne Ferreira, Southern Cross University

There’s been a drop in the number of people enrolling in teacher preparation courses. This is due to problems such as pay, professional autonomy, and a national obsession with standardised testing.

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Choosing your senior school subjects doesn’t have to be scary. Here are 6 things to keep in mind

Viewpoints: should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?

Let’s abandon NAPLAN – we can do better

Seven reasons people no longer want to be teachers

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