Andrew Bolt wrote a column reporting accusations of international students cheating and free loading. The accusation is levelled at Chinese students. The situation is described as widespread purchasing of essays and exploiting white students to give presentations in group work. While it is possible that some individuals cheat, many that try are caught and the issue is not widespread, although protections need to be maintained to make sure it is prevented when it occurs.
What many people are unaware of is that university students have never had a particularly high standard, but for serious academics. The teaching profession is an excellent example where the skills of the graduate is much less than the demands of the job. But, that is ok. Workers learn. The regimen teacher students undergo at university is not to make them an experienced teacher but to equip them to undergo professional development. In Australia, beginning school teachers used to have to buy a copy of Gladman's Control and Teaching before they fronted their first class. It included timetables and lesson plans. Universities want group work to be real and, while some may miss the learning opportunity and not do the work, those who don't learn don't progress overall, and it has nothing to do with one assignment or course. The system is more resilient than that. But it is a bad look.
There are rich international students. I remember one from the mid eighties who was from Indonesia. He spent many years studying second year engineering before returning to Indonesia to run the family business. The Australian system worked. I know many poor international students who are outstanding, dedicated and hard working. Australia exploits them. But if one wants to see the standards and compare them to years gone by, they need to look at the top students now, and compare them with the top students of the past. Our international students are high achieving and return much to Australia.
But, the people who are spreading the anecdotes of race envy?
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
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David Daniel Ball calls himself the Conservative Voice.
I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence.
I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections.
I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. ...
