In high school science you may have been taught that Earth is just a rock made out of nickel, iron, magnesium, potassium and silicon.
What they didn’t tell you is that at its core, the most common element is bullshit.
via Massacre of the English language in the name of jargon has a dark side
Refugee Council of Australia says older refugees, and those from conflict zones with disrupted educations, would potentially fail under new English requirements
There is a New Student folder in my pigeonhole. I flip it open and scan the enrolment form. From her listed date of arrival, Kafa* has been in Australia for less than two months. She has come from Ethiopia, speaks Oromo and lives with her aunt. She is 15. Years of schooling: two. Country of schooling: Ethiopia. Date last attended school: 2009. Interruption to schooling: approximately six years. Orphan child visa: 117 – “for a child whose parents are dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts”.
Source: New students | The Monthly
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