Historical Current Affairs Analysis

Dear ……………….

You are cordially invited to a talk to be given by Chris Curtis entitled, “Education in the 21st Century – What’s Changed?” Education is seemingly never out of the news, with constant criticisms and demands for change, some of whose themes seem to be repeated decade after decade. Everyone has a view on education because everyone has been to school. But it looks quite different from the inside. Curriculum, standards, organisation and much else have been subject to fierce debate. We live with the results of some of the changes those debates have brought about, but we also live with the reality that much that was promised by change has not been achieved. In the end, no debate ever finally settles the issues.

Chris Curtis was a secondary school teacher for 33 years, 28 of which he spent in leadership positions such as school timetabler, daily organiser, English coordinator, senior school coordinator, acting vice principal and school councillor. He survived numerous “career” restructures, being a senior teacher/advanced skills teacher 3/leading teacher continuously from 1982 to 2004. He worked in schools large and small, city and country, high and technical, co-ed and single-sex. He resigned from teaching last year but maintains a keen and active interest in education in his “spare” time.
Chris Curtis’s talk will be held-

At 7:30pm on Wednesday the 25th of June 2008
At Bells Hotel and Brewery
At 157 Moray Street South Melbourne
(Corner of Coventry Road)
Mel ways REF: 2K E1 

The hotel management would be appreciative if guests availed themselves of the opportunity to purchase a meal or drinks at the bar between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. The talk will commence at 7:30 pm in the upstairs function room.