Comments on: Kevin Rudd's narrative http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:31:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Brian http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223646 Brian Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:22:53 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223646 Rudd's going to give school principals more autonomy and make them accountable for their performance. He wants to see measurable improvement for his money. If they don't improve the principal will be sacked and maybe the school closed - or something. It all assumes that improvement is measurable in a way that identifies the quality of the human inputs. Best of luck. I wonder whether they talked to Barry McGaw who's being chased by <a href="http://www.adogs.info/pr239.htm" rel="nofollow">a pack of DOGS.</a> I'm waiting to see <b>who</b> does it and <b>how</b> and what superordinate structures he's going to put into place to supervise the principals and decide who gets sacked. I assume he's not just giving a blank cheque to the private schools. Surely not! Australia Talks did <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/australiatalks/stories/2008/2348212.htm" rel="nofollow">Truancy and welfare</a> tonight. I didn't hear one good argument in favour of welfare quarantining. There was plenty downside. It seems that schools are expected to make the call on who loses their welfare. That should go down a treat! Chris Sarra started out super diplomatic, but then he called Mundine and Pearson "B1 and B2 running around with their neoliberal ideas". Rudd’s going to give school principals more autonomy and make them accountable for their performance. He wants to see measurable improvement for his money. If they don’t improve the principal will be sacked and maybe the school closed – or something.

It all assumes that improvement is measurable in a way that identifies the quality of the human inputs. Best of luck. I wonder whether they talked to Barry McGaw who’s being chased by a pack of DOGS. I’m waiting to see who does it and how and what superordinate structures he’s going to put into place to supervise the principals and decide who gets sacked. I assume he’s not just giving a blank cheque to the private schools. Surely not!

Australia Talks did Truancy and welfare tonight. I didn’t hear one good argument in favour of welfare quarantining. There was plenty downside. It seems that schools are expected to make the call on who loses their welfare. That should go down a treat!

Chris Sarra started out super diplomatic, but then he called Mundine and Pearson “B1 and B2 running around with their neoliberal ideas”.

]]> By: professor rat http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223645 professor rat Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:14:25 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223645 Schools need means testing ( For swimming pools and firing ranges etc) and schools also need to run by organizations that don't cover-up for pedophiles imho. Getting all these corrupt private schools off the government teat will be a great lesson for them and I trust they will profit by it. Schools need means testing ( For swimming pools and firing ranges etc) and schools also need to run by organizations that don’t cover-up for pedophiles imho.
Getting all these corrupt private schools off the government teat will be a great lesson for them and I trust they will profit by it.

]]> By: myriad http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223644 myriad Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:42:51 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223644 <i>Better than Howard. (But not very much).</i> Well done Caroline, you've just written a nice pithy epitaph for this government. sigh... Better than Howard. (But not very much).

Well done Caroline, you’ve just written a nice pithy epitaph for this government.

sigh…

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223643 Kim Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:30:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223643 Yeah. Clinton invented it, actually. In Arkansas. Yeah. Clinton invented it, actually. In Arkansas.

]]> By: Liam http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223642 Liam Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:06:22 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223642 <blockquote>Paging Liam...</blockquote> Careful with that ellipsis DK, you'll take someone's eye out. Now for the narrative: Rudd, continuing precisely the policy of the Howard Government, is taking on the luvvies and Presbyterian boilersuit clique in the AEU, Australia's most militantly Cultural Wet site of multi-culti ideology. The Long March through the institutions of power is continuing. Imre Saluzinsky and Gerard Henderson were right.

Paging Liam…

Careful with that ellipsis DK, you’ll take someone’s eye out. Now for the narrative:
Rudd, continuing precisely the policy of the Howard Government, is taking on the luvvies and Presbyterian boilersuit clique in the AEU, Australia’s most militantly Cultural Wet site of multi-culti ideology. The Long March through the institutions of power is continuing. Imre Saluzinsky and Gerard Henderson were right.

]]> By: Bismarck http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223641 Bismarck Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:19:54 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223641 Here's the actual narrative - we don't have one. However, when in doubt, take on the teachers' union. Refer Blair, Obama, etc, etc. Here’s the actual narrative – we don’t have one. However, when in doubt, take on the teachers’ union. Refer Blair, Obama, etc, etc.

]]> By: Bingo Bango Boingo http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223640 Bingo Bango Boingo Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:56:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223640 Sure, but it's a bit rich if the reason the other mob couldn't get stuff done was because your co-religionists in state ALP governments wouldn't have it. But good luck to them. Down here in Victoria Brumby is itching to introduce this kind of thing. Rudd's giving him quite the cover story. BBB Sure, but it’s a bit rich if the reason the other mob couldn’t get stuff done was because your co-religionists in state ALP governments wouldn’t have it. But good luck to them. Down here in Victoria Brumby is itching to introduce this kind of thing. Rudd’s giving him quite the cover story.

BBB

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223639 Kim Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223639 Well, it's hardly the first time in history a government has stolen someone else's clothes. More "tough love". Here's the narrative - we take hard decisions, we get stuff done unlike that other mob, and we get the acclaim of the right wing pundits. Well, it’s hardly the first time in history a government has stolen someone else’s clothes. More “tough love”. Here’s the narrative – we take hard decisions, we get stuff done unlike that other mob, and we get the acclaim of the right wing pundits.

]]> By: Stephen Lloyd http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223638 Stephen Lloyd Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:23:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223638 MOst of the announcements were announced by Howard in 2004. Every one of them poo-poohed by the states. If Rudd thinks he can get these passed he is delusional. When a journalist asked how it can be an education "revolution" when all the ideas were Howard's, he didn't even contest the premise of the question, he just said the difference was he'll be getting it done. The 7.30 report played a doorstop by Howard from 2004 where he used many of the same descriptors and soundbytes Rudd is using now. MOst of the announcements were announced by Howard in 2004. Every one of them poo-poohed by the states. If Rudd thinks he can get these passed he is delusional.

When a journalist asked how it can be an education “revolution” when all the ideas were Howard’s, he didn’t even contest the premise of the question, he just said the difference was he’ll be getting it done.

The 7.30 report played a doorstop by Howard from 2004 where he used many of the same descriptors and soundbytes Rudd is using now.

]]> By: silkworm http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223637 silkworm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:15:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/08/27/kevin-rudds-narrative/#comment-223637 I just watched Gillard on Lateline struggling to explain the difference between Rudd's announced policy of identifying schools that were performing badly and the previous government's proposal to "name and shame" those same schools. Gillard tried to explain that the difference was that Labor's policy was to give resources to disadvantaged schools, while Howard's policy was to destroy the public system. However, when Rudd gave his speech on the Education Revolution at today's National Press Club, he claimed that parents "voting with their feet" by withdrawing their kids from poorly performing schools was exactly what he wanted. This sounded like the "name and shame" scheme that Gillard was rejecting. So now we are getting conflicting messages from Rudd and Gillard about what the so-called Education Revolution is going to be. I just watched Gillard on Lateline struggling to explain the difference between Rudd’s announced policy of identifying schools that were performing badly and the previous government’s proposal to “name and shame” those same schools. Gillard tried to explain that the difference was that Labor’s policy was to give resources to disadvantaged schools, while Howard’s policy was to destroy the public system. However, when Rudd gave his speech on the Education Revolution at today’s National Press Club, he claimed that parents “voting with their feet” by withdrawing their kids from poorly performing schools was exactly what he wanted. This sounded like the “name and shame” scheme that Gillard was rejecting. So now we are getting conflicting messages from Rudd and Gillard about what the so-called Education Revolution is going to be.

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