Hugh Mackay - The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend un...

Hugh Mackay Zitate

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see what's actually happening to our culture?

Hugh Mackay

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Die Frage ist, ob wir weiter gegen eine mögliche Nachhut kämpfen, um die universelle Alphabetisierung als zentrales Ziel unseres Bildungssystems zu verteidigen, oder sind wir mutig genug zu sehen, was wirklich mit unserer Kultur passiert?

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