THERE'S NO SUCH A THING AS A "FREE LUNCH!"
Les TREICHEL
Chief Consultant and Advocate at BUILDING BETTER SCHOOLS- INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL SCHOOL REVIEW & DEVELOPMENT AGENT
WHO PAYS FOR THE $1.4 BILLION DOLLAR LABOUR PROMISE TO PROVIDE "FREE" LUNCHES FOR ALL QUEENSLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS?
IF "EDUCATION DOLLARS" OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE SO READILY AVAILABLE, WOULD IT NOT BE BETTER TO DEPLOY SUCH LUCRATIVE FUNDS IN THE INTERESTS OF DIRECTLY IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES?
SHORT-SIGHTED VOTE-WINNING PROPOSALS OF THIS NATURE SIMPLY IGNORE THE "REAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES" FACED EACH AND EVERY DAY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AS SCHOOL PERSONNEL ENDEAVOUR TO ARREST THE ON-GOING DECLINE IN EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS!
JUST IMAGINE WHAT AN ADDITIONAL $1.4 BILLION INVESTMENT IN "SCHOOL EDUCATION" COULD ACHIEVE!
REFER TO MY ARTICLE "EDUCATION 2025" FOR THE LISTING OF PRIORITIES THAT DESERVE TO BE ADDRESSED.
WE SHOULD NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO "MAKE EDUCATION QUEENSLAND GREAT AGAIN"!
HHNF
5 个月Agreed
Principal Victoria Park SS at Education Queensland
5 个月Thanks for your opinion Les Trump
Improving your capacity to lead schools through, COACHING & MENTORING
5 个月Hungry children don't learn. That's why schools already feed children. There is one school I reviewed that feeds 300 children two meals a day. It's a good idea but it's implementation and management would be a nightmare.
Organisational Leadership and Strategy Development and Service Excellence especially as a confidential probono person
5 个月With you Les