Business moves in to cash in on kids sitting Gillard’s school tests

Dr Kaye said: “Ministers Firth and Gillard are turning the education of
children into a money making business.
 
“Private companies are targeting schools and parents with costly NAPLAN
'test preparation' materials designed to help teachers ‘teach to the
test’.
 
“Valuable parts of the curriculum will suffer as schools face pressure
to concentrate on NAPLAN testing to keep climbing the greasy pole of the
My School website.
 
“Keeping Julia Gillard and Verity Firth happy will become more
important than delivering  a comprehensive education for all students.
 
“Commercial entities targeting schools with products for 'teaching to
the test' include Kilbaha Multimedia, Ogawie Pty. Ltd., Pascal Press and
3P Learning.
 
“Ogawie Pty Ltd is charging $1500 for its Aussat Online program, which
is being marketed through a ‘free’ online community.
 
“Both offer 'school subscriptions'. Pascal’s ‘Excel’ NAPLAN tests
retail for around $300 for schools
 
“3P Learning, trading as Mathletics, is already publishing its own
league tables,” Dr Kaye said.
 
For more information: John Kaye 0407 195 455
 
Websites:       
http://kilbaha.googlepages.com/
http://www.mathletics.com.au/
http://www.pascalpress.com.au/Basic-Skills-Test-renamed-NAPLAN-Tests-s/415.htm
http://www.naplanonline.com.au/ is marketing Aussat for Ogawie Pty Ltd