No prizes for guessing which bit the AFR cherry-picked from the independent (of evidence) review. As an…

No prizes for guessing which bit the AFR cherry-picked from the independent (of evidence) review. As an ex-teacher and parent, one of the things that most disgusted me in this pandemic is the total disregard for children and teachers. /1 https://t.co/JSdXjvBbmz

The crocodile tears about impact of lockdowns on education and mental health came from the same people who had less than zero interest in either, before the pandemic. They originally said the quiet bits out loud, that it was stopping employees from working. /2

Then realising that might sound callous, suddenly got the spin doctors to transform that into faux care for education and mental health. The same people who presided over the gutting of comprehensive education in this country, and who outsourced mental health to NGOs. 3/3

(Independent of evidence on schooling, to clarify. There is some good evidence on other areas discussed, in the report.)