Don’t be fooled by the “back to basics” language from the Berejiklian government — in reality, this NSW curriculum review also contains wishy-washy educational progressivism at its worst. 

We’ve all had enough of low expectations for students and fluffy education ideas. At least as an afterthought the government now conceals progressive education ideas under the rhetoric of “basics” and “core content” — but their ideas are still just as bad. 

To summarise, the review recommends scrapping A to E grades, making the curriculum “untimed” so there are no set standards or expectations for age groups, and making HSC exams worth less which would...