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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr.) ; 288881759 bytes |
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Can Do Better<br />While parents around the country are undoubtedly pleased the 2017 school year has begun, they'll get little pleasure in knowing the declining standard of education their children are receiving. Our global ranking for mathematics, reading and science, once a source of national pride, is slipping at an alarming rate. Worse still, students are being crushed by the pressure of academic expectation while more and more teachers are quitting the profession. But across the world in Finland there has been an education revolution. In this icy country they've discovered the best way to get top marks is to chill out. It's a relaxed approach to learning that is starting to work in one school in Melbourne too.<br /><br />The Test<br />For their entire lives, sister and brother Ashleigh and Matthew Knox have lived in the shadow of a terrible curse. Three generations of their family have inherited a gene mutation which exposes them to a great risk of cancer and early death. Many of their relatives have fallen victim, but Ashleigh and Matthew no longer want to be burdened by uncertainty. They want to know if they carry the faulty gene or not, and they've taken the brave decision to have the test that lets them look into the future - to see if it will be good or bad.<br /><br />The Prime Minister<br />It's been a tough week for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. For the latest on Australia's deteriorating relationship with the US, the Nine Network's award-winning political editor, Laurie Oakes, sits down with Mr Turnbull to discuss how to deal with the unpredictable President Donald Trump and where to from here |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2017-02-05 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Cancer -- Patients.
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Creative ability in children -- Psychological aspects.
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Education -- Curricula.
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Politicians -- Attitudes.
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Australia.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Langdon, Allison, reporter
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Overton, Peter, host
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Turnbull, Malcolm, contributor
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