Meet the man who Education Minister Christopher Pyne appointed to review what our nations kids will be taught in English classes. A University of Sydney Professor – employed by the federal government as a specialist consultant to review the national English curriculum – has described the Prime Minister as an “Abo lover” while at the same time advising the government to focus less on teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature in our nation’s schools, and place greater emphasis on western Judeo-Christian culture. In email correspondence that spans more than two years, Barry Spurr, the nation’s leading Professor of Poetry, describes Aboriginal people as ‘human rubbish tips’ and “Abos”, and rails against the prevalence of Aboriginal culture in school curriculums, and within politics. But the exchanges are not just limited to First Nations people. Professor Spurr also takes aim at “bogans” “fatsoes”, “Mussies” and “Chinky-Poos”, and laments the reality that Australia is less white than it was in the 1950s. Read more: https://newmatilda/2014/10/16/curriculum-reviewer-barry-spurr-mocks-%E2%80%98abos-mussies-women-chinky-poos%E2%80%99-uni-emails
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:45:02 +0000
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