MORNING: Morning edition: ‘Breathtaki ngly stupid’: Teacher lifts lid on ‘soft ’ learnings at top school

Email A teacher at the state’s top-performing high school has lashed out at its “soft option” subjects teaching critical thinking and collaboration that are a “waste of time”.

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