A primary school teacher responds to John Howard’s claim at the Liberal campaign launch that “Australia does not need an education revolution. Australia needs an education system that teaches its children to read, to write, to spell and to add up.”

Nothing — and I mean nothing — brings more of a sinking feeling to my gut than these words:

“Australia does not need an education revolution. Australia needs an education system that teaches its children to read, to write, to spell and to add up”