Assembled Illuminati; Digressing from the earlier thread on tertiary education; to primary and secondary education. Natasha Mitchell conducted an interesting interview with: David Gillespie, his book is called /Free Schools, how to get a good education without spending a fortune; /Life Matters /,/ AM Wed//29/1/2014/ /see http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2014/01/lms_20140129_0922.mp3 I found his an interesting view of primary and secondary education. It is unfortunate in the context of PM Tony Abbot's current 'industrial reform', that it has a rather unflattering view of teachers unions; so perhaps I should add that on the whole I see a useful role for unions in a regulated free-market economy; I just wish they could ! regards Rohan McLeod