Articles by Simon Zhou
- Profile
- Simon Zhou is a final year PhD candidate at Monash University’s Faculty of Education. His research focuses on understanding critical consciousness in academically high-achieving students. The central tenet of the thesis is that these students are uniquely positioned to either reproduce or transform social inequality. To that end, the development of critical consciousness in these students warrants particular attention. He is also a secondary school teacher of English and EAL whose practice is informed by critical pedagogy.
Culture, Democracy, Featured, Green Agenda 2024:1
Denying diversity and the betrayal of multicultural education
The Victorian Institute of Teaching’s teacher registration policies reflect colonial biases by excluding culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) educators. Discriminatory policies, particularly around language requirements and teaching experience, not only exacerbate the country’s teacher shortage but also fail to serve the needs of CALD students. Dismantling systemic barriers to teacher registration is necessary to create a more equitable and inclusive... Read More