Direct Instruction Works

So Why Is It Controversial?

I have a new piece published in Quillette today. I wrote it a couple of months ago. Since then, I have learnt that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people dislike the term ‘indigenous’, so I apologise for using it in this article.

In 2016, I was sitting in the classroom of a Melbourne school as Dr. Kerry Hempenstall described the early stages …