This man thinks our schools are too politically correct

It's a topic that rarely dips out of the news cycle: our schools, our teachers and of course, political correctness.

It seems as if we never tire of arguing back and forth about what really is best for our kids.

Academic and author Kevin Donnelly dropped by the Honey Mums podcast to talk about the current school curriculum and everything, he believes, that’s wrong with it.

Speaking to host Deb Knight, Donnelly says that the lack of objective testing up until Year 12 doesn't give kids the chance to prepare for university. Or, for that matter, the rest of their lives.

He says Australia's curriculum is at odds with what other high-performing schools are doing overseas, and it's to our detriment.

"[Overseas schools] have a strong commitment to competition, to meritocracy, to having winners… We do it in sport, but we don't do it in education, and I think it's holding us back," Donelly says.

It's a move he blames on 'political correctness'.

"Now, because of this political correctness movement, where it's all care, share, grow, you don't fail anyone. Teachers have to write pages and pages of reports about students and it's really difficult for parents to know the standard," he says.

The conservative education commentator has released a book titled, How Political Correctness Is Destroying Australia.

He believes with teachers educating kids outside of regular subjects like maths, English and science, there's not enough scope to teach anything properly.

"We've got a very crowded, politically correct curriculum and we're not spending enough time on the basics," the academic says.

You can hear Donnelly's full conversation with Deb Knight on the latest episode of Honey Mums: