Tag Archives: Education

The ‘Land Of The Free’???

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

…’Free’ is arguable, but clearly not the Land Of The Well-Educated! The New York City Department of Education recently compiled a list of terms that they considered were unacceptable as terms (or words) to be included in public school exams … Continue reading →

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School Trustees on National Standards 2 Years On.

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 12:41 pm Press Release: Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association National Party Education Policy and the Accountability Question: The School Trustees’ Perspective “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” … Continue reading →

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$1 Billion On Schools

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

It seems pretty clear that, although education doesn’t rank as high on the budget list as it should (in my view), the government believes the New Zealand voter values education very highly, and every four years they bring out a … Continue reading →

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TEACHERS LOVE TEACHING

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

…and successful teachers love teaching successfully! I am so impressed with the young teachers who celebrated a few of their successes in the staff-room at morning interval yesterday. There are a couple of (disparate really) teachers who are part of … Continue reading →

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What Einstein, Twain, and Forty Eight Other Creative People Had to Say About Schooling

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

These entries are a collection of quotes by famous people speaking against compulsory education. Albert Einstein It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of education have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of … Continue reading →

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PROTECT

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

There is an excellent website called “PROTECT” that parents, teachers, commentators and politicians should regularly visit. It would also provide food for thought for the legion of ‘spin doctors’ that political parties employ to try and influence public opinion. The … Continue reading →

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NATIONAL STANDARDS- a cautionary.

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

The basic argument that I (and many others) have always had with regard to the introduction of National Standards into New Zealand schools was that the system was being urgently imposed on schools without any trials as to the effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Should I Be Here?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Short answer is probably, “No”. I’m doing this at work (yeah, I know- on the boss’s time and all that stuff!) but I don’t have a big pang about this as this is almost part of my job! I am … Continue reading →

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The Dubious Benefits Of Citizenship.

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

This is an article that my good friend Derek Fox has penned as guest commentator in the daily newspaper of the Cooks, (and I will drop him a line asking his permission to publish it here in a day or … Continue reading →

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Aspiration.

Posted on August 6, 2010 by

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10663851 “Can’t help thinking that if Maori, and Maori parents in particular, were to place a higher value on education it would provide a wider skills base and therefore more job choices when it comes to combating unemployment. Taking an … Continue reading →

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