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No More Sense from Seymour

And so it begins. The non-sensical dribble spews forth from the under-secretary of Education, who gets into a lucrative position on the back of one electorate described on Wikipedia as an “exclusive, affluent suburb of Auckland”. That’s right. Mr. Seymour…

Winter is coming

Other things than teacher shortages that can be blamed on the winter season… Charter schools aren’t really working because it’s winter… Winter is largely responsible for Māori student underachievement… Overcrowded homes with multiple families living under one roof is only…

National Standards Plus

Seriously. How ridiculous? Mum is running late for work, driving over the hill to her 9 til 5 job in the city centre. A notification comes through on her phone at 9:01am, and although she knows she shouldn’t, she checks…

Primary schools to measure student progress

In response to – August 26, 2017. Measure. Measure. Measure. Weigh. Weigh. Weigh. Data. Data. Data. “The Government has made a decision to shift towards a system that measures student progress, alongside National Standards / Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori,…

Post-Mortem: UK Public Schooling

Post Mortem: UK public schooling. Family: UK Government – related to: US, NZ. Death: Terminated by family. Age: 100 years of publicly funded education References:  General Body Condition: Diminished frame with minimal experts. Main organs shut down. Donors needed. CLINICAL…