Monthly Archives: January 2016

Attack 12! Drama as part of everyday classroom life

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Kelvin Smythe

Welcome to ATTACK!  ATTACK! is a two-page occasional publication giving attention to the curriculum – the holistic curriculum. ATTACK! is for you, also to introduce to your colleagues. Each issue will be restricted to two pages. A cover graphic for a file or … Continue reading →

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In cold blood: the Rangiora Horror Show Part 2

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Kelvin Smythe

The principal asked: ‘Why have you stopped talking to me?’ And the reply: ‘I don’t know what you have done.’ And there is the terrible Kafkan truth of it: The principal had done something, that was now a given; that … Continue reading →

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Press Release from NZ First: Urgent Action Required At Rangiora High

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Kelvin Smythe

URGENT ACTION REQUIRED AT RANGIORA HIGH New Zealand First is calling for the Auditor General and the Ombudsman to immediately begin investigations into the Ministry of Education’s mismanagement of the appointment of Rangiora High School’s Commissioner. “Having looked over the … Continue reading →

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In cold blood: terror as an instrument of control in state education Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Kelvin Smythe

The nature of government intervention in schools, either statutory or commissioner, perfectly fits Hekia Parata’s personality and the government’s philosophy. That personality and philosophy is expressed through the cruelties involved or perennially hovering; cruelties of Kafkan subtlety to breath-taking psychological … Continue reading →

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