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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Magic amongst the kauri
Chris Horne and drama Part 1 I was peering down on Glen Eden Intermediate, Kaurilands, a hidden valley just off Titirangi Road, alive with kauri trees providing name-place integrity, surely one of the most evocative school settings in New Zealand. … Continue reading
Posted in Schooling, Teaching
Tagged children, Curriculum, Education, Schooling, Teachers
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Pragmatism, positivism, neoliberalism and the undermining of democracy and dismantling of, public education Part 3
Part 3 of a three-part series. It was 1989, and with Tomorrow’s Schools imminent, I knew I would leave the formal education system to go out on the road to communicate the pragmatist and holistic message. There was an … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, Schooling
Tagged Education, Education policy, Neoliberalism, Schooling, Tomorrow's Schools
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Pragmatism, positivism, and neoliberalism and the undermining of democracy and dismantling of public education Part 2
Part 2 of a three-part series It was 1989, and with Tomorrow’s Schools imminent, I knew I would leave the formal education system to go out on the road to communicate the pragmatist and holistic message. There was an occasion … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Education Policy
Tagged Curriculum, Developmental, Education, Education policy, Neoliberalism, Tomorrow's Schools
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Pragmatism, positivism, neoliberalism and the undermining of democracy and dismantling of public education Part 1
Part 1 of a three-part series. It was 1989, and with Tomorrow’s Schools imminent, I knew I would leave the formal education system to go out on the road to communicate the pragmatist and holistic message. There was an … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged Education, Education policy, Politics, Schooling, Tomorrow's Schools
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Worst minister of education ever: fool or abomination?
This posting, despite some initial appearances to the contrary, is a serious one. It is about the way the power elite in New Zealand, largely represented by the National government, keeps the poor in their place and the power elite … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged children, Education policy, Neoliberalism, political, Politics, Schooling
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Attack! 90 A threshold timetable Part 4
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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Tagged children, Curriculum, Developmental, Education, Schooling, Teachers
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Attack! 89 A threshold timetable Part 3
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
Attack! 88 A threshold timetable Part 2
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
Attack! 87 A threshold timetable Part 1
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
Attack! 86 Principals: a programme for you to introduce just to establish there is another way
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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