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Monthly Archives: April 2017
A heartfelt plea from one of New Zealand’s great principals
Thursday 13th April 2017 Kia ora Former Minister of Education Parata Happy Retirement I would like to wish you well for your remaining months in parliament and on into your next phase of your life. As a principal of a … Continue reading
In which Pooh looks for a 21st Century Education Part 4
‘Pooh!’ ‘Yes?’ said Pooh. ‘When I’m – when – Pooh!’ ‘I’m not going to do Nothing any more.’ ‘Never again?’ ‘Well not so much. They don’t let you.’ Pooh waited for him to go on, but he was silent again. … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Education
Tagged children, Curriculum, Developmental, Education, Schooling, Teachers
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In which Pooh looks for a 21st Century Education Part 3
In Part 2, Pooh, apparently disillusioned with his experience with a 21st Century Education, announced to Piglet that though he didn’t know what it looked like, he was just going to try and catch a Good Education because the century … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Education, Schooling
Tagged children, Curriculum, Developmental, Education, Education policy, Schooling, Teachers
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In which Pooh looks for a 21st Century Education Part 2
In Part 1, Piglet and Pooh wondered about something called a 21st Century Education; Pooh said he’d found it but, in being asked what it was like, ignored the question, evincing more interest in the honey pot his head was … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, Teaching
Tagged Assessment, Curriculum, Developmental, Education, Hattie, Politics, Schooling, Teachers
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Oh come on! Bring in the NCEA cavalry (Warwick Elley)
Staffroom photos help boost NCEA pass rates at North Shore’s Glenfield College ‘Schools can achieve any pass rates they want; it is simply a matter of being sensitive to believability limits and cheek. Principals keep their hands clean but they … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, NCEA
Tagged Education policy, National standards, NCEA, Politics, Trickery
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NCEA: The Great Learning Robbery – the culprits: the government, editors and, in this instance, Simon Collins
NCEA rates slump at tiny Ngata Memorial College, but school averages improve NCEA and national standards results are being manipulated in schools, and especially NCEA: the government knows, the media knows, everyone in schools knows (ask any student, they all … Continue reading
If Chris Hipkins can’t do it give it to Kelvin Davis Part 2
In many respects Kelvin Davis is more conservative than Chris Hipkins but Kelvin Davis listens and that is all we are asking. [I want to make it clear these postings are entirely my initiative. If Kelvin asked me to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, Political
Tagged Assessment, Curriculum, Education policy, Hattie, Politics, principals, Schooling, Teachers, Tomorrow's Schools
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If Chris Hipkins can’t do it give it to Kelvin Davis Part 1
If you scanned through what follows, you might ask, what has this to do with Chris Hipkins and Kelvin Davis? Well, recently in the Herald (April 13, 2017) there was a gushing article about how wonderful Hekia Parata had been … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, National standards, NCEA
Tagged Assessment, Curriculum, Education policy, Hekia, National standards, NCEA, Politics, Schooling, Trickery
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Attack! 106 Things are not OK
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! 105 Sir Patricio Grinch, Wekiu Tomata, Weary Gardener, and Tugger, the then PM
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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