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Tag Archives: Ministry of Education
Triumphant unanimity in the Far North
It was November, 2009. In normal times websites like networkonnet should leave schools alone to survive the end of year, but these are not normal times – what has happened, and will happen, in the year’s concluding weeks will be … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, National standards
Tagged Ministry of Education, National standards, Politics, principals, Schooling
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Brief comment on Wairoa College
I respond to the Wairoa Star front-page article Thursday, July 27, in which the current limited statutory manager has gone and a new one, Lex Hamill, appointed. The Wairoa Star There have been a number of heroes in the Wairoa … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Education, ERO, Ministry of Education, Politics, principals, Schooling
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Independent facilitators being harassed to favour corporates and private companies: academies on way
By an independent facilitator (with my comments in bold) I was alerted to the changes in PLD by the principal of a school where I was working in mid-2016. They wanted to apply for central funding as my PLD with … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged Community of Learning, Education, Education policy, Ministry of Education, Neoliberalism
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Attack! 119 The government dismantling of public education: and reflections on resistance 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
Posted in Attack, Education Policy, Political
Tagged Curriculum, Education, Education policy, Ministry of Education, Neoliberalism, Politics, Schooling
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Attack! 118 The government dismantling of public education: and reflections on resistance 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
Posted in Attack, Education Policy
Tagged Curriculum, Education, Education policy, Ministry of Education, Neoliberalism, Politics, Schooling
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Digital curriculum must be thrown out: educators must wrest from corporates
My source in the ministry says The Digital Technologies Hangarau Matihiko Curriculum Reference Group was dominated by technology corporates who proceeded to produce a fully-fledged curriculum abounding in steps and outcomes with a computer programme in preparation for teachers and the review office … Continue reading
What has apparently happened at Wairoa College (and the like at other schools) should never happen again
Part 1 I am calling for a parliamentary committee of inquiry to investigate what followed Chris Allen’s appointment as principal to Wairoa College in June, 2015, and alleged subsequent actions and behaviour towards him. Chris Allen has now left New … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, Ministry of Education, Political
Tagged BOT, Education, Education policy, ERO, Hekia, Ministry of Education, Politics
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This is the moment for decisive action against CoLs Part 3
[1988, kitchen table, scratching away with a pen, and for some reason I get on to collaboration.] [This is just a post-note to Parts 1 and 2. I cannot remember what occasioned it. I don’t know whether it was some … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy, Schooling
Tagged Curriculum, Education, Education policy, Ministry of Education, Neoliberalism, Politics, Schooling, Teachers, Tomorrow's Schools
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The government dismantling of public education: and reflections on resistance
[Dedicated to Ivan Snook, my mentor, friend, and inspiration.] This posting explores public education being in serious difficulty – largely because the government is intent on dismantling it. But was where we are inevitable? And a personal philosophy of resistance … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged Clusters, Education policy, ERO, Hekia, Media, Ministry of Education, National standards, Neoliberalism
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Is the Rangiora commissioner disassociated from reality?
I am referring to an item in the Christchurch Press (March 26, 2017) headed ‘Government intervention at Canterbury’s Rangiora High School to end this year, report says.’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/90764769/government-intervention-at-canterburys-rangiora-high-school-to-end-this-year-report-says In the context, this unbalanced reporting does continuing harm to Peggy Burrows, … Continue reading
Posted in Education Policy
Tagged BOT, Commissioner, Education policy, Ministry of Education, Politics, principals, Schooling
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