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Nigel murch

National standards and my son

I am feeling a bit uneasy and quite frankly speaking, scared for my sons future, Tyler is 11yrs old on sunday and he is a child who lives h…

Started by Nigel murch

6 Mar 4
Reply by Stuart Lithgow
Di Palfrey

A Teachers view...

I am one on many teachers in New Zealand. I wake up every morning looking forward to my day - teaching. It is unfortunate that Anne Tolley…

Started by Di Palfrey

7 Mar 2
Reply by Pamela McKirdy
NZEI

Welcome to this national standards blog...

Kia ora NZEI has set up this forum because we believe that as parents of children, as teachers, principals and school support staff, we al…

Started by NZEI

2 Dec. 1, 2009
Reply by Di Palfrey
Dellis Hunt

Questions by parents surrounding issues perceived with National Standards

These come from the consultation feedback report for the Ministry of Education on National Standards. May help you to think a little bit mo…

Started by Dellis Hunt

1 Nov. 9, 2009
Reply by Di Palfrey
Dellis Hunt

Parents Against Labels

Hi all Very interested to read all of your posts and responses to National Standards. I have included the article I have written for newsp…

Started by Dellis Hunt

2 Nov. 5, 2009
Reply by Rikki Sheterline
Dellis Hunt

Labelling our children

Many children are in classrooms that have standadised tests, afterall this can be a useful tool for our teachers when used appropriately. H…

Started by Dellis Hunt

0 Oct. 29, 2009
Mark Barratt

Principals and BOT Response

As a school principal I have no issue with national standards. We receive state money to provide a quality education for any student who at…

Started by Mark Barratt

3 Oct. 28, 2009
Reply by Chris Morris
Paul Wilkinson

Build a response

Research and theory have the potential to add significantly to the debate around standards. I thought it might be helpful to build a collec…

Started by Paul Wilkinson

0 Jul. 6, 2009
Greg MacLeod

Educating a Democracy by Deborah Meier

http://bostonreview.net/BR24.6/meier.html. I can't help but think that our revised Curriculum with all its crafting and consultation over…

Started by Greg MacLeod

0 Jul. 2, 2009
Francis Nicholas

Getting Real

National Standards have been a policy of the National Government for many years so no surprises they have dragged these out and are trying…

Started by Francis Nicholas

0 Jul. 1, 2009

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