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Rural resistance to National Standards
Catherine Delahunty MP reports on resistance to Natiaonl Standards from the heart of the Waikato... http://blog.greens.org.nz/2011/08/17/national-standards-rural-resistance/See More
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Ministry suggests schools fudge Standards Information
So now the MInistry suggest schools make it up!! Worryingly, I was at a school meeting last night where some parents also seemed to think this might be an acceptable way forward... When a school says it's teaching kids to become active researchers, ethical citizens, enquiring thinkers etc, isn't there a bit of a double standard in our Ministry saying we should basically lie about data??? …See More
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Before you get pregnant make sure you have the right genetic IQ for a child
Here's a letter sent to the DomPost from an NZEI member: Intelligence is something which gets measured and the researchers can tell in early childhood, the children with clever and adaptable ways of thought from the children not so gifted. With parent/teachers meetings having been held recently there have been teachers who had to tell whole class sets of parents that their children are below National Educational Standards. It is done with sadness on the part of teachers for it is very clear…See More
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Leaked Email from Ministry of Education - Ministry over-whelmed?
A leaked email from the Ministry of Education has been reported on Radio New Zealand today http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/62412/ministry-may-struggle-with-national-standards-charters The memo says the Ministry if likely to be overwhelmed because of its own decision to move the date requiring schools to submit charters from the end of May to January next year. If and when a…See More
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We had a petition earlier in the year but that has now been delivered to Parliament. I think given we are heading into election year it might be good to either encourage people to write a brief letter or email to their MP - unless you…
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Replacing boards of trustees with comissioners? Escalation plans to deal with these supposed 'rebel' schools for not implementing the standards? Losing our voices and autonomy as educated professionals? What is to come?
225 School Boards Act Against National Standards
Lots of media coverage of this story today!For TV3's story see http://www.3news.co.nz/Schools-rebel-over-National-Standards/tabid/370/articleID/184449/Default.aspxNZ Herald and Dom Post are running polls on their websites. And Radio New Zealand has released Ministry documents including its "escalation plan" for dealing with schools reluctant to implement the…See More
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Principals Fed launch website for Boards and parents about National Standards
http://www.ourprincipals.co.nz/Check it out - good information for Boards, parents and your colleagues about National Standards...See More
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800 signatures in one day in Wanganui.... Minister "on the defensive" in Christchurch...
A big week this last week for the bus tour, but a very productive one. On "my" leg from New Plymouth south to Wanganui, we had 40 people at a community forum in New Plymouth, another 40 in Waitara, and 70 in Wanganui...parents, ECE teachers, retired folk, principals and teachers...great conversations and lots of support for the message that a trial of the Standards is needed. This was also mirrored in the number of signatures we got in Wanganui on our petition in just one day - more than 500 in…See More
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THREE buses on the road this week...
I arrived in New Plymouth last night to meet the bus to the sun setting behind Back Beach, the mountain looking like a two-dimensional Michael Smither painting, and the aroma of silage in the air...this week we're off to schools around Taranaki and Wanganui, with another bus in Whakatane/Rotorua/Taupo and yet another one hitting Christchurch! So while we're getting nearer to the "last stop" at Parliament on March 31st, the bus tour certainly isn't losing any of its intensity!See More
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Great support from the team at Don Buck!
From deepest Ponsonby to way out West... the NZEI bus hits Auckland!
The NZEI bus has spent the last week in Auckland, and the reception has been pretty amazing. I think I must have succumbed to the Wellington belief that everyone north of the Bombays has somehow lost their judgement in the search of the perfect mansion by the sea.... and that therefore, people wouldn't care about National Standards.... but in fact, we have had a very strong and supportive welcome from parents and schools all over the Auckland region who have backed the call for a trial and…See More
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National Standards Must Go... new FaceBook group
Hi - if you're keen to talk National Standards, check out the new group on FB - search "National Standards Must Go" on FB.
Posted on August 19, 2011 at 4:22pm
Rural resistance to National Standards
Catherine Delahunty MP reports on resistance to Natiaonl Standards from the heart of the Waikato...
http://blog.greens.org.nz/2011/08/17/national-standards-rural-resistance/
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:34am
Steiner Parents take up the campaign after Government threatens to withdraw funding
Steiner parents are outraged the Government has told Steiner schools that they must do National Standards or lose their funding. They've set up a great website http://www.protect.org.nz/
Lots of great information and energy!
and there's a story today in The Aucklander about their campaign:…
ContinuePosted on August 4, 2011 at 5:28pm
Twenty percent of schools not doing National Standards in their charters...
You can listen to Radio New Zealand's Checkpoint programme on July 29 for the details: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2494634/checkpoint-top-stories-for-friday-29-july-2011
Meanwhile, in the news today... schools across the country, whether implementing the Standards or not, are vocal in their… Continue
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 5:24pm
Ministry suggests schools fudge Standards Information
So now the MInistry suggest schools make it up!! Worryingly, I was at a school meeting last night where some parents also seemed to think this might be an acceptable way forward... When a school says it's teaching kids to become active researchers, ethical citizens, enquiring thinkers etc, isn't there a bit of a double standard in our Ministry saying we should basically lie about data???
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ContinuePosted on May 18, 2011 at 12:03pm
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