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Perry Rush

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I have penned a short piece published in the ODT today. Enjoy!

http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/opinion/82698/testing-times-all-round

Posted by Perry Rush on November 20, 2009 at 3:35pm

Peter Forde

Where to now?

Yesterday Invercargill principals were treated to a 2 hour "don't interrupt" lecture from Ministry personnel. Interspersed amongst the warm fuzzies in the power point were constant references to the legality of the standards and what we had to do in 2010. While a lot of schools have probably left the standards in the package they come in, in the hope our National Principal Association would recommend sending them back or some such action we were told in no uncertain terms this would be illegal.… Continue

Posted by Peter Forde on November 19, 2009 at 6:11pm

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The Three Rs”: Reduce, Regiment, and Ruin our public education system

http://blog.greens.org.nz/2009/10/22/the-three-rs%E2%80%9D-reduce-regiment-and-ruin-our-public-education-system/

It wasn’t much fun waking up this morning to the news that the Ministry of Education will no longer be providing advice to primary schools on arts, science, technology, or physical education – nothing in fact, except the “three Rs”: reading, writing, and ‘rit… Continue

Posted by Dellis Hunt on November 8, 2009 at 10:01pm

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National does not believe science should be taught in school

http://www.brad.net.nz/blog/2009/10/national-does-not-believe-science-should-be-taught-in-school/


http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/10/22/1245ce3b9622

Primary schools have been told that art, PE and science are to take a back seat to the three Rs.

The Ministry of Education has told schools they wil… Continue

Posted by Dellis Hunt on November 8, 2009 at 10:00pm

Dellis Hunt

Have you got research that supports National Standards?

Please if you have some research that will back this then link me to it so I can consider it.
Have been looking for weeks now and I am still to find something that convinces me that my gut feelings and opinions and research from many, many people are wrong and national Standards are a good thing for our precious children.

"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10605223">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10605223

'Pr… Continue

Posted by Dellis Hunt on November 7, 2009 at 8:00pm

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