Tomorrow Schools and the Equity Gap
It’s interesting to see that word “review” and “reform” getting bandied about. At one point, reform was an issue as we fought off “GERM”… Now, a review is taking place of our school system,...
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BYOD: It’s not as compulsory as you think
As a bit of a tech guru, it saddens me to see parents trapped in the psyche that they need to not only “Keep up with the Joneses”, but need to provide their child...
School Donations: Rich get Richer…
Original Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/109937537/rich-school-poor-school-top-schools-get-millions-in-donations-while-others-get-0 About $140 million was donated to New Zealand schools in 2017 – and more than half of that went to just 10 per cent of schools. Wellington College received the most money...
The Teacher Crisis as it is.
Recently there has been a lot in the media about teachers pay, and current issues in education. This was somewhat heightened by the August strike – the first primary teachers have been on since...
Trainee teachers share aspirations, apprehensions | Stuff.co.nz
Alexia Cochrane has wanted to be a teacher since she was five years old. Dedication, numerous part-time jobs and a $65,000 student loan helped get her through years of study and within reach of...
Over the Bridges and around the Roundabouts
Hekia did a U-Turn on class sizes back in 2012 when she announced National would be increasing class sizes. John Key himself stated that he sent his children to private schools because of the...