Thanks Minister. Thanks for belittling every single effort that principals, teachers, and support staff make in trying to redirect student energy away from problem behaviour and towards learning. Thanks for having a strong behavioural...
Goodbye. In relation to: Hekia Parata not standing in next year’s election
This week, the Minister published a new announcement through the media. The headline: “Hekia Parata – Let’s make learning better.” For whatever reason, this completely grated with all sense and sensibility within me. Something...
I do love it when the Minister writes an open letter. It means she says what she thinks people want to hear, rather than what she actually does when people aren’t looking, taking the...
Global (Bulk) Funding In the weekend just been, I caught up with Ms Parata’s latest palava regarding schooling and in particular, the funding of it. Needless to say, there was lots of conjecture, and...
There’s been quite a lot on the go this week in educational politics. But this one is one that should have every parent, school, and child very concerned. Education Minister Hekia Parata defends trainee...