Understanding the Teacher Crisis
The Side Eye: Everything to Everyone – understanding the teacher crisis: A unique take on the Teacher Crisis put into a visual narrative succinctly and accurately by Toby Morris. Be sure to check it...
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Principal views on parenting and schooling
This has been an issue that I believe is one of the biggest shifts in society in the last 20 years. As parents get so wrapped up in their own lives, their career, their...
School funding not always linked to results
Investing in education is one of the most promising ways for countries to secure their future. And yet, there is a surprisingly tenuous relationship between the amount of money spent per student and the...
Kids arriving at school in nappies
Primary and early childhood teachers have asked the Government to let them divert money away from expert teachers to provide extra support for needy kids. Teachers’ union, the NZ Educational Institute, has asked the...
10 Things I Wish I Knew My First Year Of Teaching
Original article by Terry Heick on TeachThought My first year of teaching was a blur. At the time, it didn’t feel like a blur. It felt a joyous, adrenaline-fueled rush of lessons, meetings, and...
John Hattie: It is time to be rid of deciles – Education – NZ Herald News
The decile system was introduced to guide equity funding to schools and in general it has worked very well. But there are two distinct aspects of deciles that need to be looked at separately.Firstly…...