Scrapping National Standards Bad News for Parents
It was only a matter of time before this response came forward from the opposition. It is scary to think how blind some people become by their own ignorance. Nikki Kaye shows just how...
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Dyslexia in New Zealand Schools
The current support for dyslexic students in New Zealand schools is a joke. An absolute joke. When there is a reportedly 7% of students in New Zealand Schools have Dyslexia, it doesn’t sound like...
Mannequin Challenge – Daily 5
As a bit of End of Year fun, I got my students to make a quick video of our favourite part of each day – the Daily 5. In the video you’ll get a...
Gold medals for all
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...
The Answer to everything is not an App.
It’d seem that there is a reliance on tech and apps to meet the needs of students with learning difficulties. While there are apps and assistive technologies to help students with their learning, the...
Coding in the Curriculum
In 2018, the New Zealand Curriculum is destined to have a new addition to its subjects. From the age of five, children will now be taught about coding, logic, problem solving, if-else statements, app...
