Education
We Want True Critical Thinking
We must be willing to question accepted thinking, defend our convictions and engage openly with those who disagree. That is the sort of education we want to provide and the sort of freedom we ought to defend.
Preferring Conformity Over the Pursuit of Truth
The recent scandal at Cambridge revealed how invested the academy is in pushing an ideology – even punishing dissenters who insist on telling the truth.
A Monkey in a Banana Shop
The Great Divider paid to preach to antisemites on the taxpayer’s dime.
Dame Jacinda – An Empathic Leader
I’m not going to even try and make sense of this. Graham Norton, Mark Scott and all the rest of you simps can have her.
This Is Why Judges Are like They Are
Cross-dressing students go to bat for murderous serial rapist.
AI and the Knowledge Problem
Information isn’t expertise. Universities rushing to teach AI strategies risk promising specialized knowledge their faculty cannot deliver.
Teacher Registration Has Been Fraught Since It Was Introduced
The Teaching Council disgrace.
Heracles Didn’t Have This Much Horse-Do to Deal With
Half-measures won’t fix the university sector.
We Must Put Safety Ahead of Ideology
Helen Houghton, Conservative Party Leader, says the Teaching Council must urgently refocus on its fundamental responsibility: protecting children and ensuring every teacher meets the standards required to work in our schools.
The College Bubble Is Slowly Deflating
Cutting prices may be the only way to survive for Big Ed.
Would We Have Seen an Erica Mania?
If the National Party caucus had accepted Christopher Luxon’s challenge to replace him.
Leaving Learning Maths to Chance
Under Hipkins, New Zealand recorded a big fall in maths achievement in the 2022 PISA results. I know what happens when children are not guaranteed time to learn maths. I have seen it twice in my own family.
The Indoctrination Must Stop but Labour Would Double Down
This is institutional indoctrination masquerading as higher learning. It is education weaponised to instil collective guilt and enforce a singular political worldview.
Not Free to Criticise at Massey Uni?
It should be deeply embarrassing for Massey to be obliged to convene a panel to consider whether the articles written by three senior academics “reflect its values”. Schwerdtfeger – an academic heavyweight with an international reputation – will have to prepare a defence.