Education
Those That Can
JD Those that can, do. Those that cannot, teach. An adage that explains much of what is wrong in today’s society. Teaching, whether in school or university, attracts those who have above average levels of intelligence but lack the strength of will to succeed in the commercial world. Still
Campus Brownshirts Are Fast Finding Out
Imagine paying up to a hundred grand (US) for an Ivy League degree — and finding out that no-one wants to hire you. Students at formerly-prestigious US colleges are at the “find out” end of the equation. The same people who were screeching, “Free speech has consequences” for the
Things That Never Happen, Happen #26
The ability of people to deafen themselves to what they don’t want to hear is astonishing. Hence, when debating with rainbow groomers, they will invariably respond with ‘those things never happen’. Similarly, they invariably steadfastly refuse to countenance that public school teachers might be more prolific abusers than even
We Must Unwind the Agenda
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Former US President Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation.” The fight for
Teachers Unions Want to Shoot the Messenger
Every now and again, some brave soul suggests putting educators on performance-based bonuses. And every time, education unions pitch a fit. Gee, I wonder why? Almost one third of Australian children and just over a quarter of Victoria’s students are failing to meet new proficiency standards for literacy
Letter Sent to the Vice Chancellor AUT
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com The following was written on behalf of Hobson’s Pledge: Dear Vice Chancellor Damon Salesa, We are a group of New Zealanders whose primary objective is to fight
Reading Policy in NZ Plus …
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11 – 13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1 – 13. alwynpoole.substack.
What Gets Measured Gets Done
It beggars belief that we are now again recording school attendance daily, and somehow it is a revelation that David Seymour has implemented such a system. What on earth were the last Government doing, other than refusing to release attendance figures – such as they were? A new data portal showing
In the Service of Dissent
brownstone.org Is academic freedom becoming a casualty of the modern university, as the latter is transformed by the public-private partnerships that increasingly dominate our political life? Just before Easter, a Montreal man, father of four and full professor at a university founded shortly after Harvard, was informed of
Public Support for Phone Ban in Schools
familyfirst.org.nz Family First says that the new phone ban in schools has widespread support from parents and the general public. A survey done by Curia Market Research before the General Election last year found that 67 per cent of respondents support a cellphone ban for students in schools,
Pro-Hamas Students Are Beginning to Find Out
Once again student leftists are at the “find out” stage, after their latest outburst of fucking around. First, it was prestigious law firms going on record that they would decline to hire graduates of formerly prestigious Ivy League colleges: A number of large law firms have already signalled their increasing
Haskins, Fire Up the D9
I’ve said it multiple times. Each time I’m joking less and less: it’s time to bulldoze the universities. By which I definitely do not mean we should turn our backs on what universities are meant to stand for, higher education and free inquiry. But it’s been
The Art of Taking No Responsibility
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11 – 13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1 – 13. alwynpoole.substack.
Hold the Guilty to Account
As I write this, facebook.com is alive to the sounds of National Party MPs crowing that the ban on cellular telephones has come into force in schools; something fully supported by your favourite capitalist. In recent days they’ve been crowing about a 2030 target to get 80% of
Will New Zealand’s School Phone Ban Work?
Patrick Usmar Lecturer in Critical Media Literacies, Auckland University of Technology With the coalition government’s ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the sceptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids seem okay with it)