Over time, institutions – such as the public service or the industrial relations system or higher education – become adept at building up defences and seeing off zealous reformers. The only option is to break with.
It’s no coincidence the latest would-be presidential assassin is a teacher.
It is lunacy that my year-six son has had a Mayan Day where he ate tortillas but has not visited the nearby ruins of a Roman villa, the site of the Battle of Cheriton or learned anything at all about Alfred the Great, our local hero.
How money, mimicry, and rear are eroding free inquiry worldwide.
Feminists would die(t) before admitting that boys are being ground underfoot by the matriarchy.
This can be an individual decision, but it can also become the goal of a society needing to change.
Schools must not exploit young people for their own reputation in sport and MUST see that their academics/qualifications are of, at least, equal value.
Foul-mouthed and fiery, Caleb Hammer is bringing sound financial advice and personal accountability to the YouTube-TikTok generation.
“…the language is the lifeblood that fosters Māori identity”
Grade inflation may feel harmless, but it quietly erodes learning. The real cost of an easy A? About $10,000 per student, according to new research.
They can turn in a suspiciously perfect essay… but they don’t know a damn thing.
