Some years ago, I was accosted on the street by a bunch of striking teachers, demanding that I support their campaign for yet another wage rise. I pointed out, first, that their pay was my taxes, so a pay rise for them meant less money for me. I also pointed
A nurse rose as they entered and came to attention before the Director. “What’s the lesson this afternoon?” he asked. “We had Elementary Sex for the first forty minutes,” she answered. “But now it’s switched over to Elementary Class Consciousness.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Aldous Huxley intended
Bob McCoskrie, of Family First, commented on the leaders and deputy leaders of Labour and National yesterday. We have a new prime minister, but if you thought that the radical social agenda would pause, or “reset Labour to the right” as some commentators have laughingly tried to claim, you just
I know the whole “Grooming” thing can sound hyperbolic to the point of foil-hat stuff — until the news goes right ahead and proves that it’s true. Once again, the difference between “conspiracy theory” and “headlines” is about a few weeks at best. So, when I argue that schools
Chris Baillie ACT Education spokesperson Good teachers play a huge role in children’s upbringing and deserve to be appropriately remunerated. ACT has a plan to ensure the best teachers get paid more. Teachers play such an important role in our society; a good education is what sets someone up
Phil Green You are going to need to reach for paracetamol as the headache of progressive interference in your everyday life is about to get worse. Dr. David Lillis trained in physics and mathematics at Victoria University and Curtin University in Perth, and has worked as a teacher, researcher, statistician
Caleb Anderson breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com Caleb Anderson, a graduate of history, economics, psychotherapy and theology, has been an educator for over 30 years, 20 as a school principal. The final version of the New Zealand History Curriculum contained no significant changes in spite of widespread concerns. The consultation process was
Fr Gavan Jennings mercatornet.com Rev. Gavan Jennings studied philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. He is co-editor of the monthly journal Position Papers. He teaches occasional courses on Thomistic philosophy and theology. The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Are you a visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic learner? For millions of students, this question has become so familiar that they
Here’s a rather startling headline from 1News: Maori students are twice as badly behaved as white students. Oops, no, that wasn’t it. How about: Statistics show that the vast majority of NZ students, Maori and white alike, are reasonably well-behaved? Nope. Wrong again. Maori students are stood
If youse reckon kids are getting worser at English, they ain’t much gooder at maths, neither. New Zealand students’ English, maths and science results have been steadily falling for decades. But don’t bother sending them to Jacinda’s school for kids that can’t read good and want
Megan Mansell brownstone.org Megan Mansell is a former district education director over special populations integration, serving students who are profoundly disabled, immunocompromised, undocumented, autistic, and behaviorally challenged; she also has a background in hazardous environs PPE applications. She is experienced in writing and monitoring protocol implementation for immunocompromised public
As a friend of mine said, it has been another sad and distressing week in New Zealand. Once again, we have had a week of predictable outcomes. Jacinda Arden has convincingly lost the plot, had she ever known what the plot was. The Maori Caucus are running the show: the
An opinion piece regarding teaching “climate education” in schools was published yesterday by Newsroom. The article states climate education is not a “priority” for the MoE, yet, but modules are already being trialled. An aim of the formal education system is to prepare children and young people for their (now
Julian Adorney mises.org Julian Adorney is a writer and marketing consultant with the Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org), and has previously written for National Review, The Federalist and other outlets. A recent report by the Manhattan Institute (a conservative think tank) showed that critical race theory (CRT) concepts
Elizabeth Rata is a professor of education at the University of Auckland and a founding member (in 1987) of Te Komiti o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tamaki Makaurau The intelligence of the New Zealand population increased during the 20th century. Nutrition played its part but so too did education.
