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A Superb Video Dissection of Critical Race Theory

A Superb Video Dissection of Critical Race Theory

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet Last September President Trump issued an executive order which banned instruction in critical race theory in government agencies and institutions which had federal contracts. He wanted to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping. On his first day

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A Creepy Case of Grooming inside NZ Schools

Waikanae Watch has published two photos that they found on social media: allegedly, pages from a New Zealand High School. They contain creepy and disturbing questions not only about all the made-up non-existent genders but also making 13-14-year-old students question their own heterosexuality! 1. What do you think caused your

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NCEA Change Programme

Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Few parents are aware of the dire state of education in New Zealand. If they were, and if apathy were not so prevalent in our country, there would be a general public outcry about what is being foisted upon our children. It is bordering on

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Discrimination of the Day

Discrimination of the Day

From a MOE e-mail sent to all staff yesterday by the Secretary for Education. […] [redacted] exemplified the importance and the strength of leadership when asked by the Committee, what stops other schools from not achieving for its Maori students, he said “they just need to make Maori achievement the priority

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School Boards Should Be Able to Govern How They See Fit

School Boards Should Be Able to Govern How They See Fit

Chris Baillie ACT Education spokesperson ACT supports school boards to decide how to their run own schools without interference. If MacLeans College, or any other school decides that a student telling a teacher to f-off after refusing initial instructions does not reach their standards and they want to suspend them,

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National Backs Commerce Teachers’ Petition

The proposed removal of specialised commerce subjects at NCEA Level 1 is going to leave Kiwis without strong financial and economic literacy, National MPs Todd McClay and Paul Goldsmith say. Today Mr McClay will accept a petition urging the Government to reverse its decision to remove the specialised economics, business

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Behind the Veil of ‘First Year Free’

Harry Hunt In 2017, the Labour party campaigned on making the first year of university free. It was a policy that turned many heads; both of newly eligible voters, and of parents. In 2020, they promised to continue fees free, in a world where they had already spent more than

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Foolish Academics

Foolish Academics

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The utter foolishness of so many academics is constantly brought to our attention. But it’s never been more disgracefully displayed than by Auckland university hierarchy’s sheer mind-blowing stupidity in condemning five of their number for speaking the truth, namely, there’s no such

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In Defence of the Free Expression of  NZ Academics

In Defence of the Free Expression of NZ Academics

Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union unequivocally supports the free expression of seven distinguished New Zealand academics who recently authored a letter to The Listener, titled, In Defence of Science as well as the free expression of their critics. We neither support nor oppose the argument in question, but

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Gamers Know the Power of ‘Flow’ — What If Learners Could Harness It Too?

Simon McCallum Edward Schofield Stephen Dobson Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Simon has been teaching Computer Science since 1999 with Game specific courses from 2004. Edward is currently a professional staff member at Victoria University in Wellington, although he has a small Academic Background and completed postgraduate studies

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Kids Missing Out Because Progress Isn’t Measured

Kids Missing Out Because Progress Isn’t Measured

The Government must implement a standardised way to measure progress to make sure no children fall through the cracks, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “If a child is falling through the cracks, then they’re missing out on all the opportunities a good education provides. “We need a

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Stunning State Education Failure: 10,500 Students

Alwyn Poole Villa Education Trust Innovative Education Consultants There has been some digging going on with the level of disengagement with state schools in New Zealand and some recent releases of 2020 system-wide qualifications statistics. Keeping it simple: There are 826,347 school students in New Zealand. 10,500 of

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Australian Kids Can’t Read, Thanks to Marx

There are some things, Orwell said, that are so stupid that only an intellectual could believe them. But “intellectuals” ain’t what they used to be: increasingly, universities are turning out graduates who can barely read or do basic high school maths. And that’s just the Teaching graduates. Naturally,

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Government Must Urgently Prioritise Truancy Crisis

New Zealand’s truancy crisis is only going to get worse if schools aren’t required to submit their attendance data, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Data released to National shows a third of our kids aren’t regularly attending school, with the situation even worse for decile

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FSU Backs Academic Freedom to Call Out Flat-Earthers

FSU Backs Academic Freedom to Call Out Flat-Earthers

Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union is backing a University Lecturer’s fight for academic freedom, against University of Waikato attempts to stop him from describing people as “cranks”, who claim on religious authority that the earth is flat, and that people lived alongside dinosaurs. Dr Raymond Richards who

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