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NZ Histories Curriculum: The Ministry of Indoctrination

NZ Histories Curriculum: The Ministry of Indoctrination

Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. ‘[…] there are risks that, if done poorly, compulsory history in our schools could veer into the realm of indoctrination.  It is no coincidence that one of the first functions authoritarian regimes undertake on assuming power is to produce

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The Elephant in the Room – NZ’s Broken Education System

The Elephant in the Room – NZ’s Broken Education System

Helen Houghton New Conservative Education Spokesperson We are failing a generation of children in academics when schools are expected to address every social issue of the day. Many educators are fed up with the constant push to deliver more content that addresses sexuality over the critical sliding ranking of our

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Unteach Racism – Module 3 – Low Expectations

Unteach Racism – Module 3 – Low Expectations

Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz In previous articles, we have investigated the brand new app that The Human Rights Commission and The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand have put together. The first module was an introductory one and contained the usual fallacy of assuming disparities in ethnic outcomes are

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ACT Congratulates Ministry of Education for Policy Change

ACT Congratulates Ministry of Education for Policy Change

ACT Party David Seymour ACT Leader “The ACT Party is congratulating the Ministry of Education for taking our advice and changing its policy to count school lunches going to waste,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has repeatedly called on the Government to count how many school lunches are going

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Students Flee New York Public Schools

People are fleeing California in droves; the Golden State has shed a net million people over the past decade. That 2.5% population decline is directly sheeted home to Democrat policies in the ultra-blue state. Its east coast cousin, equally deep blue New York, seemed immune to the California disease

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Alleged Paedophile Ring Uncovered in Mexico Schools

Alleged Paedophile Ring Uncovered in Mexico Schools

As I’ve asked before, why aren’t we spitting on teachers? That, after all, is what has happened to priests, even in Ireland. In the media, priests are continually painted as predators in robes. Jokes about priests and altar boys are the stock-in-trade of every second-rate “comedy” festival (even

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Paul Goldsmith – Labour Kills Second Language Bill

Paul Goldsmith – Labour Kills Second Language Bill

Labour’s move to kill a National Member’s Bill to give primary and intermediate schools the tools to teach a second language is narrow-minded and misses a golden opportunity to equip our kids with greater language skills, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Labour had previously supported National’

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Ridd Case Heads to the High Court

Ridd Case Heads to the High Court

Peter Ridd’s case against James Cook University will be heard by the High Court at the end of this month. The case is a potential landmark judgment on academic freedom. But, considering it’s framed against a background of climate alarmism and allegedly dodgy science, don’t expect the

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Govt’s Denials about ‘White Privilege’ Don’t Stack Up

Govt’s Denials about ‘White Privilege’ Don’t Stack Up

David Seymour ACT Leader The Government’s denials about ‘white privilege’ being taught in the classroom don’t stack up. Jacinda Ardern and other Ministers say teachers are being taught about ‘white privilege’, but that the idea won’t make its way into the classroom. That’s nonsense. A student

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