Education
UK Govt Condemns ‘Absurd’ Removal of Queen’s Portrait at Oxford University College over ‘Colonial History’
rt.com The UK government has criticised students at Oxford University’s Magdalen College as “simply absurd” for voting to remove a portrait of the Queen over concerns that it’s a symbol of Britain’s “recent colonial history.” Speaking after the vote, which was taken at the college’s
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
Part 1: Mother Goes Rogue against Left Wing School Board
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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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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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Paul Goldsmith – National Submits on New Zealand History Curriculum
The National Party agrees that teaching New Zealand history to our kids should be a core part of the curriculum, but we have serious concerns around elements of the current proposal, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories is designed to be taught every year