Ruth Boyask Auckland University of Technology The anger and outrage expressed by school leaders and teacher unions towards Green Party co-leader James Shaw’s announcement of a government grant of NZ$11.7 million to the private Green School New Zealand comes at a time of financial high anxiety. Ordinarily,
When the Morrison government agreed to conduct a royal commission into the banking sector, Australia’s academics weren’t backwards in coming forward with their pious opinions about the wicked capitalists. But academics shouldn’t be so quick to throw stones – not when their ivory towers are looking more and
I was recently struck by a young graduate who told me that in all her years at school and at university, where she gained a Master’s degree, no less, she had never been introduced to the subject known to slightly older folk as History. Her revelation was in response
It would be fair to say that in the 3 months that I worked with these young people, they came to see that they could trust me. I wasn’t planning to up and leave after only a few days, and perhaps as someone old enough to be their mum,
About 24 years ago, as a former primary teacher and with a new Certificate in Teaching English Language under my belt, I began in-home after school tutoring, working with new immigrants, largely South Korean and Taiwanese high school students. A couple of years later, I got my first job in
Dear Editor On 2nd September the Taranaki Daily News devoted its whole front page to the story about the millions of dollars being allotted to the Green School. Nothing special there, you might say, as just about every newspaper in the country did the same. Neither is the fact that
Lindsay Perigo solopassion.com The root of murderous, terrorist KKK Woke-Fascist Only Black Lives Matter and PROFA is Academia. Privileged, taxpayer-funded, smug, snarky, postmodern, righteously evil Academia, such as, in New Zealand, the taxpayer-funded School of Music. The root of all evil is philosophical, especially when it’s anti-philosophical, as
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz As a conservative Christian parent, I’ve always known that schools, in general, are not places that will support me as I attempt to impart my values and worldview to my children. Teaching tends to attract liberals and leftists who understand the power of moulding
Free Press The ACT Party As recently as last Monday, Auckland needed to stay at Level 3 for another week to defeat the virus. Yesterday it turned out that Level 2.5 was sufficient. New Zealanders want to trust the Government, but changes without rhyme or reason make it difficult.
Steve Elers Manawatu Guardian Last week there were lots of eyebrows raised at Green Party co-leader James Shaw’s announcement to give $11.7 million of government funding to a private school, or $234,000 per student. Minister of Education Chris Hipkins left his coalition bro to fend for himself,
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ARE YOU KIDDING? How can you give 11.7 million dollars to the Green School while schools are screaming out for money to fix leaky classrooms, not even mentioning the under-resourcing and behavioural support that is needed. This is totally unacceptable, elitist, and completely inequitable. It is a clear statement
Green party co-leader James Shaw has been asked by party members to explain why his name appeared on a press release announcing $11.7 million of public funding for a private school. The Greens support the phasing-out of public funding for private schools. Despite this, Shaw announced funding for a
The revelation that a clandestine army of Western academics has been secretly stealing and selling sensitive research to the Chinese Communist Party is shocking enough. That Australia’s universities are hosting dozens of these scientific Quislings is even worse. The Chinese government is actively recruiting leading Australian scientists for a
As I recently wrote, it may be time to bulldoze the universities. At the time, I was, of course, (half) joking. The joke is getting less and less funny as we learn more and more of how our universities are steadily betraying the very foundations of Western society. It’s
