Blog entries tagged Roy

ERO - the jackal of the education system?

Cynic — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:48:48 +0100

In 2005 ERO came up with the 20% gap - no data, no proof, no evidence. In nearly every government and education press release since then you will find this expanded myth - that teachers and schools are "failing 1 in 5" students.
Now ERO are re-using the 20% in their latest report - this is not a fact but a convenient reusable guesstimate:

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where is Robin Hood when you need him?

Winged Avenger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:12:29 +0100

"big sports fields and small class sizes"

This month a new private school opened in Whangarei. Quite a few kids are already enrolled, which begs the question: other than old-style uniforms and dodgy international exams, what does a private school have that a state school does not? The student quoted in the local paper knows: "big sports fields and small class sizes. That's an improvement coming from a class of 33. It means teachers can focus on smaller groups."

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