Posted by: Tom Haig
on 01, May, 2013
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It was widely agreed that Parata had a rough year in 2012 and was lucky to keep her portfolio – albeit now saddled with a mini-van load of associate ministers who are doing most of the work.
Despite supposedly being the Ronald Reagan of the National Party she alienated the sector, baffled the public, struggled in the House and burned through her staff.
Posted by: Tom Haig
on 23, Aug, 2012
Public achievement information is the Minister of Education’s phrase of the moment, but the achievement information made public by Labour’s questioning about the youth guarantee won’t have her smiling.
In 2010 Tolley trumpeted that this initiative will increase the achievement of 16 and 17 year olds because many of them will be “more motivated to achieve qualifications in a tertiary setting.” Reading between the lines here, what the Minister means is that schools are boring and inflexible, and what many teenagers need is the freedom and ‘real world’ relevance of a tertiary setting.
There’s definitely an argument to be made for this, but there are legitimate questions about it too. We wrote to Minister Joyce at the time that “the evidence is clear, that students who do not achieve success at secondary school do not have any greater likelihood of succeeding at a more expensive tertiary institution.”
Posted by: Tom Haig
on 23, Aug, 2012
Public achievement information is the Minister of Education’s phrase of the moment, but the achievement information made public by Labour’s questioning about the youth guarantee won’t have her smiling.
In 2010 Tolley trumpeted that this initiative will increase the achievement of 16 and 17 year olds because many of them will be “more motivated to achieve qualifications in a tertiary setting.” Reading between the lines here, what the Minister means is that schools are boring and inflexible, and what many teenagers need is the freedom and ‘real world’ relevance of a tertiary setting.
There’s definitely an argument to be made for this, but there are legitimate questions about it too. We wrote to Minister Joyce at the time that “the evidence is clear, that students who do not achieve success at secondary school do not have any greater likelihood of succeeding at a more expensive tertiary institution.”
Posted by: PPTAweb
on 24, Sep, 2009
Guarantee - limited time only – for a limited number of lucky applicants. Guaranteed that you can be part of an experiment that will provide you with a place in a tertiary institution that may or may not be of your choice, may or may not be in the area of training you thought you were interested in (but there are lots of hospitality and hairdressing options) and you may or may not have to turn up once selected for this opportunity.
Posted by: Winged Avenger
on 17, Sep, 2009
Recently, the NZCER released a report based on students’ own experiences of alternative education (AE).
It was interesting to read how perceptive these kids are about their learning needs. They need one-to-one support. They prefer very small classes. They like the intimate nature of AE centres and feel swamped in mainstream secondary schools.
The report also mentions the range of health and social issues young people in AE are likely to be grappling with: drugs, alcohol, gang affiliations, poverty, learning setbacks, anger… Obviously not all kids in AE experience all these factors. However, most do have several of these ongoing challenges in their lives. They have complex needs which are hard to deal with.
