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Can the kids really not wait for slogans?

Posted by: Albatross on 03, Mar, 2010

Tagged in: students , New Zealand curriculum , National Standards , education politics , Class size

It is interesting that MoE officials have turned to slogans in an effort to sell National Standards.

This is no doubt a response to the dearth of data supporting such a programme.

The current slogan is “The kids can’t wait” As with all good advertising, the sentence is never completed.

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