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We want improved achievement, not new labelling

Posted by: blogger on 04, Feb, 2010



By Winged Avenger


2010 should be all about the NZ curriculum.  Instead, the government is determined to railroad teachers into focusing on national standards.

Secondary teachers already know the downsides of too much summative assessment and league tables, both of which are key features of the national standards.

Teachers want to use the NZC as a platform for developing great teaching for diverse learners; parents want plain-English reporting of their kids’ progress.  Neither group needs the national standards to achieve these goals.

 

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