“Thank you for all the high stakes tests you gave me at school, said no student ever” What a sad world we live in. Education has – for some – become a means of exploiting children in order to make money. The business of high stakes testing has become big business indeed. It…
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Principals, Pay and Politics – An Uneasy Tale from Across the Ditch
I was busy digitally dancing through the web (I would say surfing but its a bit overused these days) when I came across an article posted by someone on Linked In. ‘Principals in Catch-22 over pay’. Suffice to say, it grabbed my attention straight away. “PRINCIPALS claim to have been told their own pay…
Education – Its the Little Things that Bring You Back Each Day
What brings you back to work each day? What inspires you to make a difference and advocate for change that will make the world a better place? Big questions. Some days getting out of bed and going to work can feel like its a chore. It can be easy to get bogged down in the…
The Flawed Sausage Making Process – an Educational Tale
What does Dr Yong Zhao, sausages and a flawed education standards system have in common?More than you would think.Several weeks ago I was invited to a breakfast meeting, hosted by NZEI (teachers Union). The quest speaker was Dr Yong Zhao. He is an international speaker well known for his educational work. His main area of focus is…
Evernote – A Principals Best Friend
I am an Evernote convert. So much so that I did the following; Provided all my senior leadership team with an ipad so they could start to explore Evernote as a tool for observations, walkthroughs and general storage of data Ensured my Evernote was on my iphone, mac and iPad (now an ipad mini) upgraded…
We need Leadership not Likership
I was trolling through the net, as you do when the weather has set in and the false promise of an early summer has dashed away laughing that you fell for it, when I stumbled upon this quote. ‘We need leadership, not likership’ Its an interesting quote, and it struck a chord. Leadership is a…
‘The Hidden Costs of Missing School’ – No surprises there!
I read an article in the Herald this morning and low and behold – there were those words, thoughts and ideas floating around in my head, desperate to be set free. (see link below) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11137669“School children who are suspended, expelled or drop out early are more likely to suffer from poor health and social difficulties…
Good News For Education!
Hot off the press! The determination of Phillipstown Schools ‘take it to man’ court case against the Ministry and Minister of Educations decision to close the school and merge it with Woolston has been published. Recently the school filed a judicial review in the Christchurch High Court, where the school sought to get a…