Education sector and Tolley at loggerheads again

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Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:01p.m.

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This week, the education sector union, the NZEI, has told the Government that it is time to face facts about its National Standards policy and to stop the standards being implemented.
This week, the education sector union, the NZEI, has told the Government that it is time to face facts about its National Standards policy and to stop the standards being implemented.

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28 Aug 2011 10:36p.m.

Eric wrote:

@Eric apologies, minor correction to previous post: *that there WAS a feeling I was just accumulating knowledge...

28 Aug 2011 04:31a.m.

Eric wrote:

Today we live in an integral and interdependent world. The reason why education, along with all other human institutions are failing is because they no longer suit the global system in which we live in today. I do not have any experience as a teacher, but as a STUDENT, it was obvious I felt like I wasn't learning anything at school either just like the children of today. Sure I was learning how to how to become a highly payed doctor, or a lawyer, or how to be a good machines-men. I even chose classes out of the list that seemed more interesting than the others (physics, music, history etc..) but there was never a feeling that I was just accumulating 'knowledge', and not actually learning about LIFE at all. How to live harmoniously with life and others. Instead of raising children to become human we spend 24/7 how to reducing them to cogs in a machine. Our only choice is that the government provide education on how to live in a harmonious and giving society or we will see further protesting, rioting and destruction (which are already current).

22 Aug 2011 10:10a.m.

steve wrote:

So what is the real agenda here. The national standards have failed all round the world, even the schools modelled by NZ are dropping them. So what is the agenda, face saving? or a deeper motive. Uniformity of National Standards will clone coming generations of children into steriotyped workers - another nanny Stae objective to control the hive & workers.