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Post by ComfortZone on Aug 28, 2024 4:31:47 GMT 12
A good write up on Home Schooling in USA, with many of the points made applying to NZ and no doubt many other western countries breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/08/dr-jonathan-newman-what-media-says.html?m=of particular note And then the “experts” weigh in:
It also means that children are in danger of “not learning basic academic skills or learning about the most basic democratic values of our society or getting the kind of exposure to alternative views that enables them to exercise meaningful choice about their future lives,” said child welfare expert Elizabeth Bartholet. We can distill the media’s view of homeschooling down to one sentence: Homeschooling is a threat because every child should learn and internalize the state-approved narratives and doctrines regarding history, politics, sex, democracy, Covid, economics, nutrition, social and emotional health, and everything else under the sun.
When we cruising last year met a family from Northland, lady was a school teacher and having seen the way the NZ education system was going had been home schooling their daughters all their lives. They were way ahead academically compared to their peers. Also said she eventually quit as a teacher because of all the evil stuff they were expected to indoctrinate the kids with.
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Post by muzled on Sept 16, 2024 7:07:31 GMT 12
Nothing to do with Labour, but hard to see them ever supporting something like this. Long article which I got kinda bored with part way through www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2024/09/the_university_of_austin.htmlThe University of Austin has just admitted its first intake of students. It is a new private university dedicated to free speech and free inquiry.But at the bottom... There have been so many people, willing to donate to the university, the inaugural class will get to do their entire four year degrees for free! |
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 3, 2024 4:17:59 GMT 12
so whilst achievement levels of children leaving school is the lowest ever, the PPTA is focussed on much more important matters
The PPTA have been having their annual conference. Now you would hope that they would be busy debating vital issues like how do we improve numeracy and literacy. How do we lift achievement rates for NCEA, how do we lower truancy rates etc etc. But as their conference papers show, alas their focus is on the much more important topics of:
Stopping Red Unions from gaining members
Removing all references to gender from their constitution and replacing she/he with they
Replace all references to The Treaty of Waitangi with Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Lobbying for taxpayers to fund Queer Community Liaison roles in all schools whose jobs will be to campaign for Queer Rangatahi and their rights
PPTA to become a peace organisation and lobby the Government on foreign policy
Change the name of Canterbury Region of PPTA to Waitaha
Change the name of Hutt Valley Region to Te Awa Kairangi
Change the name West Coast region to Te Tai o Poutini
Opposing refocusing the curriculum on academic achievement and not ideology
DPF - Fills you with confidence, doesn’t it. |
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Post by muzled on Oct 18, 2024 9:36:44 GMT 12
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