Is it time for the New Zealand teaching curriculum to include Civics? (Min. Education) Introducing Civics to New Zealand education is controversial. My musings were further fuelled by watching an American judge, Raquel West dealing with defendants in her Texas court room, and being amazed at how many needed to be nannied like children in … Continue reading Where does Civics sit in the New Zealand curriculum?
The many tragic angles of the Taupo high school arson
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, which was damaged by arson on Sunday (Google Map) On Sunday afternoon, word began filtering through of a major fire at a high school in the central North Island town of Taupo. The Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, the largest school in southern Waikato had been struck by arson. Aside from the usual social media reaction … Continue reading The many tragic angles of the Taupo high school arson
N.Z. school rebellion over Treaty symptomatic of bigger problems
A lawyer named Tania Waikato has compiled a list of schools that have said that they will honour their Treaty of Waitangi obligations, despite National Party M.P. and Minister of Education, Erica Stanford removing them. Anti-Maori lobby group Hobsons Pledge called it a victory when Ms Stanford announced that the legal obligations that tie schools … Continue reading N.Z. school rebellion over Treaty symptomatic of bigger problems