tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post2677352762871932385..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: The need to celebrate NZ's educational success.Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-50193262503376382372012-06-02T21:05:08.502+12:002012-06-02T21:05:08.502+12:00Thanks Tony.Thanks Tony.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-57718043849005116272012-06-02T20:20:55.658+12:002012-06-02T20:20:55.658+12:00That first comment is so crucial. Schools try too ...That first comment is so crucial. Schools try too hard to standardise everyone when they should be putting an emphasis on individuals and creativity. Thanks for sharing.Tonyhttp://www.dissertationindia.com/dissertation_editing.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-91684918566936137422012-04-30T14:40:52.132+12:002012-04-30T14:40:52.132+12:00Things are tough but they have always been for cre...Things are tough but they have always been for creative teachers. All you can do is work with your parents ( your students's parents I mean).Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-58589364025804817522012-04-30T07:23:18.992+12:002012-04-30T07:23:18.992+12:00It's true that teachers should fight back but ...It's true that teachers should fight back but I think teachers are just frustrated by the lack of support from some parents and the powers that be. I can tell you as a teacher I keep asking myself why am I in a carrer that gets so little support from the general public ? Yet this profession forms the backbone of society.What comes next? It keeps getting worse.<br /><br />CharmaineCharmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086929827137208360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-14363655543357015212012-04-27T10:29:15.141+12:002012-04-27T10:29:15.141+12:00I am not sure I follow you Joe. To be honest I am...I am not sure I follow you Joe. To be honest I am not an enthusiast for John Hattie.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-17380801868830469342012-04-27T00:30:52.215+12:002012-04-27T00:30:52.215+12:00How much of this change could be attributes to Vis...How much of this change could be attributes to Visible Learning, John Hattie's role in NewZealand's system, and his case that "self assessment" insures lasting, low cost change, with the greatest impact at the lowest income and most frequent victims of discrimination?Joe Beckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878771242280456836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-65762723614990538882012-04-26T17:22:49.365+12:002012-04-26T17:22:49.365+12:00You are right about teachers - except for those br...You are right about teachers - except for those brave few creative teachers but it is time principals stood up and were counted. So far Labour not quite on the ball.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-20207190559040673462012-04-26T16:44:25.593+12:002012-04-26T16:44:25.593+12:00I have my doubts about Labour, going by David Shea...I have my doubts about Labour, going by David Shearer's comments in his speech. However I do hear that people with influence are whispering in his advisers' ears so maybe common sense will prevail. As for teachers, I don't think they have the spare head space to do much other than comply. Principals are another matter - where is the activism this year? Deathly quiet at the moment.Allan Alachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158713687489914185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-4816120813295275672012-04-25T22:14:34.001+12:002012-04-25T22:14:34.001+12:00Lets hope that you are right ( I have just read Ph...Lets hope that you are right ( I have just read Phill Cullen's posting with all the relevant articles). Actually I know you are right but will New Zealand teachers wake up in time - and will the Labour Party realize that a liberal education for creativity is the real key to democracy and in turn econominc success.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-69713011844165561912012-04-25T19:57:56.253+12:002012-04-25T19:57:56.253+12:00Yes, indeed Bruce. You know this, as do many other...Yes, indeed Bruce. You know this, as do many other open minded people. Sadly our esteemed leaders, obsessed with ideology, are blind and deaf. They don't want to know, as all this is purely political, for deeper purposes than we are told. One thing for sure - any talk about current education policy being for the benefit of children is hot air. That's a polite description. I could be more explicit but 2011 events have taught me to be moderate with my comments!<br /><br /> Your observations about the imports who now run the Treasury and Education sectors are spot on. What's wrong with 'home grown' experts?<br /><br />However I feel that maybe we are at the bottom of the trough - recent news about the anti-testing movement in the USA shows that the momentum is picking up. Phil Cullen's campaign against Naplan in Australia also seems to be getting more traction. Those of us who are able must keep fighting on, to support those who are being hammered for their anti-standards stance - Moerewa being the present example, but I'm sure that there are other schools also being lined up. <br /><br />As is the case with bullies, the system has started with a small school first. The coming months will be 'interesting' as the MOE start processing the 'achievement data' in the 2011 annual reports and as the media start producing the league tables. I'm aware of stories about a regional newspaper that has apparently already requested, under the OIA, 'achievement data' from district schools.Allan Alachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158713687489914185noreply@blogger.com